Without sharing all the gory details I'll just say that the week was a pain in the butt! Literally, yesterday was the first day I could sit. Between Monday and Saturday I spent over 48 hours in the hospital, mostly waiting but also getting a minor operation, antibiotics, blood cultures, painful dressing changes, and of course chemo on Tuesday. The actual chemo didn't seem to be too bad this time but the other complications have made it a trying week. I finally feel like I'm in the clear though. In order to keep myself occupied while bed ridden I started watching 24, the first season on DVD. I'm 20 hours in and quite satisfied. Good acting, twisty plot line, and great editing. I also picked up a few books, two of which didn't catch on but the third one is keeping my interest. There's also another book I received as a gift a few weeks ago. I hadn't picked it up yet and by coincidence (as everything happens for a reason when it's supposed to) I picked it up the Friday morning, which happened to be the giver's birthday. I was originally told it was a daily prayer book and I had no idea how literally it was. Each message is dated starting with Jan 1st. So I flipped to June 23rd and the first message I received was "God, help me let go of the messages that drive me into the crazies. I will give myself permission to be who I am and let that be good enough." Sooo fitting!