The Race Set Before Us

Well, the past few weeks I have kind of been settling into my schedule, working at my new job 10 minutes away from me, going into the hospital, and other activities. I have been having a good amount of fun recently, and have been feeling fulfilled with things I do at work. I feel pretty good these days, but some days are better than others. The biggest thing I face is nausea, and just not wanting to eat... but I know that I need to and so I make sure that I do :). I have a pretty good set up here, and can save for college with no real expenses :). My schedule is every day I wake up and go to work, and then come home and hang out with my family, or go to institute on Wednesdays. Lot of times, I do physical therapy (just the exercises they gave me, I don't go anywhere) when I come home on my foot that has been bothering me a little bit recently.  I have been feeling pretty good recently, with certainly enough energy to drive to work and sit down in a chair for 8 hours. This c...

I was actually confused when I first wrote that I had finished the first cycle, since a cycle consists of a few drugs for two weeks, and then different drugs for two weeks. This means I have now completed the first month of treatment - which is the first cycle. I got to go snowboarding two Thursdays ago for the first time after missing a ski season last year. It was really fun, and I saw my six year old brother ski for the first time. We didn't stay too long, since when we got there we were worn out by long ski lines, and when it thinned out for night skiing, my leg which has been bothering me was a bit tired. After skiing, we made our way down the canyon to get ramen, in a pretty authentic restaurant that started as a hole-in-wall in Salt Lake. Also a good time, and the soup was great! New Years eve night was spent in the hospital, with my family, and we hung out and played games a lot of the night. We had treats, hung out together, and had a good time all in all. My fami...