"Case of the Monday's?"

Sox had a big weekend, and head to NYC tonight to take care of business...gotta be looking forward to that.

The weekend was okay; Friday I split a little early to surf the couch and recuperate; treatment 2 definitely got me more than #1. We pretty much just hung out all weekend; putzed around town and got some errands done, hung out at the house and watched the AT&T Classic and the Sox, etc. it was a good lazy weekend and I needed it. I think I clocked a mighty 12+ hours of sleep both Friday and Saturday, and followed that up with roughly 2 last night...couldn't sleep for the life of me last night, no idea why.

The weather's finally nice here again, just in time for me to head out to the local YMCA Charity Golf Classic...always a fun event and I'm loving that the weather broke for it. Playing with some friends and it should be a wonderful day, and they're sure to raise a pretty penny for the YMCA (insert Village People joke of your choosing, here).

So, my revelation for the weekend was hair loss...started popping out yesterday or Saturday and the shower this morning was a cold reminder that I am a cancer patient. The weird thing about all of this remains that I feel pretty good, about 75% of the time - good enough to potentially forget what's going on. But when you're shampooing and you're coming out with gobs of hair on your hands, well that's a somber reminder of what you're up against. More than a vanity issue, it's just weird to lose your hair in that fashion (dad, now I feel the pain you must have felt in your mid-20's when it started going). I have a nice, thick head of hair, and you can't notice any hair loss at all right now, but it's just strange to see it all over the place.

I don't yet know how I will handle it; I may shave it off to get away from the mess and discomfort of it, I may just let it be and see how much comes off. I'm not concerned about losing it all, it's more the act of it coming out that's upsetting. Hair loss is one of the most remarked upon, and public side effects of chemotherapy; many people's first question when I told them I was undergoing this type of treatment was, "will you lose your hair?" I don't have a problem with that, at all, in-fact it was one of the first things I thought of as well when I learned about the treatment...it's just a weird thing, and a very obvious reminder of what you're going through.

I remain in high spirits and I am feeling physically well right now. I remain excited for several events and milestones this summer; my brother's wedding, our company's 30th Anniversary Party, and several other regular summer events that are always a source of fun and excitement.

I'll be sure to keep things current on here and thanks again for coming by...I'll post some pictures in the not too distant future.

All the best and....GO SOX!