Day + 46: Turbulence

Now that I've passed through most of the roughest seas with my recovery, the battle and challenges that I've had to face on a daily basis are starting to change.

One of things I need to deal with is the little 'hiccups' that occur in your healing progress. As the immune system begins to heal, it tends to have little fits, which manifest in random aches and pains, or perhaps a small fever. Last week was an eye infection; right now I'm dealing with a tiny sore throat, which no doubt is one of these aforementioned fits. To add to my stress level, I'm doubly paranoid on picking up one of the colds that seems to be going around. That's the last thing I need to deal with at this point.

Maybe a bigger issue is mentally realigning oneself into getting back into an active life. After weeks of constant naps due to not feeling well, it really takes a lot of effort to get back into the swing of things and be active. Perhaps my second time will not be so hard as my first, but the push to motivate oneself to getting off one's butt and doing something productive is just as real. My goal is to cut the naps and be active throughout the day by the end of the month. It seems like I'm babying myself here, but when you consider that at this time in my last treatment I has just been released from the hospital, I don't feel so bad.

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For those who haven't been keeping track, our friend Philip has officially started his treatment this week. Be sure to stop by and give him your words of encouragement!