Chemo, Conference, and Candy, oh my!

Sometimes I think to myself, "Self, this would be a great thing to blog about!" and then my self says, "Yep, for sure! ...Or, we could take a bath and eat Easter candy?" And then chemo brain kicks in and says, "Wait...what was that great blog idea again?" ...And that's how we end up with boring posts like this one that are just updates.

Chemo #4: YAY! I'm officially 1/3 of the way done with my chemo! I'm stoked about that, but also the idea that I still have 8 treatments to go is super overwhelming, so I'm taking it one day at a time. This chemo was fine - I had a clot in my port, so they had to give me blood thinning medicine before I could get my treatment, but after that I slept through the rest of the injections. I took anti-anxiety pills Friday night so I could sleep.

Conference: General Conference was rocking! My favorite talk/the one that stood out to me the most was the talk about refugees and how if we knew them personally, we would think about the whole situation differently. I jut felt like that talk really hit the core principles of what I believe. Also I got to go to Black Bear Diner, which is like the Disneyland of breakfast foods. And to make it even more wonderful, Ryan came over for a session of conference and we all finished a puzzle like champs! If you don't have a Ryan in your life, get one. Also a Jen and a Farrari and a Michelle. But don't steal mine - get your own!

Candy: Want to know something weird? One of the most unbearable parts of chemo so far for me is the chemo taste in my mouth. It's awful. So I've found some candies that help take it away. But surprise! Then my tastes have changed, and so candies that tasted great don't taste like anything at all. I end up changing what I munch on pretty frequently. Right now I'm on Starburst Jelly Beans, but who knows what it will be next week?! Always an adventure.

**Monday Update**
I have to be at school this whole week because we are doing end-of-level testing and I need to be ehre to proctor the tests. Usually I take a day off after chemo to recover and sleep, but that's not really an option this week. I'm hoping that I can power through it and it will be fine - but any extra strength prayers would be great. So far today I'm doing okay ... I just keep wandering around the room because if I sit down for too long I know I will fall asleep. And that would be......bad. Bad. yep.