Center of the Circle » self-care http://centerofthecircle.com "Simply stay at the center of the circle." ---Tao Te Ching, Walker transl. Tue, 31 May 2011 02:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Slumber http://centerofthecircle.com/reflection/end-of-chemo-exhaustion.html http://centerofthecircle.com/reflection/end-of-chemo-exhaustion.html#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:30:02 +0000 admin http://centerofthecircle.com/?p=324 The day after I completed chemo, I just slept. After my morning appointment, I crashed and slept all afternoon.  I awoke to fix dinner and take a phone call from a dear friend, who thankfully was very kind about my incoherent and sleepy self.  Then I fell asleep again. At 9:30pm, my husband woke me and tucked me in bed and I slept until 6:30am.

I guess the excitement from ending chemo was just too much for me, or else I just have a very worn out body—maybe a little of both. Anyway, sleeping seemed like a very therapeutic thing to do.

Anyway, today I was back at the gym on the elliptical and in the whirlpool, which felt very good to my neuropathy. Warmth is comforting, even if it doesn’t help the neuropathy disappear.

I try to be kind to myself these days. I may have many years ahead of me or I may not. But I am doing my best to spend whatever days I have listening to what is deep within me and abiding in that peace.

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