From Where I Sit

Flowing water over my blistered feet feels really good.  My hands are raw, like I've been sailing non stop, after a very long time off.  I called my doctors office to report my malady.  "Oh, the Doxel will do that".  Yep! It did.  I am so grateful to be where I can let the Ocean soothe my ails. The Ocean has healing powers both physically, and mentally.  At least it does for me. It's been tough between now and my last report, because I lost an even tougher cancer sister this past week.  She ran more marathons than me, and faster than me.  Her never give up attitude has me humbled. Her last words before she left us were: "George,!  I gotta get up." I gotta get up.  I'm down, and I gotta get up........I was sitting in the chair ready to take chemo on, when they actually refused to give it to me because my symptoms were too severe, and my body needs time to heal.  So now,  I'm home sitting in my comfy office chair waitin...

Some 40 plus years ago, when my baby boy reached the age of FIVE,  I made him a suit with a fabric full of FIVE's.  He loved that suit and loved the idea of turning FIVE.  What makes FIVE so special?   The biblical meaning of the number FIVE symbolizes Gods grace, goodness and favor toward humans and is mentioned 318 times in Scripture.  FIVE = Grace. The Olympic Games have FIVE interlocked rings as their symbol, representing the number of inhabited continents represented by the Olympians (Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania, and the Americas).  BIG part of my life. No. 5 is the name of the iconic fragrance created by Coco Chanel. One of my favorites. Then there is the FIVE second rule!!!!! Today's treatment is the beginning of cycle FIVE of my chemo.  After this I will have one more cycle left to complete this round of treatment.  That means 3 more times in the chair.  Today, FIVE just seems like a big d...