Moving along

So the fourth treatment went well, a couple of days of foggy head, nap times and relaxing. Last week and this week so far are going great. I have been exercising and eating well. My blood test showed that my white blood cell count, while low, was the highest it has been for me after a treatment. My red blood cell count is a little low so I have been enjoying some lean hamburgers and more protein.
Next Tuesday, a week from today is my next chemo treatment, starting a different drug called taxotere. Please pray that my body will be able to handle the new treatment.
I also have another prayer request. A friend of mine from church is going through a very similar bout with breast cancer. She had her first chemo treatment on Monday. Please pray for her too, that she can handle the treatments well.
In an email conversation I had with this friend she mentioned she wondered when she would feel normal again. As I read that wondering I smiled, then laughed a little and then cried. There will be no old normal feeling for us. But that is growth, that is progress, changing the old normal and moving along to the new normal. It's the same for students who move from elementary to middle school and middle school to high school and again when moving to college. It is the same for a promotion or new job or retiring from an current job. It's hard to do, sometimes there are clear signs that it is time to move on, sometimes we have to seek advice about moving and sometimes like with breast cancer, God tells you to move along. But He promises to guide and protect us as we move along and He will be with us on this journey.