3AM - Sleepless in Jenkintown

More a result of too much coffee than anything else, not sure if blogging is an aid to sleep or not. I guess I will find out.

Good news from the doctor - had a blood test Monday and he called on Tuesday to say that my white blood cell count had gone up b about 50%. This meant that I could go fishing again, also that the treatment appears to be going well. Notice the order I put those two thing in. At any rate, Ben and I got out on Thursday for some trout fishing in the Poconos. It was a beautiful spring day. The trees were just starting to leaf out - about two weeks behind Jenkintown where spring is in full swing. It was bright and sunny in the AM so the fishing was not too good, but it clouded up in the afternoon and then we caught some nice trout. All released to be caught again.

I was happy to be able to fish for an entire day, I'm starting to feel like my old self again - lots of energy and desire to get things done. This in contrast to February and March when all I could do was sit around the house or take naps. I hope I continue to feel this well as the chemotherapy continues. It's hard to beleive that you can fell so well and still be sick.

Ben has been working away at the gardens. He planted the butterfly garden today, tomorow the tomatoes and the peppers go in along with a variety of other vegeables. A large groundhog came by and ate the tops off all the young pea plants, so now there is a large cage trap waitng for him. If we capture him he will be transported to a state park a few miles away.

Otherwise, all is about as well as it can be expected to be. Next chemo session is this coming Friday. I'll be out fishing a few times before that!