OK, so it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. I guess when it comes to the topic of this blog, that’s a good thing. It means I’ve been too busy to blog, which means that I’m doing stuff—fun stuff.
I go in tomorrow for the 4th and final of what I call the BIG treatments. The triple cocktail of chemo drugs comes to an end. I can’t say for sure what the next 12 weeks (that start on June 23rd) of treatment will hold, but they say it will be easier. I guess as long as the treatments don’t knock me out for 4-5 days, things will be easier.
I do still enjoy the 2 good weeks. I recently helped out at the UPA College National Championships—that were held here in Columbus over Memorial Day weekend. The tournament was a blast. Admittedly, I haven’t had my hands (or any other body parts) much in the college Ultimate scene. I have friends and teammates that coach (Yay Meems and MarMar!), and of course with my involvement in the UPA, I usually know a little about what’s going on—but this experience was really enlightening. Once I got passed the “work” part of the weekend (I was head scorekeeper and worked through all of it), I was able to watch some. I had no idea how far the college scene has come, in terms of talent. These kids are good. And it was amazingly fun to watch, despite the streakers during the women’s semi-finals. And I managed to get a little color on my noggin…
I gotta say that not having hair has been pretty great. Sure heads turn and people wonder about my gender. But the latter has happened over the last several years anyway due to my gender-neutral attire. Apparently last night at softball, a little girl was overheard repeatedly asking f I was a man or a woman…and finally she said, “the bald one—is that a man or a woman?” I can understand her concern—she was watching her mom play in a women’s softball game. I’d be concerned too. But wow it is nice being able to cool off so easily. Just a little water and poof, I’m cool. Not to mention the lack of prep time in the morning. Mind you I still shampoo, and I even got a hair cut last weekend. It needed a little clean up—what’s there seems to still grow a little. I guess I’ll get to keep it this way for the summer…until then next 12 weeks are over. After that, I’ll just see what sprouts and go from there…
So I head in to this last one, a little hesitant. It is getting a little harder to mentally prepare for the treatments, which makes me wonder how I’m going to do it weekly come the end of June. But I am sure I will find a way—and the support of friends and family will certainly take me a long way. I came home last night to a freshly mowed lawn. I didn’t do it—I was off having my gender questioned at a softball game. People can be really great. I’m glad I’ve had this opportunity to see that human-kindness has not been lost completely. Just ask, and I can give you a long list of folks that show it to me everyday.
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