This morning is definitely not the best I’ve ever had.  It started with me being awake from 3:30 to 5:00 because of headache and itching skin that feels very tight and then the kids were awake at 5:20 because of the time change, making it hard to get back to sleep.  I did get back to sleep and that made it hard for me to get up in time to get the kids to school.  I got them there, but my mornings always feel awful, so I was tired, aching and tearful.  I think all these things are still side effects, which makes me hopeful that they will go away, even though it may take a few months.  It’s funny that I was worried about January and February being hard months, but now I think it will be November and December with the radiation effects.  I’m feeling better now after a shower, washing my face, brushing my teeth and getting some percocet in my system.  The skin on the top of my head feels like it has been stretched really tight across my skull and burned to a crisp, even though it still looks normal.  It makes it hard to watch shows like Desperate Housewives with someone on the show with cancer and having problems too.

This morning I told myself that I made it through the marathon even though I had an injury to my hip after the 30 K run, so I damned well will make it through this!

Doug and I found out yesterday that Sweeney Todd is coming out as a movie at Christmas with Johnny Depp as Sweeney.  We’re excited to see it, though on the trailer, it seems his voice just won’t be quite deep enough to sing as Sweeney.  It’s a Tim Burton movie, so it should be interesting!

Laurie