April 27

Another good day, I guess, though I am having a lot of trouble sleeping. I can sleep very soundly for 3 or 4 hours then I wake up and I stay up. Janice says her mother had the same issue after her chemo. Something about metabolism or something. Since I went on chemo I have had trouble sleeping regularly, but on my off week it really got bad. Even though there is no pain I still have my days diminished because of the sleep cycle. I am sending this after midnight because I went to sleep at 9:30 pm and woke up at 12:30 am. Wide awake, ready for another day, but I am 7 hours early, and I need more sleep.

But like I said, no pain. I start my Xoloda in a few hours. That is my oral chemo. It doesn't do much except set the stage for the other stuff. I expect my week will go slowly downhill until Thursday when it will hit a wall and go away for for three or four days.

My blood sugar has been improving. Yesterday I had readings below 200. They were taken when I was puttering around the garage and helping my neighbor. I suspect a correlation between activity and blood sugar levels that the medical community is overlooking. I may try some more active routines if I can get my blood sugar levels under control. They seem to be causing problems with my vision. I now have to wear reading glasses to see my screen and reading a newspaper is difficult without them. And of course every manufacturer is using smaller print face, especially on medicine bottles. You readers may have noticed that as well.

Well, a week of thunderstorms as well here in Texas. They have the most majestic storms here. This is where the monster storms that ravage the Midwest are born. We get them fresh out of the sky with the incredible thunder, the beautiful clouds and the smaller tornadoes, the little ones that grow as they cross Arkansas and Oklahoma on their way north. Anyway, I really love them. I especially love early morning thunderstorms. They seem to leave the air so clean and crisp.