I had my 5th chemo infusion this past Thursday (just 3 more to go!). The side effects have been more pronounced with this one. This is expected, as chemo is a cumulative process. More fatigue, and more of the mysterious bodily anxiety. Also, notable cold sensitivity in my hands: currently I’m wearing gloves while using the refrigerator, and completely avoiding the freezer.

I’m actually struggling with side effects as I write this post, which surprised me — earlier this evening I thought (hoped) I was done with all this, for this cycle.

While this meant that unfortunately I wasn’t able to actually walk in Saturday’s Seattle Walk to End Colon Cancer, I did stop by the opening kickoff at Gas Works Park, and I’m glad I did. I saw Jessica there, along with Melody from my work:

And I was totally surprised to be honored with an award! Well, not me – my fundraising team – we got the rookie of the year award for fundraising.

Good job team!!

Also they had patients and survivors come up for a group shot. I’m in the stocking cap under the #Walk part of the banner:

As it turns out, some other Lenati alums came for the walk — unfortunately I missed them, but Jessica shared these pics with me:

Also, very cool that my sister Katy organized her own walk, down in Eugene, OR at the same time! She was joined on that walk by my brother-in-law Daniel and her friends, and she sent some great photos:

Thank you so much to everyone who supported me for this year’s walk. My goal for next year is to get more involved in the event and actually do the walk, myself. 🙂