Olivia’s radiation makes her really tired. Radiation, coupled with school and playing with the younger kids at the RMH wipe her out!
She met with her school teacher yesterday and today to catch up on some things. She had two big highlights to her day today. The first was logging into the google meet and getting to see and talk to all of her classmates. The second was getting to record a video with Mason and talk about how the 7 habits have helped her in her journey with cancer. She picked habit 5, seek first to understand.
Habit 1 — Be Proactive (I’m in charge of me)
Habit 2 — Begin with the End in Mind (Have a plan)
Habit 3 — Put First Things First (Work first, then play)
Habit 4 — Think Win-Win (Everyone can win)
Habit 5 — Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Listen before you talk)
Habit 6 — Synergize (Together is better)
Habit 7 — Sharpen The Saw (Balance Feels Best)
She finished cycle 5 of her chemotherapy this week. She has 22 total cycles. We are making small strides and continue to focus on the smaller milestones. She is almost half way through her radiation therapy so we are focusing on that milestone and going home by the end of April. We will likely have to come back in 6-8 weeks after radiation for follow up appointments imagining but we will cross that bridge when we get there!
In the meantime, I’m working on trying to coordinate with the Easter bunny and how to plan a sneaky delivery to the RMH! Every box delivered to our room she thinks is for her and she immediately opens 😝! Ideas are welcome!
Continue to follow Olivia’s journey at www.oliviastrongfoundation.org
First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.