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In the Mirror

     The day before Thanksgiving this year, I finished the " AC " portion of my chemo treatment plan.  The drugs are known as one of the most potent things ever made, and I finished it, but it wasn't without awful endurances.  In the picture below, Adriamycin is in the large red syringe, my nurse in a Hazmat suit as he slowly injects it into my bloodstream over 15 minutes.  I'm staring intently but my mind would relive this and instantly make my stomach turn, it also made eating and drinking things that are red like jello, Gatorade and popsicles impossible.  My mind was affected as much as my body which endured typical things like puking, diarrhea, fatigue, staring off in space, headaches, mouth sores, loss of appetite, and dry mouth. My friend who recently went through Cancer, told me Doctors can tell you about the process, but know one can you prepare you for the Emotion Shit that you must endure.      The chemo literature highly suggests to use your own bathr