The Past Week

I must admit I have not been the best at posting to this lately. Every week I start off saying that this will be the week that I post more but it never happens. Starting this week I decided that I would be more specific and set the goal of a minimum of two posts. Tomorrow there won't be one for sure as I will be at PMH for the day visiting my doctor and receiving my next dose of chemotherapy (I believe it is round 4).

The past week has been a very good one for me. Last week I started the week hitting a half bucket of golf balls with a friend just to see how it would feel. I was really hoping the cancer would have no ill effects on my golf game and I was pleasantly surprised. Once I got the rust of not swinging my golf clubs for a year, I actually hit them quite nicely and have kept the same power in my swing as before I was sick.

Tuesday I decided to go for a rollerblade. I went for about 40 minutes along the Lakeshore path. It was so nice to get outside. I didn't push it too hard but I did have a nice leg burn by the time I was done :) Wednesday I went back to the driving range and this time I ordered the jumbo bucket. I wanted to see what my stamina would be like. I did tire by the end but no more than I used to before I was sick. In addition, I was hitting the ball beautifully. I got two new clubs this year, a hybrid and lob wedge. With the hybrid I was hitting the balls beautifully, with the wedge not so much. Although truth be told I didn't hit the balls nicely with any of my wedges. I guess I will have to have another session on the range with them before I go out for a round.

After last week I am confident I will be able to play a round of golf now. Granted I will have to take a cart because I don't have the strength to walk for that long but I am very happy with where I am at. So anyone looking to play a round drop me a line and we can set a time :)

By the time Friday rolled around I crashed. My intention was to try out spinning Friday morning but when I woke up I knew that was not in the cards. I ended up sleeping most of the day. As for the weekend, it was a nice low key relaxing weekend. Which brings us to today. I intend to go for a rollerblade this afternoon to enjoy the nice weather. It is so beautiful outside and I wouldn't want to miss it. Especially since I am entering back into the beginning of a chemo cycle and you never know how much energy you will have after chemo.

I hope you all have a great day and you at least get to see how gorgeous it is outside. Talk to you later this week

Aaron