Uplifting Week - 7th Cycle finished!

I had just written this entire post, but when I went to publish it, I hit a wrong key and lost everything. So this is my second writing and I'm trying to remember everything that I had written/typed previously...

This past week of chemo has been filled with some very nice surprises. First of all, I'm now finished my 7th cycle with 5 left to go and should finish up around January 1st, taking into consideration the upcoming holidays. I have a few small, itchy spots from the meds, but that is all. No nausea, cold sensitivity or any of the other side effects that I previously had. Without having that Oxaliplatin, it was "almost" a pleasant experience.

You've probably noticed the guitar and get-well card that I receive from Fender (FMIC). Today I got an email from a wonderful female singer/songwriter who has been working on lyrics for a song that I wrote and played the music to, called "One Step At A Time" when I began chemo.

Melissa Renee, a Country & Christian singer from South Dakota, had previously sent me a sketch of her voice and said that she felt compelled to write lyrics and sing this song. She has written the following lyrics :



One Step at a Time-

One step at a time-

Is all I can take today-

No amount of hurry-

Can ease the way---



Just one step at a time-

One step at a time-

Everybody telling me-

Do they really believe?---



But I do, I do-

I take one step, one step at a time---



Believe me, I’ve tried-

Running head long through life-

But then I didn’t understand-

Didn’t see the plan, takin’ it---



One step, just one step-

One step at a time-

Searching for mercy-

Seeking to find---



Trying so hard just to find-

Simple pleasures, distract my mind-

Breathing in, breathing out-

Gaining faith and losing doubt---



I do, I do-

I take one step, one step at a time---



One, one, one, one, one step-

You and I-

I’ll carry you in my heart-

Even if we have to part---



One step, one step at a time-

One step is all I can take-

One step, then another-

One foot in front of the other-

One step at a time---



One step at a time-

One step at a time-

Breathing in, breathing out-

Gaining faith and losing doubt---



You can hear some of Melissa's other music at this link :

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=706035