Dear Santa, Please Bring me Nose Hair for Christmas

Yes, this year I am asking for the return of my nose hair. At first I thought, losing my nose hair sounds great. However, what it really is is annoying. Any slight change of temperature and my nose is running. It's very pretty. While sitting on the couch watching tv, walking or running outside, my nose is running. Depending on what isle of the grocery store I am in depends on how fast my nose is running. I make sure that every pocket that I have is stocked with tissues. I am trying really hard not to be that guy who "sniffs" constantly all day long. {However, in terms of side affects lost hair and some taste changes I am feel pretty lucky}

Weekend goals were accomplished. I was able to stay up past 8 pm and see some friends (even if I was only able to stay for 30 minutes). I was able to go running too! It's still not pretty and my legs were super super tight, but I ran for 18 minutes. Love it.

Chemo Brain
Guess what? This has been proven as a real condition. A sampling of women with breast cancer who had chemo for 6 months or longer had brain scans through out chemotherapy. Actual changes to the brains were found. Many of the symptoms were decreased attention, difficulty remember name, dates or events, and get lost more easily. It's referred to as "mild cognitive dysfunction". Many people have asked if I have had any of these side effects. I have had some slight difficulty concentrating (I can't seem to get through an article longer than 2 pages right now) and some difficulty finding the right word. However, these could also be from my new sleep pattern.  I would adamantly say that I haven't had really any chemo brain. Well, that is until Friday afternoon. See what happened was I ran down to check in on a patient in the SICU (which is one floor below where my office is) and when I cam back to the main corridor I stopped dead in my tracks. I had no idea how to get back to my office. Then I started to panic a little. And then I just read the GIANT sign in front of me that told me exactly where I was. I made my way back to my office and shared a good laugh with my colleagues about it. So yes, I have had at least 15 seconds of chemo brain.