"The new norm"

I don't like getting used to Christina having to endure chemotherapy every Wednesday but is it the new norm in our lives...for now. It's Tuesday night which means Christina is feeling great. Just when all of the side effects are gone, she gets an infusion of cancer killing drugs that sap her strength and energy. She rarely complains. She will head off early tomorrow to do some work before heading to UCSF for blood tests followed by an EKG followed by a brief visit with her oncologist. Then off to the infusion center to wait her turn.The routine never changes. This will be her 8th session of a planned 16. Half way home to cancer free:)

What am I doing during this time? Selling black sticky glue that holds your windshield in place. I'm definitely not curing cancer or making the world a better place. It does pay the bills, however. We were hosted this past weekend by friends in the Napa Valley. I could get used to living there full time. Duh... Fabulous food and drink and we got to celebrate my younger brother's 50th birthday with friends, family and a nice dinner in Sonoma. There are times during the day that I forget my wife is sick. I am not denying it. It's just that she looks and acts so healthy. Very surreal to me. And her. Let's hope the new norm is part of the distant past very soon.