Day 1: A Scoutmaster's Blog

A bit chaotic as many people and appointments have to line up just to be a good day. There was some misalignment, but in the end I got situated in my room, had a PICC line inserted (this goes into a bigger artery/vein for easier access to the heart's pumping acting. Chemotherapy needs to be delivered into the big A/V areas so it does not get stuck in the smaller areas. This ensure better delivery to where it is needed. Then rest, as chemotherapy could not begin before the ECHO of the heart to make sure it was healthy and able to receive the chemo.

It was awesome to see Mr. Beasley and to pray with him over me. Scouts, you truly know who cares for you when your on a tough road. We got to talk about the journey so far and even remembered several Scouting events and had a good laugh. Mr. Burgeson stopped by as well and got to hear the story about why we are the Legendary Troop 303, and maybe some of the "I'm over it!" guy from Morgan Monroe outing years ago. Remember to be a good story teller, it will make those conversations around the campfire so entertaining.