This has been a very crazy week and nothing was predictable!  It started with Kath and myself sleeping four hours beyond my scheduled pill time at 7AM on Saturday!  Lucky for us that Barry called at 11AM, which woke us up from our sound sleep!  I was in immediate pain and had a very difficult time getting to the restroom and back to bed.  My pain level hit a 10 and I could not get it under control!  The rest of the day was spent with me trying to get my pain back to a manageable level.  Kath and Barry played key roles in getting me back to my former self.  I can't say enough about both of them and what they had to put up with.  I know that when I am in pain, I don't always come across in the most pleasant of manners!!  They are to be commended!  I learned three very important things from all of this: 1. I can not afford to miss my scheduled pain pill times each day and 2. I will have meltdowns occasionally and I need to accept them and 3. My friends are essential to help me with this healing process.  This has been a much easier week, thanks to Tom, Barry, Reed, and Carl!  They all volunteered to drive me to my radiation appointment, so Kath would not have to.  I can't tell you how wonderful it was for Kath not to have to drive that route on those days that my friends drove!   It was a fantastic gift to receive.  Besides, it was quite a change when Reed smeared Aquaphor on my rear area and I heard the music of Barry White (verse was: Let's get it on!).  I turned to my side and was handed an I-phone that had a burning candle on the screen!  Quite the mood setter!!  I love the fact that my family and friends know how to keep the humor going!  As for the entire week, I have been experiencing pain in different areas and I have tried to work through each individual case.  I've managed to slow down my pace and rely more on my friends.  I have been blessed by having such a great group of close friends that I count on regularly.  It is so great that even though they have very busy schedules, they still have me as a priority and give me their time!  I would have had a very difficult time this week if they had not been there for me.  So I plan on relaxing this weekend and spend extra time taking it easy.  I want to really hit this next week with all engines running!  I want to be able to smile at each day!!