Plague of the Mouth Soar and Ice Chip Champions

Sleep came a little easier last night and was restful but unfortunately, I am suffering from mouth sores. If you’ve ever had a canker sore then you are familiar with the pain but it's like having one throughout your entire mouth. The simple act of swallowing is painful and eating is nearly impossible, though I do it anyway to keep up my strength. Very few things bring relief from mouth sore pain but, I tell you what, whoever invented Pebble Ice needs to be sainted. The relief that comes from a cup of those is heavenly. The cool slow melt washes over the sores like a fresh cool mountain breeze that brings a rush of relief from a scorching desert sun and though only for an infinitesimal moment, you are free. Unfortunately, they can only last so long before your hand is needed for more than a shovel, the stomach fills to overflowing, a fluid gorge formed to reach the bladder and you are earning frequent flier miles to the bathroom. But to sum it up it is short-lived but spacing sessions throughout the day brings much relief. 

I went to bed at 10:30 pm, fell asleep by midnight, and was awake at 1:30 pm from a rush of pain in my mouth. Kristy, our nurse who has been amazing, very attentive, and caring, brought me some of the golden nuggets. I was now wide awake and felt I could be productive on my project of adding video to my blog. There are some technical things that I would like to accomplish for user experience so I spent some time on it.  Around 3:00 am I began to fade but my pain meds were an hour off but I lay down anyway. I was fading in and out of sleep and during that time my mind was all over the place. When this happens sometimes I listen to conference talks and while listening a phrase in a talk by Elder Robert D. Hales caught my attention and the spirit whispered into my heart that I need to focus this blog on not just the Cancer journey but also our story as a family stories, experiences in the gospel and the Savior. (Side note: I am having trouble writing at this time because of the fog in my brain, exhaustion, and my already despicable typing speed made even slower,  These two paragraphs have taken me over 1.5 hours to write. Bear in mind that I am writing reading and rewriting for clarity but it just takes me a lot longer. Deciding what to write and being concise is also hard. Have I already covered that in another post or even in the previous paragraph? Last night I had just run out of gas and just stopped.)