The day of the chemo port surgery, we came home, I had a bit to eat, then took a nap on the couch. When I awoke, I felt an overwhelming sense of boredom at my now all-too-familiar view of our living room. I believe I said something to my wife along the lines of, "bored, bored, bored, bored!" Her response was to suggest that we take a drive to a local forest preserve for at least a slow ride-through, if not also a bit of walking.
It was a gorgeous day, so we drove out to Sugar River Forest Preserve. Our slow drive-though included several stops where we got out and walked around just a bit, allowing me to get some photos of the spring ephemeral wildflowers that were coming up. Unfortunately, I still didn't have the energy for an actual walk in the woods of any distance. It still felt really nice to get out in the sunshine and fresh air, however briefly.
There was rain in the forecast for Friday, so we made a tentative plan to do something very similar on Thursday. It seems that it took my body 24 hours to catch up with the fact that I had surgery, though. I was so wiped out on Thursday that I didn't have the energy for another excursion. I spent the whole day on the couch, sleeping for a good portion of it. The next outing will have to wait for the rain to pass and my (admittedly diminished) energy level to return.
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