It was maybe too ambitious an undertaking, this weekend. But I really wanted to take Andrew down to Hantucky. It ended up being a whirlwind – less than 30 hours round trip, including 10 hours on one bus or another and the motel last night and a 10 km hike up and down mountains today.
Here’s an observation: exertion seems to make the pain in my mouth more severe. By a lot. Yet isn’t exertion supposed to be good for you? I have a dilemma. I don’t want to turn into a slug – not if my body and soul are cooperating in staying more active. I feel very lucky to have as much energy as I do, these days, given what I’ve been through and what I’m going through with the radiation treatments. But is working out (i.e. hiking up mountains) a bad idea? I felt pretty terrible today, afterward.
I’m not really expecting an answer, it’s just what’s on my mind. I’m going to sleep. I have to get up tomorrow to face the raygun, again. If I get the chance, I’ll post more pictures I took on our trip, later.
[daily log: hiking 10 km – I was keeping a daily walk/run/hike log a year or so ago but then I stopped; I decided Sept 1 was good time to resume.]
