Well, the few small steps are a bit figurative, because obviously Sara can walk. What I mean is that over the last few days she had a few “successes”, which may seem small to us but mean a lot to her.

Before I mention the small steps, I just want to add that sometimes there won’t be a blog entry for a day or two. This doesn’t mean that anything is wrong, but sometimes there really isn’t much to update (or it’s tediously mundane). A lot of what Sara is doing right now is resting and trying to gain some weight back so that she is strong and ready to start chemo next Monday.

So the firsts (i.e. since she was hospitalized) include first full shower (after learning how to tape over her various wounds), she took a walk down her gravel driveway with her dog and a friend to get the mail (believe me, it’s a long but scenic driveway), she was able to eat dinner with her family and spend time with them, despite still battling nausea. These may seem like little things, but sometimes the little things can mean a lot, even if that sounds cliché.

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