Cycle 1 Summary "Detours"
I'm a Randonneur and an Ultra-Cyclist. To play these games, we all agree to follow certain rules. Stay on the agreed-upon course. Stop at the checkpoints or controls. Don't take shortcuts. It's really not that hard. We just ride what we say we're going to ride. Work is the same, do what I say I'll do and (usually!) when I'll do it. And that's how my whole life is wired... until chemo. November 2nd, Doc Dean lays out a plan and we both agree: 4 cycles. Each cycle to be 2 weeks on, 1 week off. 3x/week. I'm even given an option to do it over 4 weeks to have a better chance at a 200k ride day, but I tell him I want to stay on the recommended course (LOL, lots of bicycle analogies). Tell me what to do and I'll do it. My brain rewires to process and I'm on board. Let's do it. Instead, my chemo "plan" or "course" is starting to look more like the artwork I did above for one of our information controls/che...