What chemo does to your body.....

Up again at 3:30 am.  Not sleeping very well even with drugs.  So as I was sitting here cursing the cancer I decided to write down what it does to my body.  Of course it is all negatives..well maybe one or two  positives...Chemo kills cancer cells because the drugs target rapidly dividing cells....Normal cells in your blood also divide rapidly so the chemo affects them too.  That said...chemo side  effects I'm dealing with almost on a daily basis are..........nausea, dehydration, depression, anxiety, heartburn, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, nose sores, runny nose, sweating, neuropathy of hands and feet ,bruising easily, anemia, diarrhea, constipation, memory loss ( also know as "chemo brain") loss of taste and smell, INSOMNIA, low white and red blood count and the big one  hair loss.  Of course not all of these at one time, but generally quite a few,  The positives are.........yea not alot, but Abby told me my skin is really soft.,however even I know a bottle of lotion would take care of that!!  Weight loss, thou that hasn't happened yet and not having to shave my legs or pay to have my hair colored or cut.  I still have my hair on my head, that will be tomorrows blog..looking for a picture from a few years ago when it was gone to post.  I'm still trying hard to stay positive thru all of this and appreciate all the love and support I'm getting from friends near and far.  xoxo   Marcia