It’s only been 9 days since my last chemo treatment but it already feels like more. I expect to recover faster. I expect to be able to sit at my computer for longer than a half hour without having to move to the couch to rest. I expect to be able to cook dinner without having to rest while doing it. I expect to be able to get out of bed in the morning and immediately get on with my day rather than having to take baby steps to the living room until the pain goes away and then having to rest from the trip. I expect to be comfortable instead of uncomfortable for the majority of my day. I expect gravy not to taste like soap, coleslaw not to taste like brussel sprouts with mayonnaise, pomegranates not to taste like they’re slightly moldy, coca cola not to taste like carbonated water with coffee and copper pennies, eggs not to taste like cardboard, and the copper penny taste continually in my mouth not to override all other flavours. I’m wondering if my expectations are too high.