Author: Robin Hinnen

  • 30 June

    I’m a thieving rat. I bogarted the iPad last night and I grabbed it again this morning before a certain kid could get her sweaty teenage paws on it. (Insert Machiavellian laugh here.) Not to worry, she’ll get her chance to use it today but I want to make sure I get my post well…

  • 29 June

    Ack, I have to get my post going and as far along as I can before Leyna starts hunting for the iPad. It’s becoming a bit of a struggle to share this thing. It’s a wonderful tool for writing, it’s small, light and portable, and it also has a drawing app that Leyna has been…

  • 28 June

    I’ve started out the day indoors this morning. It’s oppressively oogy outside, like being slapped in the face with a warm wet blanket, and it isn’t even 9am yet! I’ve a feeling that today is going to be VERY low key. We didn’t get to bed until close to midnight (late for us) and Lauren…

  • 27 June

    Got LOTS of chores to do today! We’re having Movie Night tonight and we’re actually having a couple friends over (outdoor only, properly socially distanced, of course). I have to make sure I take it easy and do everything in small stages because of the swelling issues in my legs but I think it’s possible.…

  • 26 June

    Rory and I started our morning on the back patio but we got chased indoors by sudden rain. I’m peeking outside now and it looks like it may have stopped. I think I’ll stay inside anyway – I do NOT want to get the iPad wet! I checked my weather app earlier this morning and…

  • 25 June – home for good!

    I skipped yesterday’s post without meaning to but there wasn’t a whole lot to post about. I’m doing my best to keep my feet up because I have a suspicion there’s a link between how swollen my ankles get and how fast the cellulitis sets in. I also suspect that the same goes for the…

  • 23 June, Cycle 3B

    Welp, I’m not going home today. My platelets dropped from 31 to 27 so I’m not going anywhere. When Stacey told me the verdict early this morning I wasn’t really surprised but extremely disappointed. Hopefully the count will begin to recover within the next day or so. I’m at the point in my cycle where…

  • 22 June, cycle 3B

    Yep, I was right about the Norco. I didn’t take any last night and I can actually function normally this morning without feeling like my brain is wrapped in wet grey gauze. Narcotics are no joke! The after-affects aren’t really worth the trouble of taking the drugs in the first place unless a person is…

  • 21 June, cycle 3B

    I’m starting this post rather late, as it’s nearly mid-afternoon, but today has been a pretty good day so far. I awoke after a REALLY sound night’s sleep, groggy as hell and ready to crawl back into bed for another few hours, and I think the grogginess is being caused by one of my evening…

  • 20 June, cycle 3B

    My numbers are sloooowly beginning to climb out of the abyss. My white blood cell count is now up to 0.9. Hemoglobin and platelets aren’t doing great and I may need another transfusion of each before leaving the hospital but my ANC has risen to 0.6. That may not sound like much but it’s a…