1 March – second break
I fired up my juicer this morning and made Nectar of the Gods, aka carrot-apple-beet juice. It’s really almost more of a pain than it’s worth to do this but I was craving the sweet earthy taste of this stuff and I had all the ingredients handy. I sometimes wish that I’d bought a different…
29 February – second break
Feeling a bit weak this morning. I had a pretty good night’s sleep but I think my body wants to take it easy after yesterday’s activity. I had no idea that I would feel so completely knackered after standing in line at the voting location. I had to walk maybe half a block back to…
28 February – 2nd break
Not much to report. Drove the girls to school, went to the market and then to vote (wore latex gloves and tried my best to stand well away from other humans), puttered, read, ate, rested, even cooked most of dinner. Today was a pretty good day! This post would be a good deal longer but…
27 February – second break
This morning Leyna was back at it in the kitchen, this time mixing up batter for a batch of brownies. Boy, I certainly hope her Theater cronies and colleagues appreciate her hard labors because she’’s been sweating this. I think I finally understand why: At the end of a grueling production, the troupe members typically…
26 February – second break
It’s so nice to just putter around the house with no clear agenda, to pet fuzzy purring blobs of warm kitty fur, to wrap up in a blanket and take a snooze without feeling pressed for time, to stroll out to the mailbox and feel the wind in my face. It’s so nice to just…
25 February, round #2
Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like Yours Truly will be going home TODAY!!!!! Dr. Bamboh came in this morning and said that she had already spoken with Dr. Santiago and that they both thought that my numbers are stable enough for me to fly the coop. WOO-HOOO!!!! This is going to be a nice long…
24 February, round #2
WHOA. My white blood cell count jumped from 0.4 to 3.9 in a 24-hour period. The low end of WBC normal is 4.5. WOO-HOOO!!! I’m more hopeful that I can go home earlier, providing there aren’t any further complications.🤞🏻🙏🏻 Yay!!! Dr. Bamboh is back! I hoped I would get to see her again because she’s…
23 February, round #2
Another boring, grey day. I don’t think I’ll even be able to bask in a sunbeam today, darn it. Rory’s bringing the girls down around midday though, so that’s something to look forward to. I’ve been given more platelets, which also means I’ve been given a Benadryl and some Tylenol. I have a love/hate relationship…
22 February, round #2
Ugh. Damn low platelets. One of my nurses last night said that my left eye was really red, that she could clearly see it even in the low light of the room. I didn’t think much of it but told her I’d check it out in the bathroom mirror. Holy crap… it looks like a…
21 February, round #2
My nose began to bleed yesterday. This sounds far more drastic than it really is, but apparently this is a common side effect of chemo and low platelets. For a while the cartilage area at the end of my nose ached almost as though someone had smacked me in the face and every time I…