29 June
GRATITUDES:1. A fading headache2. A beautiful clear morning3. RAIN! Finally!🥰 Oooh, boy. The past 36 hours have been rough. The blincyto drug has been kicking my butt every which way to Sunday. It started with an overnight rip-roaring fever (102.6º), which completely knocked me flat yesterday, and has progressed to a nasty lingering headache that…
27 June
GRATITUDES:1. No allergic reactions (yet)2. A good night’s sleep in the hospital3. FOOD4. Watching clouds roll in over the city My Blincyto drip has started and for the next few days, I’m going to be very closely monitored. I’ve already been asked a series of basic questions to test my mental acuity and establish a…
26 June – back in the saddle
GRATITUDES:1. My loving family2. Conscientious nurses3. A seriously kick-ass view from my window4. A quiet room Yep. I’m baa-aaack! I arrived back at the hospital this morning around 11 and was shown to my room in very little time. I’m on the north side of the north tower and my view is pretty amazing, with…
23 June
It’s Thursday and I’m beginning my pre-hospital preparations. I won’t need to go packing as much stuff as I usually do since I’ll only be incarcerated for 7-10 days but I want to make sure I have enough to keep me comfortable. That means I’ll bring my water pitcher, my electric kettle (maybe), some art…
21 June
GRATITUDES:1. A clear morning on the summer solstice2. My kid’s talent and drive3. One more beautiful day of life4. My treatment resuming I always feel a teensy bit melancholic on the summer solstice because I know that this is the longest day of the year, and that from now until the 21st of December, the…
20 June
Gotta hurry and get this post at least partially written. Basil starts their online art course today and needs the iPad for their Zoom connection. Rory has the day off, Lauren doesn’t have to work tonight, and I’m a free agent, so the three of us may either do a day trip or go see…
18 June
GRATITUDES:1. The smell of coffee in the early morning2. That spot of late afternoon sunlight flickering on the kitchen wall that only appears in the summertime.3. The smell of the plants in our front yard: santolina, Copper Canyon daisy, rockrose, Cleveland sage, lemongrass Yep, I live by my nose some days. Those plants I mentioned…
16 June
I rolled out of bed this morning and immediately launched myself into chores. Got some laundry going, got all my head scarves ironed and put away, washed some dishes… Now it’s time for a bit of breakfast and then a shower, then it’s back to folding laundry and some other household oddments until I have…
14 June
GRATITUDES:1. Anaesthetics2. A kind oral surgeon3. Caring staff Yep, it’s that time. One of our bobbleheads has had her wisdom teeth extracted and the other is scheduled for the same thing in August. Lauren had her appointment this morning and is now parked on the couch, out cold. She’ll probably be in and out all…
12 June
GRATITUDES:1. Another evening alone with my hubby2. A nice morning on the back patio with my coffee3. Getting all the week’s meal planning and grocery shopping done4. Learning to shut down the demons in my head That last one sounds a lot worse than it really is. No, I’m not about to be dragged off…