Blog of Random Thoughts
Today is 9/11. In 2001 I was living in Ottawa working in the stockroom at Pier 1 Imports while attending Carleton. We had a TV in the back and for some reason the TV was on and we were watching it live as it happened. It was quite a shock at the time and watching…
I had treatment today and had a special request to have a power port inserted so that I could use that up in CT. Normally I try and bring treats for them in these situations and Mel will go grab them for me at times. I appreciate that Mel does not care too much when…
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It has been a year since I found out about the return of the cancer. There has been so much that has happened since then and time flies by so quickly that if you blink you will miss out. I think that is why it is important to just focus on the positive things and …
I was concerned with my weight as I was not sure if the ascites was building up quickly, but this evening my weight is in the normal range which is quite reassuring. We told the kids that tomorrow we were going out for dinner to celebrate and the kids asked why. After informing them that…
The anniversary of when I found out about the cancer returming is approaching in 2 days. I was talking to Mel last night and today about it and the last year has been quite a journey. Once we found out about the cancer we had to convince the surgeon to even do the surgery, undergo…
When I am not feeling well, my writing and thought process is so bad. I am glad that I have it documented as it shows the level of cognitive decline when my energy reserves are low. I need to make sure that I do not get to those levels and make sure that I monitor…
Today I have confirmed that I need to be very careful about driving in a vehicle after eating. We decided to go visit Mel’s parents at halfway lake for a couple of hours. We are dinner and Olivier wanted some ice cream from the store, but Mel had just finished a box of wine and…
I ended up going to bed at approximately 12:20 last night after I took the sleeping pill at midnight. The sleeping pill worked wonders as I got up this morning around 6:30 because I had to go to the washroom. On the bright side I got up because I knew that I had to go…
Over the last couple of days I have had very little patience for things. Yesterday morning I had gone in for bloodwork and preassessment. I had the ticket number 3, and had to wait 10 minutes before I was seen. There was one exprerienced woman and she was in the process of training a couple…
We are making progress on our renovations and have purchased our new showerhead for the shower downstairs. We had to buy new ones because the ones we had were chrome and it does not fit into the idea that Mel has in her head for what we should get. That was an absolute must, but…