Blog of Random Thoughts
I have not had any chemo for a while and there are a lot of things that I forgot about. The first one yesterday was the jaw lock when I first start eating, numbness and sensitivity to cold and worst of all, the incessant peeing on the first day of treatment. I think it is…
It always amuses me how many people read my blog, Mel’s coworkers read it and see insights into her life through my eyes, or friends of her get to experience the daily nuances of our life. Last night I found out that Mel was the one that invited my parents to our house. They had…
Last night we had some friends come over for a quick visit. Over the last couple of months we have had people bring various religious books to our place. A friend of mine asked if I would read the Quran and I said I would read whatever people brought me. Yesterday I got the NIV…
Yesterday for Mother’s day i spent a large portion of the day cooking things for breakfast and for dinner. Everyone loved it, but I was quite tired and struggled to clean up afterwards. My core pans I tend to wash myself as Mel is not a fan of washing my cast iron or my carbon…
In the middle of the night, sometimes it is difficult trying to be strong. When every motion in bed sends a shockwave of discomfort through your body and you know that this is the tip as it slowly gets worse over time. It is difficult to be positive. What comes to mind is all of…
Last night I was quite tired. I got up at 1:30am for my boost drink, but I was so tired that I barely managed to drink it before I went back to bed. Normally when I get up I need to go to the washroom, but this time I just woke up and was exhausted…
My taste buds are coming back now and I can start tasting some nuances in the food. Textures still bother me a bit, but it is getting better. It seems that soft meats is what is triggering it. I feel that I want to buy some steak tomorrow and see how that works out. I…
This afternoon I was inundated with calls from the hospital scheduling things. I was a bit concerned because the first call I received was for my Chemotherapy appointment being moved to Wednesday. This can only happen if I have my port removed and another one put in and a PICC line inserted. A couple of…
Today was quite the interesting day. I was supposed to have chemotherapy today and I had an appointment withe supportive care team prior. Talking with the doctor there he has scheduled an ultrasound next week to see how much fluid build up I have to see if it makes sense for me to get drained…
This was the second day with Mel gone and today I pushed myself probably more than I have for the last couple of weeks. I ran to Tarini’s this morning quickly to buy some meat and then to the grocery store to buy buns for dinner tonight. This afternoon I had an appointment at the…