Blog of Random Thoughts
Last night Xavier and Mel were sitting in the kitchen talking and for some reason players from various sports came up and Xavier was asking Mel if she knew who certain people were. Xavier mentioned some soccer players and Mel was asking what their first names were. Xavier was laughing at Mel not knowing any…
I remember the first time I went into treatment a friend of mine told me that 9 months is going to fly by. She was right. In a blink of an eye I was done all of my treatment and was on the road to recovery. That was 4.5 years ago now and the kids…
I finally have my radiation appointment booked for next Monday and then I will hear what the rest of my schedule will be. We are leaving to go to Timmins next weekend so hopefully it will not be too late. It was interesting because when they called they initially said that I had to fast…
Olivier’s bus has been scheduled to be 45 minutes late at the end of the day for the last 2 days. Fortunately we have been able to arrange for him to get picked up otherwise he would be waiting at the school till at least 4pm before the bus even arrives to pick them up….
I tend to listen to music a lot and there are a lot of songs that trigger memories of different stages that happen. When I was first in the hospital there were some songs that I randomly listened to and now when I listen to them I am always reminded of my time in the…
My family’s religion is Buddhist even though no one practices it. My aunt use to as did my grandmother but no one in our family does. My brother is actually baptized Catholic I do believe. One of the beliefs in Buddhism though is rebirth or reincarnation. Once upon a time there was a psychic who…
I am still not use to how easily fatigued I still get. People who have had a c section or have gone through it with a partner I think understand. Motion of moving up and down repeatedly that activates my core fatigues me over time. Yesterday we spent time unpacking things for the kitchen and…
I have been sleeping much better now. Mel was out with friends until the wee hours of the night and returned home at 2am. I had to get up to drive Xavier to hockey at 6am and slept the night except for Mel waking me up briefly as she came home. Food intake has been…
Clarity makes such a big difference to how I feel. Yesterday was a bit of a long day at the hospital and those seats are not super comfortable, but last night I slept well. A lot of the previous anxiety that I may have had went away after talking with the doctor. What we know…
Yesterday we had people at our house helping out the installation of our kitchen. They were here until close to 1am. Over the course of the last couple of months they have come after work and helped out with our renovations, sacrificing their free time during the weeknights and weekends to help us out. I…