tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post8130697741076510653..comments2024-03-28T16:40:13.814-07:00Comments on My Two Cents: Quiet ThursdayBlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-17615179135529948742016-04-23T11:40:06.330-07:002016-04-23T11:40:06.330-07:00Yes, daughter is doing well at her studies and I a...Yes, daughter is doing well at her studies and I am doing well with my treatment. I've a lot to be thankful about. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-45812783544527441192016-04-23T11:10:52.959-07:002016-04-23T11:10:52.959-07:00Wow sounds like your daughter has a lot of people ...Wow sounds like your daughter has a lot of people rooting for her. She must be very well thought of and good at her studies. Must admit I'd prefer the first slot too. I try to get early appointments for anything I don't fancy doing so I don't have to sit at home worrying about what's coming.<br /><br />I bet it feels good to know you're halfway there with the chemo doesn't it. And especially now that the treatment isn't making you feel as ill any more. xxEveryday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-28983513606712679722016-04-23T00:02:01.391-07:002016-04-23T00:02:01.391-07:00Sorry, Hon, I guess it was the word "diet&quo...Sorry, Hon, I guess it was the word "diet" that threw me off. A produce-based diet will be healthier, especially if you prepare the produce more simply (grilled instead of fried; lightly dressed instead of in creamy sauces, etc.) Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-778698459582107472016-04-22T21:08:56.941-07:002016-04-22T21:08:56.941-07:00Seems I'm a dreadful communicator, I was not r...Seems I'm a dreadful communicator, I was not referring to weight management, merely all the current discussions about which foods are healthy and which foods have side effects. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300753676190713027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-90108160471201601952016-04-22T17:05:27.638-07:002016-04-22T17:05:27.638-07:00Thanks, Dawn. One of the first things I did after...Thanks, Dawn. One of the first things I did after diagnosis was stock up on all kinds of things, household and pet products as well as food! Toilet paper, laundry detergent, big bags of cat food, several containers of cat litter, trash bags, etc. Enough to last the six months I'd be having chemo. I was able to share with daughter, as well. The only things I couldn't stock up on were the fresh produce and milk. I tried to plan ahead as much as I could. <br /><br />Once all this is over, I will need to do another big stock up to replenish the depleted stocks! Something I am looking forward to, at the end of summer! Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-3625775717859368092016-04-22T16:52:36.457-07:002016-04-22T16:52:36.457-07:00Thank you, Hon.
I know friends and family are wil...Thank you, Hon.<br /><br />I know friends and family are willing to help, but it's not always easy for them to do so. The vast majority of my friends and cousins don't drive. Which means they have to ask their husbands or daughters to drive them to the stores or, in the case of a friend who lives on her own, take the bus. It's not as simple as getting into their cars, driving to the stores for a few items and then, bringing them to my house. I try to be considerate of their situations before I ask them for help.<br /><br />I am aware that clinics link services; the oncology center where I receive services is linked through my insurance to the clinic where I receive my primary care. They are different clinics with separate locations, but happen to be located in the downtown area, rather than in the suburbs where I live. I've also experienced a different type of linked services a couple of times when I needed urgent care and the main clinic downtown couldn't fit me in as a walk-in patient since they were too full. I was referred to a partner clinic where I received services, but then, the main clinic wouldn't reimburse the partnering clinic and I ended up having to pay the bill in full (they make you sign documents of financial responsibility before providing any services). Each time, the bill was several hundred dollars. I'd rather have the inconvenience of an hour long commute each way, twice a week, for injections than a bill in excess of $1,000 each week to have the injection at a nearby location. I am a bit tight-fisted, that way.<br /><br />As for diets, a mostly vegetarian diet can be a very good thing if you can manage it. Sorry the cauliflower mashed potatoes didn't go over too well. Maybe reduce the amount of cauliflower? Currently, I've been told by my doctors to not even think about dieting. Healthy eating, yes, but no dieting. I've been told I need all the calories and nutrients I can get to help my body repair itself. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-26560391021354368292016-04-22T16:50:00.918-07:002016-04-22T16:50:00.918-07:00Thank you, Judy. All the prayers and thoughts bei...Thank you, Judy. All the prayers and thoughts being offered by you and others are helping, I believe. I have some side effects, but on the whole they are manageable and not too severe. I am so grateful.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-11669802354608078112016-04-22T15:32:09.176-07:002016-04-22T15:32:09.176-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-80431639016007189822016-04-22T15:00:03.539-07:002016-04-22T15:00:03.539-07:00I think it's wonderful that you have food alre...I think it's wonderful that you have food already prepared so that you have days where you can take it easy. I hope you and your daughter are able to video chat tonight. Praying that you will have no side effects from your chemo session, Bless. ((Hugs))Dawn- Blessed Beyond Measurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380049127079259624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-66175348064463016052016-04-22T14:10:42.998-07:002016-04-22T14:10:42.998-07:00Thank you, Nathalie. I need to do a freezer inven...Thank you, Nathalie. I need to do a freezer inventory one of these days, but I know I still have a lot of cooked food in there!<br /><br />Just came back from the chemo session and feeling fine, so far. I do hope I'll be able to sleep tonight because I couldn't fall asleep last night! Up until after 4:00 a.m. and then, had to wake up at 7:00 a.m. when the alarm went off! I think the afternoon naps messed up my sleep cycle.<br /><br />Hope you are feeling better, today.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-41783224883205943792016-04-22T14:02:17.863-07:002016-04-22T14:02:17.863-07:00Proud you got your blood drawn with no troubles. A...Proud you got your blood drawn with no troubles. And proud you took your nap.. and also figured out a way to video chat with daughter. <br />How wonderful that you made all that food and put in the freezer.That is such a help. What a shame, you don't have a grocery store that delivers.. Such a needed thing.<br />Will be praying for your chemo treatment.Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15474519379303505290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-47587257015498071382016-04-22T13:59:18.978-07:002016-04-22T13:59:18.978-07:00Yes, I've just been to chemo and back. This i...Yes, I've just been to chemo and back. This is actually the second time I've done it on my own and feel quite a pro! I couldn't have done it when I was having the earlier chemo because that combination of meds. made me feel tired and nauseated afterwards, but I feel fine after the present chemo. Today's chemo session marks the midpoint (no. 6 of 12 sessions), so I feel rather happy about it.<br /><br />Well, you know what they say about where there's a will there's a way - daughter had a lot to say about her day (one of her professors is urging her to consider going for a PhD and has offered to write letters of recommendation for her; her supervisors at work have offered to have her practice her thesis presentation with them; the other student who will be presenting her thesis on the same day as daughter and who had drawn the first slot had asked daughter if she'd mind switching with her and going first, which daughter would actually prefer as she'd rather get it done and over with, etc.) I love that she wants to share all the details of her day with me. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-26078166383110459302016-04-22T10:09:24.264-07:002016-04-22T10:09:24.264-07:00Hi, you're sounding so much better. I hope yo...Hi, you're sounding so much better. I hope you know that friends and relatives are delighted to help, they just need to be asked. Many of us feel it's a blessing to be able to carry out an act of kindness. I wondered if a few apples which can stay fresh remarkably long and a small bag of frozen blueberries might be kept at hand.<br /><br />I thought it worth mentioning that in some instances some clinics are linked and services provided to their clientele at other locations. Patients need to make the inquiry though it's often on their advertising. Personally, I'm much more fearful of disease in hospitals and clinics since they are gathering spots for the sickest people. I'm more about encouraging you to wear a mask and walk down your street in the cooler part of the morning. <br /><br />Just now I'm reading about various diets and have removed bread, cereal and grains. We had seriously cut back on red meat some time ago and I'm trying to move us to heavily vegetarian but meeting only modest success. I tried to fake it with half 'n half cauliflower mashed potatoes and it nearly ended on the floor! I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry at the comments. DH looked so insulted I ended up laughing based on appearance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02300753676190713027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-23952416046216426932016-04-22T09:28:36.120-07:002016-04-22T09:28:36.120-07:00Good foresight to have cooked and baked and frozen...Good foresight to have cooked and baked and frozen meals and goodies for you to use when you were feeling too poorly to cook!<br /><br />I hope your chemo session today goes well with no side effects, Bless!Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654610295436446555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-28247985958300576622016-04-22T05:56:23.130-07:002016-04-22T05:56:23.130-07:00Glad to hear the blood test was over and done with...Glad to hear the blood test was over and done with quickly. I have terrible veins. They really struggle to get blood out of me and sometimes have to have a go in both arms. Hate it. Had to smile at the way you were chatting to your daughter. Is it tomorrow you are going to your chemo session on your own? Will be thinking of you. xxEveryday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.com