Wed, 12.06.06
Today was a wonderful day!
For the first time in almost 3 weeks, I didn't feel any pain or tiredness.
I did some house hunting, made some phone calls, and threw a load of laundry in the washer.
I went out for Japanese ramen with Dawn at noon. For some reason, my body craves soup stock that's made of pig bones. I guess I need protein to make more blood cells.
After lunch, we went grocery shopping at a supermarket. I bought cereal, hot cereal, yogurt, pig bones (to make more soup stock), beef, chicken legs, spinach, cabbage, meat balls, fish balls, tofu, noodles, miso paste, rice cakes, 3 bunches of grapes, a papaya, salty crackers, Ritz peanut butter, Oreal peanut butter & chocolate, and two tubs of ice cream (mango & chocolate). All together, it cost a bit shy of CDN $60.
Most websites about ovarian cancer agreed that a patient could have whatever she wants.
I've got the license to be a spoiled eater now (mmmuhahahahaha).
I made dinner tonight.
I can't remember the last time I made dinner.
I've always loved cooking.
After being in bed and in need for 3 weeks,
it feels so good to be able to take care of Bill for a change.
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Have been reading your site with great interest as BillyBoy is my First Nephew and has always had a special place in my heart. Since you have a special place in HIS heart then you will be the target of my wit (or lack thereof) and interest as you go through this. I was recently dxd with MS so I know how this 'medical world/dilemma scene' can be really scary. It does sound like you are expressive in your thoughts and just that part of your personality will put you in a good place. No stuffing!!
ReplyDeleteYour grocery list sounds a bit like mine except for the pig bones. What do you make with that? I have a partiality for all foods Asian and I find the foods I have tasted delish!! Wish I could cook it as easily as they do in a restaurant with the huge wok and high heat. Maybe you could share some of the finer points of that.
Here's hoping you have an 'easy' day, good night's sleep, pleasant dreams and a companion who can anticipate your needs before they are actually expressed. Oh wait. He's a guy! Well, he can learn, can't he?? Just joking, I'm sure he has learned a whole lot about all kinds of things in the last few weeks.
All my best to you and Bill. Keep us posted with your progress or lack of, your worries, your hopes and your disappointments. We'll try to keep up and respond.
from Aunt Bonnie,
Keep your chin up girl, we're all pulling for you!
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ReplyDeleteFeeling pukey sucks!!
Dear Aunt Bonnie,
ReplyDeleteI was delighted to have received your messages, and Bill was thrilled too!
Thank you so much for your warm thoughts and support. I’m taking it one day at a time and trying to be as positive as I can. From the day we decided to go ahead with the surgery, Bill’s been the pillar of my life. I can’t imagine going through this without him.
About the pig bones…. (what a rude transition, eh? From the pillar of my life to pig bones all of a sudden)… I use them to make soup stock because it’s healthier than canned stock. We don’t really eat the bones per se though some people do enjoy sucking the juices out of them. In fact, Bill has had the pleasure of sucking out bone marrows with a straw when he was taken out to dinner in a small city in southern Taiwan. A typical Asian belief on food: If you want to be smart, have some brain. I guess the people who took Bill to dinner that day thought Bill needed strong bones.
It was nice “meeting” you, Aunt Bonnie. I look forward to meeting you in person in the near future. Please extend my warm regards to your family as well.
Filled with love and thankfulness,
Kate
You can make me pig bone soup any day, baby! So glad you're feeling better. And so glad you're finally listening to my advice with the ice cream. How's the house hunting coming along, anyway? Today I tried to do something I've been avoiding for a long time: organize my files. Actually, that's a lie: I don't even have a filing system in place yet, so I'm trying to make one. How I hate little details like this! But my desk is overflowing. Because of this, I came to the conclusion that I must need a new desk! It's too small! That's it! That's why I'm so disorganized! It's not my lack of filing skills at all! So, I've been procrastinating for the past few days looking up massive, L-shaped desks on Craigslist. Wish me luck!
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