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the kindness of strangers…

30 Wednesday Jul 2008

Posted by azahar in food & drink, friends

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… and also of friends, is a wonderful thing.

That’s José and Isaac up there. My two ‘main guys’ over at one of my favourite tapa bars, Enrique Becerra. Blog buddy nursemyra will remember it as the place Peter & I took her on her first night in Sevilla back in June, which was the first time I’d been back there since the op. I also took Kristin there for lunch during her surprise visit a few weeks ago, at which time I told José about the cancer situation. Mostly to explain why I hadn’t been around much since May and also (since they close for the month of August) in case I didn’t end up seeing him again until sometime in November. Then we talked about his upcoming holidays, which will be spent at home saving money for the arrival of his first child in October (a girl, already named Julia). And when Kristin, who was treating me to lunch, asked for the bill I noticed it was considerably smaller than it should have been …

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progress report (2)

27 Sunday Jul 2008

Posted by azahar in cancer, friends, health & happiness, hospitals, progress

≈ 17 Comments

Wow, this is way worse than the first time.

I’ve just been feeling so sick and weak. Have been mostly lying on the sofa bed since I woke up Thursday morning, pathetically moaning and groaning and feeling sorry for myself. I seem to remember getting up more last time, being able to do more, not feeling quite so awful. Anyhow, this will explain why I’ve dropped off the radar these past few days.

Even with the ondansetran for the first three days (and now primperan) the nausea has been almost unbearable. That really is the worst part for me. I hate to think about having to go through this six more times, including having major surgery done in the middle of it all.

On a more positive note, Nog got home late last night – a day earlier than expected. It’s good having company at home again. And today he’s going to check under the bed to confirm that last week’s incident was a random one-off and that there’s nothing nesting there. Cat allegiance showed itself again last night when Nog went to sleep on the Alpha Cat’s big comfy bed and the boys loyally stayed with me in the living room. 🙂

Well, as I’ve now managed to stay upright for almost an hour this morning, I think I’ll take a stab at answering a few emails. They were very nice to receive, as were the phone calls. Thanks guys!

living and learning…

23 Wednesday Jul 2008

Posted by azahar in cancer, friends, health & happiness, hospitals, life stuff

≈ 17 Comments

I think I’m getting better at this; started off with ‘doing my best’.

Yesterday was my second chemo session (it was supposed to be on Monday but it was rescheduled for Tuesday) and it went much better than the first one. Well, it helped that I knew more about what to expect so I could do some chemo planning beforehand, though I didn’t get everything right . . .

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chemo prep (1)

19 Saturday Jul 2008

Posted by azahar in cancer, friends, health & happiness, home, hospitals

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I’m not at all a butterflies & flowers sort of optimist, nor am I a down-in-the-mouth pessimist. I’m pretty much a realist/optimist and I like being practical about things. And I always find honesty to be the best policy.

My first chemo session three weeks ago was very scary for me because I was still trying to get my head around the 50/50 prognosis and also Nog had just left town for a month. Plus, I had no idea what to expect or how I was going to react to the treatment. This time I feel better prepared . . .

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after a while…

13 Sunday Jul 2008

Posted by azahar in cancer, friends, health & happiness, life stuff

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