Day: September 20, 2023

Everything Fred – Part 126

20 September 2023

I’m doing better. I was awake at 4 am instead of 3:30. I’ll take it. At least that gives me time for perusing the news online and then going for my morning walk. Today’s walk was along Riverland at 6 am (total dark) and it was 1.5 miles. It’s amazing how well I feel the day after chemo. I attribute it to the saline solution that feed into me at the same time as the chemo. It’s hydrating me. Just goes to show you how much we need to hydrate.

The one thing I noticed yesterday is the peripheral neuropathy is getting worse. It’s not painful, just uncomfortable and for the most part is limited to my toes. So far, it hasn’t given me trouble in my fingers. However, I was warned that I may have trouble picking things up with my fingers after a while. Joy!

Remember my blog about malts? Amazon delivered my malt powder yesterday.


It was too tempting, so I made a chocolate malt for dinner last night. That was all I had so I justified it that way.

The recipe called for 2 cups of vanilla ice cream, 2 tablespoons of malt powder, 2+ tablespoons chocolate syrup and 1/2 cup milk. I used the hand blender to mix it up. I then whipped some cream with a little sugar and vanilla extract. I topped it off with cherries.

Next time I may try it with the Dutch Chocolate ice cream. In any case, this version was yummy and pretty much filled me up so I didn’t snack too much after dinner. Maybe it’s a new weight loss routine!

I’m going with my friend Jim to a doctor’s appointment today. Holley is teaching and can’t go with him and we are all of the opinion it helps to have someone along as an extra set of ears. I know I don’t retain everything doctors say to me.

Jim and I made it to his doctor’s appointment and I took copious notes. From there we headed to Le Tub, my favorite place in Hollywood.

This is the parking lot. They once were voted the best hamburger in the nation. You couldn’t get a seat for a few years after that.
Entrance to Le Tub. It’s famous for having old toilets and bathtubs as planters scattered through the place.
The reason I like it is it has outside seating along the Intracoastal Canal. Tarpon come up to the surface for feeding.
And then there’s the boat traffic.
You can’t get more rustic than this!
And you can’t beat the view.

I ordered their famous hamburger and finished half of it. It had to be 1 1/2 inches thick! Jim ordered the peel and eat shrimp. We left stuffed.

Since I’m still full from lunch, dinner tonight will probably be another chocolate malt. Hopefully, I’ll be able to walk some of it off tomorrow as well as do yoga and swim some laps.

Stay tuned!