13 November 2023
Prunes! I’ve resorted to eating prunes to facilitate bowel movements. I’ve gone from severe diarrhea to constipation in this cancer journey. Everything other than bowel movements seem to stay the same. Numbness, shooting pains where the numbness occurs, poor balance, lethargy, fatigue, etc. Even typing this blog is difficult because I can’t really feel my finger tips to determine if I’m on the home keys.
In one of the few good days I’ve had I madly ordered a new set of boots. They should arrive sometime today but I lately despair of ever needing to wear them again.
I may have company tonight who is brining home made chili and brownies. Tomorrow, Nancy and Michel suggested brining me Greek food. I was actually supposed to go out to restaurants tonight and tomorrow but I can tell that isn’t going to happen. Hopefully I’ll be able to keep my massage appointment on Wednesday.
As you know, I’ve less than successful attempts at Washington Post recipes. Last night I tried a New York Times recipe for beef stew. It was edible but that’s about it. I guess I’ll go back to the old basic cookbooks.
It seems I have a raccoon in the back yard. The only reason I can tell is there are rather large pieces of pool on the pool edge and in the pool. Sometimes, when they are around, you can see their little footprints around the pool decking but today was the poop. Good thing the chlorine level is consistent!
Not only raccoons, but something’s wrong with the pool heater. I suspect it is an electronic pilot but if it is a regular pilot light, I can start that again. I don’t have the energy to check it out right now. I stay cold all day and getting into 84°F water is not attractive at the moment. If I ever get enough energy, I’ll look into it or simply have someone come out and check it out.
Lately, things other than me seem to be failing. The generator for the house had a battery blow up and now the pool heater.
Sorry for the whiny blog. All these side effects wear you down. I promise to be more upbeat on another day.
Stay tuned!