Lazy Sunday Reflections

I "slept" in till 9:00 this morning. The research manager noted that my sleep had been interrupted only twice between 11 pm and 7:00 when I first woke. It was actually three times but that is good in that she slept through one of the interruptions and she needs the sleep as much as I do. (The benefit of extra rest showed in our bridge game in the afternoon.)

I realize that I am moving at a more relaxed pace. I got up and looked at what I needed to do before 11:30 when we had to leave. Imagine cooking fried eggs, grilled tomatoes with cheese and microwave bacon. Eating the breakfast. Then a bath and applying different ointments/lotions, taking various pills and drinking chaga mushroom tea. Doesn't seem like much, but when the research manager asked if I wanted to make and take one of our new smoothies to the club, I declined. Too much effort, too little time!

I also realized that I am losing my voice. The research manager says that it is a side effect of Avastin, which is part of the chemo protocol, but I suspect she has concocted something that has caused it to keep me from yelling at her about new diet ideas.

I was resting/sleeping after we got home about 5:45 when suddenly I realized that "60 Minutes" was on and that Michael Bloomberg was being interviewed.

I heard him talking about the charitable works of the very rich and mentioned that the Koch brothers donate a lot to cancer care and research. He said, "When you get cancer, you can thank the Kochs."

Would you believe that a few minutes later the research manager came in to say that she had been researching the causal relationship between sugar and cancer. She said, "When you get cancer, you can thank the Cokes."

I continue to receive very nice emails. They are touching and appreciated. Thanks.