I’ve got a wig!
Thanks to Tracy, I have a wig. She is loaning me her special occasion blond wig, so now I can have a special occasion wig, too! I really am hoping to be ok wig-less most of the time with these absolutely wonderful groovy hats i’ve been receiving! Just gotta get a little braver…call up my inner toughy girl!
In the meantime it is nice just being home and not going anywhere! I had a lovely nap this afternoon and then Mike and I tried out some meditation.
It felt good and rejuvenating. So maybe nap then meditation is a good post chemo and then when my energy returns just the meditation. Naps, as I mentioned before are not my thing!
I’m continuing to have issues with cold, that should only last a couple more days. I’ve had some mild nausea but it is manageable. I took my first (or second) anti nausea pill just last night. I feel lucky to feel so good after chemo.
Gillian came over this morning and we started getting the meal train website up and going. I’ve given her a list of emails from the most recent Salmon Clan, sent to me via Danielle. So if you told Danielle you wanted to help, you are going to get an email and a link for the website soon.
So many of you have offered to help and I’ve just not been able to keep track. So, if you are up for helping out with food, we’ll be starting soon. Contact me or Mike, either by replying to the blog or any other way you contact us, let us know which email address you would like us to use and we’ll forward you the information.
If you are already a friend of Gillian you could contact her directly.
Thank you all for your love and support.
Sending love back to you.
Janet
Dear Toughy Girl, Mazel tov for losing your port virginity. Congrats, also, for knowing when to take your herbs and drugs and when to say, "nope -- this one not working." Very good on the visualization, too. I am very proud of you. My dental hygienist and I were talking about you yesterday. Since both of us have been through the whole fucking chemo thing, we were able to be pissed off about your situation so that you could be focused on sending the chemo to get the cancer OUT. Both of us felt that the chemo was surreal and kind of technicolor and, basically, blech. However, we also LOVED our chemo nurses because they are their own breed of women and men. They run that whole Swedish chemo conglomeration up there and they are both compassionate and straightforward. So, the bottom line? We two were thinking about you two as one of you ate your unwich and the other ate their yumwich. Please put us on meal rotation email. Please let me know privately or publicly if my comments with the big FUCK words in it are making you uncomfortable. In a couple of weeks, you will have embraced your bald and go out with or without your Tracy-given blonde wig. And Jimmy Fallon always makes me cry with laughter. So sorry about your ouchy tears.
ReplyDeleteLet me know how to get on the meal train! Also, Eloise has an old Ariel wig (from The Little Mermaid) if you'd like to try it? Bright red might be a nice look for you! Hahaha ;)
ReplyDeleteJANET!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust a little reminder:
YOU ROCK & ARE ROCKIN BEAUTIFUL!!!
ALWAYS!!!
(read this with the Crissy voice!)
U txted me & we were supposed to do a sit & talk & I think about you every day. Let me know when a good time is. I'm still in S. Park with my boat. I needed a vacation from all the reading & CCSS teacher workshops & visited my college friend in Hawaii & just got back & want to see ya! When your ready.
Love ya!
Crissy (crazy lil crissy)
Hi dear friend,
ReplyDeleteplease please let me know how I can get all aboard the meal train! Toot Toot! I want to bring you some most lovely and yummy, soul-feeding food. And some love too. It is about time we gave back a little - I remember you bringing us meal train meal after Jesse was born. I have the sweetest picture from that night you brought food over of you holding tiny jesse and sniffing his baby head- I must remember to share it with you. You can either email me Gillian's email address and I can write her or you can add my email address on - whatever is easier for you linasenzerrose@yahoo.com
love you-
lina