Xeloda break and a time to remember

With Memorial Day’s focus on those we have lost to war, I have been thinking about my dad who fought in World War II. We are losing the survivors rapidly as that generation passes well into their ninetieth decade. Dad … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.7 let’s pretend

Someone mentioned the other day going for a walk, and I thought that it would be heaven indeed to be able to walk well enough to do that. I mean a real walk, not a walk with me riding my … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.6 and a speedy computer

Besides being a professional photographer, my husband is also a full-time computer geek for a living; he keeps my cameras and computer equipment, along with gadgets, up to date and running smooth. That means from time to time he revamps … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.5 ready for the holiday weekend

With the holiday weekend here it is nice to think about about activities that have been waiting for the first good weekend. We have not been to the Getty in a while, so I am hoping that with my new … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.4 fun with ice sheets for hand-foot syndrome and coloring for rehab

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By Wednesday after I start taking my weekly Xeloda®, my feet start hurting before I get out of bed, so on the way to pouring my cup of coffee I stop and pick up from the freezer sheets of ice … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.3 feet on ice thrice

poor feet racked with pain / right after telling a friend / no foot pain today  ♦ seems to me i should / quit announcing good fortune / lest i jinx myself ♦ more than once this has / happened that … Continue reading

hand exercises

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no nimble fingers / yet they fumble with Chinese / metal orbs that sing  ♦ rolling side to side / in each hand to stretch and flex / coordination ♦ chimes sing when done right / a singular melody / while motion … Continue reading

Xeloda 4.3.1 and icing feet for SE preventioin

It was an afternoon with OT and PT and then sound sleep for about two hours. I am not sure if the OT and PT or the new dose of chemo induced the sound sleep that was hard to shake, … Continue reading

Xgeva 17, Xeloda 2 break ends and a solar eclipse

My regular appointment at the UCIMC infusion center went without a hitch. They are as busy as ever with every chair in every cubicle filled. You would think they were giving away freebies, though I’m not sure who would be … Continue reading

Long Beach celebrates Pride Links Us Together 5/18–20/12

Long Beach is known for a few things, some we don’t need to mention that give it its Wrong Beach nickname, which either turn you off or, as for my husband and me, make you like it all the more. … Continue reading