I will be your guest blogger today as Stine is feeling a bit weak. Heading into a chemotherapy cycle is like driving into a tunnel. It will be dark, you want to slow-down, and there simply isn’t anything you can do but go forward. Outside of Norwegian tunnels there is a sign that lets you know the tunnel length, so you get a bit of an idea how long you are going to be underground. In Stine’s case, we now…
I am alas not as full today as I was yesterday. Tuesday two weeks ago I was less hungry than I am today. Walking around feeling full all day yesterday made my stomach want more and it is not happy about getting only cucumber and celery for snacks. I am very much looking forward to my low cal cottage pie I will have for dinner soon – very soon. Even if my stomach is not so full today my heart…
Leaving doors open on a warm day obviously enticed a Norwegian of a smaller and hairier kind to enter without invitation. Chess has had one of the most exciting days of his life – starting with pouncing, barking and heavy wagging of tail in the movie room right after breakfast. After a discombobulated morning with about an hour of chasing and screaming (I was the only one screaming) we were sure the little beast had escaped back out. Chess tried…
I guess it was inevitable, but somewhat of a surprise. The chemo I’m getting is not supposed to cause a total hair loss, but possibly some thinning. Since the first cycle I have noticed that my hair has stopped growing. It is hard to say if the hair on my head is not growing, but areas I normally shave do not need a lot of attention anymore, so I suppose that is the same for the hair on my head….
The last three days have been good days for me. I still need a lot of rest, but I feel all in all better. It is sad to have to set up strict social boundaries these days. I’m however reading more about the COVID-19 outbreak than experiencing it since I spend most of my time inside the house. It is of course harder to plan meals and groceries – we have to use what we have and plan well ahead….