This year I’m enjoying the garden in a way I never have before, because I have carte blanche to just sit and enjoy it. This is a new experience for me, because in the past I’ve always been there to work to make it more beautiful, but I rarely just relaxed under a tree with...
I’ve been waiting for the results of my CT Scan for what seems like forever, if you count from when I started the 6 chemo treatments (February 10th) and finally the scan, (May 24th) and then the wait. I wasn’t all that nervous going into the appointment to get the results either. Maybe it’s because...
I finished my 6th chemo treatment last Friday (May 12th), and it’s been a rough one. They say the effects of chemo can be cumulative, and I think it’s true. The most debilitating thing is the fatigue, but I also have some back pain that’s not quite managed all the time by the copious pain...
Some housekeeping before we get started: I noticed that some people wrote to me a long time ago about my situation and I only just got their emails because they sent them to the email associated with this blog. I had been ignoring that account, because I had lost the password, and figured I never...
Hi, Gentle Readers, I was surprised to learn from a good friend of mine that my website wasn’t working. She thought I’d deleted it myself, but I assured her that I hadn’t. I had been receiving emails mentioning that the site hadn’t been performing backups the way it was supposed to, but I ignored them...
I was overwhelmed by all the touching messages I received after my last post. I was brought to tears over almost every one of them. What I hadn’t expected nor foreseen were all the gifts that were sent to me. I was surprised and somewhat abashed. I definitely appreciate every single gesture, but I’m glad...
Well, my friends, I have some pretty sucky, awful news. Here’s the story. I saw a random doctor at a clinic on Boxing Day about my suspected stomach ulcer. At that appointment I happened to mention a little pain in my right side under my ribs, which had made sleeping uncomfortable lately. The doctor gave...
I’ve been meaning to write a post about our upcoming trip to Mexico, but it’s been a busy time and I’ve not been feeling very well— more on that later. After feeling stressed (see this post for details) about the trip at first, I’ve calmed down and I’m feeling pretty excited. Yes, still nervous about...
Last night was our first night sleeping in our new little Alto trailer. (Apparently everyone names their trailers…not sure that’s really our thing, but any suggestions welcome!) We drove out to see some friends who live in the country towards Ottawa and they let us park it in their yard and feed off their electricity...
Back in February or so, Dave was so sick of winter here in Montreal, that he decided to book us a place to spend some of winter ‘23. He went ahead and booked an Airbnb (with no possibility of cancellation, which, having booked so far ahead, might not have been the best idea, but hey!)...