All posts by Sherry

It’s a date

Journal

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

We’ve been waiting to hear from the radiology team in Vancouver – not very patiently though so we called them ourselves today.

I will go for my planning session on April 19th. It is a short appointment but I see the doctor and have a CT scan. Thankfully there is no dye involved so there will be no fussing about trying to find a vein. We tried to book into the Lodge where we will stay during the three weeks of treatment but had to go on a waiting list. In the meantime we have reserved at a B & B not far from the Cancer Clinic. They have a two-day cancellation policy so if we get in at the Lodge we will have time to cancel.

The dates (but not the time) for my radiation are booked as well. As we had hoped I will start on May 8th and finish on May 29th; because of the long weekend we have the last treatment on the following Monday. That last appointment is scheduled for eight in the morning so we should have no trouble getting home that day.

Something to look forward to?

Happy Birthday Gavin

Cards

April 4, 2023

Magic Squares (Bonus Block from The Splendid Sampler 2 series)

I spent some time going through the remaining bonus blocks from my two Splendid Sampler series. This one appealed to me because it looked fairly simple and would be quick to put together.

I had lots of time before this had to be mailed off to Gavin so I started the card from scratch. I’m please with how it turned out and I like the colours. I even put in a few snowflakes just in case Calgary isn’t done with winter yet.

Allergies

Journal

Friday, March 31, 2023

For the last few mornings I’ve woken up with a headache. For a couple of those days I was able to get up, grab a coffee and the headache went away without any medication. Last night I was up at three with a boomer of a headache so I took an Aleve, which seems to be the only thing that works on my headaches. When I rolled out of bed at 7:30 the headache was still there but I’ve managed to get rid of it by now. I think the headache is related to allergies and not my recent treatment; they started after we got out walking again and after my stints on the back deck in the sunshine.

I took care of some housework this morning. I emptied the dishwasher, refilled my pill containers, had a shower, stripped the bed, sorted three loads of laundry and got one started. I was tired after all that and had to sit and play a few games until the first load of laundry was done.

I’m thinking my lack of energy may also be an allergy – to housework!

Sock Yarn

Knit & Crochet

I found a bag of sock yarn and made myself some hats. After making two, I tried a third one that would be a bit smaller than the ones I had already made. After losing my hair the first ones I made were a bit too big and slid down on my head. The third one ended up being too small so it will go as a donation.

I decided with the remaining yarn (8 balls) I would make a couple of scarves. I found a pattern I liked but by the time it was done I was tired of the pattern. But it used up four of the balls.

Next up was the possibility of making one of my triangular shawls but when I had knit my way through two of the balls I realized it wouldn’t be big enough for a shawl. So I started the decreasing and ended up with a doll blanket that I will send to Ken to put in one of the doll cradles he donates every year.