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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Life, and other fantasies
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Ahoy Ruth!

-> -> But so neccessary for forest clearance tho! Better if man didn't
-> -> interfere but he does and makes them worse to a certain extent.
-> 
->  HN> Sadly many of them are man caused; careless
->  HN> campers walking off and leaving the fire going.
-> 
-> Some people just don't understand that you never leave a burning fire
-> without at least one person there to watch it. Same type of folks that
-> start heating something on the stove, then walk away and forget it.
->
Yep...or stay up late and leave the fire going
when the last person crawls into the tent...
Often a bad "last decision".
 
->  HN> Today the weather abated for the first time
->  HN> this month! Temps in the low 70's and cloudy,
->  HN> ahh, it feels good!!
-> 
-> That must be the front that we will get overnight on Thursday. Friday is
-> supposed to be in the low 60s, possibly 50s in some areas, with a good
-> chance of rain.
->
I doubt it will make it past the 
rockies..you're more likely to get weather
from the Gulf moving northeast through
the southern states.
 
-> ->  HN> Many folks have their generators "wired in"
-> ->  HN> like Cuz'n Burt...and run by natural gas.
-> 
-> -> Doubt if our landlord would look at it ass a favorable idea tho. He's
-> -> accepted a lot of our home improvement ideas--storm doors,
-> 
->  HN> I doubt that a landlord would put one in
->  HN> for a tenant...One of these
->  HN> days you might end up in a homeowner situation
->  HN> of your own! Then you might consider it!
-> 
-> It's a dream, seems sort of vague at this point. We'd like to be home
-> owners but don't know if that will ever happen.
->
If it does, it will...if it doesn't...it won't!
 
-> ->  HN> those of us who like to vary from the
-> ->  HN> "flight plan" of a recipe we'd be classed
-> ->  HN> as heretics!
-> ->  HN> Which did not bother me at all as long
-> ->  HN> as the results tasted good!
-> 
-> -> Pretty much the same here. Give it a different name and all's right 
with
-> -> the world.
-> 
->  HN> Yep...making chicken stew today, was gifted
->  HN> a bunch of chicken thighs by someone (else)
->  HN> who does not like "dark meat"....it makes the
->  HN> best stew!!I'm thinking of adding coconut
->  HN> milk and lime juice to this one at the
->  HN> finish and making it a bit "thai" style...
->  HN> Anyone that objects can make their own
->  HN> soup! (grin)
-> 
-> I don't object per se; just let me get my portion out before you add the
-> coconut milk. Rachel did that last spring with a chicken curry. (G)
->
You no like the coconut milk? YUM!
Extra lime for me too!
Came out very good!
 
-> ->  HN> We've had some of the appointments changed
-> ->  HN> to fit the Oncologist's schedule, but for
-> ->  HN> the most part we'll be infusion on Monday
-> ->  HN> and Dr on friday for the next 11 weeks or so.
-> ->  HN> Then we'll deal with the radiation folks.
-> 
-> -> At least you know what you're doing, when on those days. (G)
-> 
->  HN> We're pretty much booked up until sometime
->  HN> in the new year!
-> 
-> I'm not doing too much long range planning right now. Looks like I'll
-> have to find a new regular doctor; mine is joining a medical group that
-> doesn't take Tricare Prime. When I see her on Friday, I'll ask about
-> referrals.
->
How much longer in NC? Another year? 
 
-> -> But you're cooking more to what she wants to eat. Sounds like
overall,
-> -> you're doing well as long as you make sure the pepper is out of her
-> 
->  HN> I've pretty much always cooked to her desires.
->  HN> So it has not been a huge adjustment in cooking
-> 
-> Sounds like my parents; Mom cooks to Dad's tastes (bland & boring).
-> After 61 years of doing it, that's the way she likes food too. She's a
-> microscopic bit more adventuous tho when it comes to new food; last
-> month she accepted the wilted spinach salad faster than Dad did. Could
-> be because the dressing was sweet (and a bit sour).
-> 
-> 
->  HN> for me other than trying to find the right recipes
->  HN> for her during chemo.
-> 
-> That's the challenging part. But, that one cook book you mentioned
-> should give some guidelines. Sometimes tho, even foods that are enjoyed
-> normally are rejected because the chemo alters the smell/taste
-> receptors.
->
This second round of chemo is having a 
greater effect on her GI system. She's 
feeling more nausea this time, and while
it's being controlled by the five different
meds she has for nausea, it's still more 
of an issue with the second round than it 
was with the first round. So I am certainly
going to the cookbook "Eating Well Through
Cancer" more, in hopes of finding recipes
that will help her with her nausea issues.

chat with you soon!
ha
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