Month: July 2026
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All going well by this time tomorrow I’ll be halfway through this round of chemotherapy, a nice milestone. The weather is also supposed to be pleasant, if chilly, so that’s a nice change from the rain and gloom of the last two trips. For no reason other than I think it’s cute, here are Leroy…
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I’m still trying to figure all of the features out on this blog but I’ve just added a new one: a calendar which will appear at the top of the page and shows dates when I have posted. It also means you can navigate backwards through the calendar to find earlier posts if you so…
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When we bought this house we knew the carpet was tired and old. It had a few stains and had jad a carpet beetle infestation. The beetles were gone, but they had let their mark. So we knew we would need to replace it at some point, but of course life got a bit complicated…
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My hair, that is. Well, barely, but there’s still enough to look messy if it isn’t smoothed back and to wisp around my neck. It slowed right down after the chemo dosewhich makes me curious whether it will suddenly all shear off later this week since it only started halfway through week three last dose.…
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The weather suits my mood this morning. A bit dreary and tired, not sunny, not stormy, just plodding on. As I learned the first time round, days 5 through 7 are the low point, and so they remain. Different this time in a few minor ways but generally just something to get through as I…
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Blood test results were fine so dose 2 is going ahead on schedule. It’s been solidly pouring with rain all morning but we drove slow and arrived safe. No trouble with veins today, got it right first try, helped by a few days of extra hydration in preparation. The sun has now come out here…
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It’s been a week now since I posted about taste, and I’m happy to say that my tastes have returned almost to normal. Granted I’m going to ruin that again on Tuesday, but the worst of it really only lasted a couple of days and then gradually improved so every day is different. Speaking of…
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