Tag: socialized medicine
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The C Word – Part 15: Gratitude
A little more fatigue, a touch of nausea, and that’s a wrap on chemo round eight. Still battling ‘roid rage and still shedding red hairs throughout the house but otherwise, I can’t complain. It seems my side effects have still been quite mild – mitigated by my self-care, nutrition and supplements. I do seem to…
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The C Word – Part 14
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Photo of my “Eye of the Storm” piece for Small Stage at The Shadbolt Centre taken by Dana Szyndrowski. Adapt. Evolve. Survive. I’ve been thinking a lot about the science of “routine” and “habit” recently as well as “adaptation” and “evolution”.…
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The C Word – Part 6
About seven days after my first Chemo appointment, my initial side effects had finally subsided. The nausea subsided first and my appetite came back, thank goodness. The cold sensitivity in my throat was finally gone, but the sensitivity in my fingertips only decreased. Now when I touch cold things, my fingers feel like they do…