Presume you all know about the shocking flooding & inundation in Queensland & Northern New South Wales, its so big its not comprehensible.
However. this has been a good week for me since my post last Sunday. Felt fine, been able to eat most things. My main issue has been with sleeping!! No matter what time I go to sleep I sleep for 2 hrs, wake for 2 hrs, sleep again another 2 hrs, then it's hard to get up out of bed!!! I think its a chemo issue, could also be that I'm not exercising enough!
I had enough & went to my gp who gave me script for sleeping pills, they work, but i wake up feeling like a zombie after 6 hrs!!! & need more sleep. The first night I took them I took 1 at 1130 & was awake again at 130 & took another 1, so not enough!!. I rang him the next day & he said to take 3 at once, which I did on Fri night along with Fran's suggestion of a warm milk (hot choc) drink & slept for 6 hours as I said previously.
Di N suggested having a couple of glasses of wine prior to bed, did that. went to sleep quickly but again woke after 2 hrs!!
Fran suggested a warm milk drink so i made hot choc & someone else suggested a shower before bed - i did both of those things, with no sleeping pills & woke after 4 hrs which was good, that was last night. I find i sleep better in the day!! i woke for about the 3rd or 4th time today & it was 3pm & i felt good!!! but not practical.
I will work it out - not really a big deal.
Ive got my 3rd bout of chemo this Thurs.... not really looking forward to it, but I will be 1/2 way then, which is a great thought :)
Had a very busy week (as usual) though I don't think I did anything particular on Mon. Tues I had a job interview next to where I used to work for the dentist in Cremorne, this was with ophthalmologists, & while I felt ok about working there, they were a bit cold & I haven't heard from them yet. I visited Mich & staff briefly at the dentist, I dont know if you remember that I ordered some false eyelashes & glue from ebay, well the glue had been delivered - to the dental practice, so I had to go pick it up!! The eyelashes still haven't arrived!
That evening my friend Ruth K (I have 2 friends who r Ruth K) & I went to see the movie Morning Glory with Harrison Ford & Dianne Keaton, shes as good as ever! I found the movie to be better than I was expecting & Ruth found it worse!!
Tues night was the night I had almost no sleep about 3 hrs all night, so I was a total write off on Wed except I went to my GP for advice on what to do about it & he prescribed sleeping pills. That was all I could do the whole day.
Thurs I had booked my car in to get new front brakes, but I got up a wee bit late, then my brother Jeff rang me with the good news that he & his partner Essie had got married a couple of days previously.
By the time I drove to the mechanic it was 1130!! I hung around Bondi Junction & was planning to meet with friends & then drive Jacqui home from work. I bought a fantastic book, Ray Martin's autobiography - hes an Australian journalist & has done lots of interesting things. When I first came to Sydney 30+ years ago, there were a couple of tv programs that were watched religiously - one was the Don Lane show which was a variety show on 5 nights a week at that time, then on Sunday was (& still is) 60 minutes - Ray Martin was one of the presenters on that show at that time.
In the end the particular parts for my car had not come in! so i had to leave the car there overnight & go home by bus. I met up with Fran & we took the bus to her house as she had done some shopping. As we were walking along the pavement/sidewalk, I tripped & fell hard on my left knee, tearing my pants & smashing both palms of my hands - my concern was that my wig stayed put!!! however i had also twisted my leg as i fell, making it hard to continue walking. But I'm so glad Fran was with me!! We very slowly made our way to her place, which wasnt far. I sat down with my bleeding knee, the dog was most interested in that & shes gorgeous but very licky!! I wasnt going to have her lick my knee!!!!! washed it & dressed it & i was fine. Jacqui got the train home & I took the bus back to the Junction & got the last direct bus from there home, Jacqui beat me!!
Friday morn I got the train back to Bondi Junction, met cousin Shirley & sister-in-law Anne for lunch & had to get back to the car & drive to Epping for another job interview. I allowed 45 mins, but it only took 30!! I went on all the toll roads, sometimes its worth doing that. The car brakes are now fixed, TG.
The interview was very interesting, with a young Persian couple -when they say they r Persian, u know they r against the Iranian regime!! We got on very well! They have a business making videos, dvds, documentaries & photography. They like doing Jewish weddings as they r very well organised & not so much hanging around as with other religions!!! I thought that was very interesting. What they want from me, as I understand it, is someone to help with the admin, dealing with emails, & working on advertising & marketing. It will be very flexible, which at the moment suits me perfectly, I can even make the phone calls from home!! Let's see what happens.
From there I went to Macquarie Shopping Centre & bought some things in the sales - a new handbag cum backpack, I was using a very cheap thing & this one is really nice!!! I also had to replace the pants I had torn the other day & I had another pair I had ruined with another fall I had at the beach a couple of months ago, so I bought 2 pairs of pants as well. Our lovely Rabbi Paul Jacobson & his wife Lisa had invited me for Shabbat dinner, so after shul went off to dinner at their home, which was so lovely of them. Lisa even gave me a doggy bag to take home & I took that to the Jazz in the domain on Sat. Fri night was the night I took 3 sleeping pills & woke up very groggy, Ruthie G in Glasgow & I had the most wonderful almost 2 hour conversation with camera on skype, so fab - its like we r together sitting in a lounge room!!! But after our conversation I went back to bed & woke up feeling crap & not ready to go go bookclub, so sorry to let u down girls, next time is at my place!! In the end I didnt even drive to the concert in the Domain, Bill & Sue collected me & they drove in. Los Lobos was the attraction, preceded by a Mexican Mariarchi band, it was a lovely warm night, just the same as last week!! It's a good time to be in Sydney - no flooding here...
Didnt do much today, but had free tickets to the Short + Sweet theatre which is on every Jan. Its 10 x 10 min plays. Really enjoyed most of them & agreed with the judges that the winner & 2nd place were correct - there were 3 vying for the 3rd place - so of the 10, 5 were judged very highly. from there the 4 of us, Lynda, Fran, Peter & I went to Green Gourmet a vegan restaurant with a buffet where you pay according to what your plate weighs!! love it.
So that's all for now - I am still able to be very active & social - last night I also had an invite to a party, but decided to go to the Jazz...
Will post again after chemo....
Cheers Debbie xx
I will work it out - not really a big deal.
Ive got my 3rd bout of chemo this Thurs.... not really looking forward to it, but I will be 1/2 way then, which is a great thought :)
Had a very busy week (as usual) though I don't think I did anything particular on Mon. Tues I had a job interview next to where I used to work for the dentist in Cremorne, this was with ophthalmologists, & while I felt ok about working there, they were a bit cold & I haven't heard from them yet. I visited Mich & staff briefly at the dentist, I dont know if you remember that I ordered some false eyelashes & glue from ebay, well the glue had been delivered - to the dental practice, so I had to go pick it up!! The eyelashes still haven't arrived!
That evening my friend Ruth K (I have 2 friends who r Ruth K) & I went to see the movie Morning Glory with Harrison Ford & Dianne Keaton, shes as good as ever! I found the movie to be better than I was expecting & Ruth found it worse!!
Tues night was the night I had almost no sleep about 3 hrs all night, so I was a total write off on Wed except I went to my GP for advice on what to do about it & he prescribed sleeping pills. That was all I could do the whole day.
Thurs I had booked my car in to get new front brakes, but I got up a wee bit late, then my brother Jeff rang me with the good news that he & his partner Essie had got married a couple of days previously.
By the time I drove to the mechanic it was 1130!! I hung around Bondi Junction & was planning to meet with friends & then drive Jacqui home from work. I bought a fantastic book, Ray Martin's autobiography - hes an Australian journalist & has done lots of interesting things. When I first came to Sydney 30+ years ago, there were a couple of tv programs that were watched religiously - one was the Don Lane show which was a variety show on 5 nights a week at that time, then on Sunday was (& still is) 60 minutes - Ray Martin was one of the presenters on that show at that time.
In the end the particular parts for my car had not come in! so i had to leave the car there overnight & go home by bus. I met up with Fran & we took the bus to her house as she had done some shopping. As we were walking along the pavement/sidewalk, I tripped & fell hard on my left knee, tearing my pants & smashing both palms of my hands - my concern was that my wig stayed put!!! however i had also twisted my leg as i fell, making it hard to continue walking. But I'm so glad Fran was with me!! We very slowly made our way to her place, which wasnt far. I sat down with my bleeding knee, the dog was most interested in that & shes gorgeous but very licky!! I wasnt going to have her lick my knee!!!!! washed it & dressed it & i was fine. Jacqui got the train home & I took the bus back to the Junction & got the last direct bus from there home, Jacqui beat me!!
Friday morn I got the train back to Bondi Junction, met cousin Shirley & sister-in-law Anne for lunch & had to get back to the car & drive to Epping for another job interview. I allowed 45 mins, but it only took 30!! I went on all the toll roads, sometimes its worth doing that. The car brakes are now fixed, TG.
The interview was very interesting, with a young Persian couple -when they say they r Persian, u know they r against the Iranian regime!! We got on very well! They have a business making videos, dvds, documentaries & photography. They like doing Jewish weddings as they r very well organised & not so much hanging around as with other religions!!! I thought that was very interesting. What they want from me, as I understand it, is someone to help with the admin, dealing with emails, & working on advertising & marketing. It will be very flexible, which at the moment suits me perfectly, I can even make the phone calls from home!! Let's see what happens.
From there I went to Macquarie Shopping Centre & bought some things in the sales - a new handbag cum backpack, I was using a very cheap thing & this one is really nice!!! I also had to replace the pants I had torn the other day & I had another pair I had ruined with another fall I had at the beach a couple of months ago, so I bought 2 pairs of pants as well. Our lovely Rabbi Paul Jacobson & his wife Lisa had invited me for Shabbat dinner, so after shul went off to dinner at their home, which was so lovely of them. Lisa even gave me a doggy bag to take home & I took that to the Jazz in the domain on Sat. Fri night was the night I took 3 sleeping pills & woke up very groggy, Ruthie G in Glasgow & I had the most wonderful almost 2 hour conversation with camera on skype, so fab - its like we r together sitting in a lounge room!!! But after our conversation I went back to bed & woke up feeling crap & not ready to go go bookclub, so sorry to let u down girls, next time is at my place!! In the end I didnt even drive to the concert in the Domain, Bill & Sue collected me & they drove in. Los Lobos was the attraction, preceded by a Mexican Mariarchi band, it was a lovely warm night, just the same as last week!! It's a good time to be in Sydney - no flooding here...
Didnt do much today, but had free tickets to the Short + Sweet theatre which is on every Jan. Its 10 x 10 min plays. Really enjoyed most of them & agreed with the judges that the winner & 2nd place were correct - there were 3 vying for the 3rd place - so of the 10, 5 were judged very highly. from there the 4 of us, Lynda, Fran, Peter & I went to Green Gourmet a vegan restaurant with a buffet where you pay according to what your plate weighs!! love it.
So that's all for now - I am still able to be very active & social - last night I also had an invite to a party, but decided to go to the Jazz...
Will post again after chemo....
Cheers Debbie xx
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