Hi All
Since my last blog last Sat - been a very interesting week!!!
Sat itself was 42C - & as I wrote on FB, I forgot there is a pool on the grounds here where I live. Fortunately I did remember!! & off I went for a dip, too hot to do anything else, but be wet under fans.
We had our first of 5 plays & 10 of us went off for dinner (in the heat) then saw a terrific one woman play called Just The Ticket, with Amanda Muggleton, she did Shirley Valentine a long time ago. Most of us enjoyed the play, but can't please everyone. It was still 30C at midnight.
I did go to a movie this week, went with Chloe to see Tamara Drew - I thought it very interesting & enjoyable. Good character representations.
I worked Mon & Tue, very effectively - brain in gear, like the work & the people - long may it last!!!
Belinda B & I went to the Ark Aid concert at the Science Theatre at UNSW last Tue night. Ilan Kidron, lead singer of the Potbelleez organised with Rabbi Mendel Kastel of Jewish House to put on a night of music, where all the performers donated their time & the $$ went to the Jewish flood victims in Queensland. I always love Monsieur Camembert & it seems that Daniel Weltlinger (violinist) came back early from his trip to perform with them. The Potbelleeze I had never seen before, but wow, lots of dancing in the aisles to them. Last performer was Lior, who came up from Melbourne to be there - he had a string quartet who had put off a paying gig to be there!! Very impressive, love Lior. There were other bands & stuff too. But I'm avoiding writing about Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat!!!!
Well I had 4th chemo on Wed, fortunately Miri G had broken her wrist & was able to spend the time with me, poor Miri, she broke it 2 weeks ago, but just thought it was feeling a bit odd, an x-ray on Mon confirmed it was broken!! & she had plaster put on.
As Wed was new chemo it was much quicker & we were out of there in 3 hrs. I went home for a sleep... Thurs I worked, not so effectively, but I was there & did it. Mandy (the other front desk girl) made me go home at 430 & I promised to see her at 9 on Fri. I rang at 10 on Fri to say I would be there at 11, but at that point my choice was to shower & dress or have another snooze, funny that but that 5 min snooze took 2 hrs... I just was unable to go to work on Fri, so I slept all day, must be what my body needed to do. Didn't go to shul last night either, too weary. I did watch a movie I had downloaded called Animal Kingdon, Jacki Weaver is nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, I didn't like the movie, but she is fab.
Today I had planned to attend a course at the Sydney Writer's Centre with Diane Wolkstein a story teller, who has been visiting from New York telling stories & conducting workshops. It's always interested me to be able to sit down, & tell great stories. I had to leave there 1/2 way through the day....
This chemo thing is so weird, the last 3 lots I was fine on days 1, 2 & 3 & got hit on days 4 & 5. This time it was almost immediate, terrible day 2 & 3, at least the weather hasn't been so hot this week.
As you can see it's just a short blog today, not up to writing too much & need to get ready to go out for dinner. But my bed beckons.
The worst thing is that my taste has completely gone, nothing I put in my mouth tastes like I want it there - water is foul, coca cola has no taste, fruit is vile, yet I've got to drink lots - tricky!!! I'll get over it, just a short term issue, but not nice when it's happening. Any suggestions, except olives, welcome!! I must go buy some pickled cucumbers, wonder if they will work. I've also got to avoid ulcers, I can feel that my tongue is a bit sensitive & is a gorgeous white colour!!! Oy, I don't recommend this for a fun thing to do :) working on keeping my spirits & pecker up right now - talk later, ciao
cheers
Debbie xx
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