In the spirit of Christmas, I brought a tin of homemade
ginger cookies. I don’t normally bake (not fun) but my little sister gave me
the best recipe ever, and chemo people love ginger. So do the nurses
apparently, as they were beating out the Arrowroots as the cookie du jour.
No more Lazyboys for me at the Spa! I’ve graduated to a bed!
This is much more fun as there is more room for my cell phone, my coconut
water, my trashy movie magazines, and my big sister.
Of course the real reason is much more functional. I’ve
switched up my chemo cocktails and the immediate side effects need to be
monitored. One possible, and not so pleasing side effect, is the discolouration
of the nails. Or worse. As a precaution we slip or hands and feet into plastic
ice bags which may protect the nails. (Would also be handy for champagne). As a
result, my sister had to turn the pages of my National Enquirer, and she was none
to pleased.
Lying under a warm blanket, listening to my lovely nurse Marion
talk about her Christmas plans, it felt like the start of a holiday. Of course,
this is also my second last treatment, and there’s nothing more fun that saying "One more to go.”
I am no longer the new person there, so I feel quite at
home. I actually look forward to seeing my nursing posse, and challenging
myself to getting my IV without cringing. I wave to some of the other people,
and we compliment each other on our hats. One young man, sitting in his lazy
boy under his homemade blanket was giving me tips on how to use my ipad. I told
one gorgeous bald woman how gorgeous I thought she was. She translated my compliment into Spanish
for her dad, and he was beaming.
By the time the Scottish lady wheeled her way to my sunny
side of the room, she only had tuna. No egg salad, but it only slightly
blemished the day. Sister Sue and
I were preoccupied by pictures of a topless Chaz Bono rollerblading down
a Hollywood street, so we almost didn’t notice.
At 1:30 nurse Miriam, who was looking over our shoulder and
eating a cookie, said “You know, you’re free to go anytime girls.” So soon? Well then Mt Sinai, see you in 2012!
Congrats! One more to go!! Plse send ginger cookie recipe. nurse morgan
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