Christmas, with Cancer
No, I don’t have cancer. Let’s start there because a friend of mine e-mailed awhile back with some health news and at the start of the e-mail I thought, “Oh no, not another person with cancer,” and she does NOT have it (thank God) but when I pointed out to her that was my FIRST thought she wondered whether she should have begun with I DO NOT HAVE CANCER.
But SO many other people do.
We found out that the day after Christmas a young man at our church passed away after a long battle with cancer. His funeral is Sunday.
My friend M. received bad news about her metastatic breast cancer; also the day after Christmas.
In uplifting news, the charming and beautiful Carmela donated her hair to Locks of Love in a heartfelt gesture.
Cute hair, Mel!
M. opened gifts this year that included pajamas, pillows, a bed table and movies. Depressing, right?
She’s going to start round three of chemo soon and can’t seem to get warm. I’m going to shop for some warm clothes for her. Any other ideas of what she might like? We need to send her a big ol’ bucket of cheer.
December 29th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
My father-in-law always complained about his dry lips while in chemotherapy. I bought him some lip balm, very creamy kind. He liked it so much that he asked me to find him a jar for each room.
December 30th, 2007 at 1:24 am
My late wife had a microwavable heating pad, filled with buckwheat, if I remember correctly. When she needed to get warm it was two minutes in the microwave and it stayed warm for at least an hour. It was such a comfort to her that she got to where she couldn’t sleep without it.
December 30th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
Go to Sam’s club and buy her a box of those chemical handwarmers. They have a box of 64 (32 double packs) for about $13 http://tinyurl.com/2hbx5q . Each one will last about 10 hours, and make a nice pocket hand warmer. Wear a hoodie sweatshirt and put one in the front belly pocket, the tummy stays warm and the hands can slip in and get warmed up. The hands only ones last longer and get hotter than the glove or foot warmers. If you can keep hands and feet warm, the rest feels warmer. Another good idea is electric socks. http://www.thunderboltsocks.com/ and http://tinyurl.com/2ftjgc
murph