Birthday Blues
Had a wonderful birthday yesterday. In the morning I went to Bicentennial Park in Wattle Bay with Jacki and Mark and their four kids (Chris' son and daughter and granddaughters) and played soccer with the girls and took some video too. It was great fun, except the weather turned cold and I was freezing.
In the afternoon I went with some friends to a lovely old pub in the middle of Sydney, called the Cricketers Arms Hotel, which had a roaring wood fire in the olde fireplace. There was a jazz band too and lots of door prizes. No, it was not for my birthday, but I did enjoy it. It was actually a fundraiser for an organisation called Friends of Claude Ho iin the Thyolo Area (FOCHTA). This is a grassroots organisation that helps AIDS orphans and victims and their carers in Malawi. I put up their website in case anyone wants to put a few dollars in as a birthday present (:-)
Today was another big day. In the morning I went swimming with my new Gold card to the local Acquatic centre, which gives me access to the gym, pool and all the classes, as well as a fitness professional for advice. Afterwards, I went with Jacki and her two daughters (Tegan and Leah) to get a kitten from the other side of town. They ended up with two gorgeous ginger tubbies and lots of feline paraphernalia. We picked them up from a half-way house for unwanted kitties, and I was shocked by the huge amount of paperwork that was involved in handing them over. These animals have already been desexed, microchipped and vaccinated. I am not complaining, just felt sorry for both Jacki and the foster mother who had to do the paperwork. Where are the good old days when you just take the kittens and promise to be good parents?
Well, that took almost the whole afternoon, and when I got home I was really hungry and tired. Now, it's evening and I am again bothered by pain in my ribs and nausea. I had it for a while and complained about it to the radiation oncologist, who told me to see the surgeon. I got an appointment two weeks from now, but I tried to get an earlier one with no luck. Hopefullly it will settle down. Most uncomfortable. Of course I went on the internet to research what it could be and it said something about liver damage. No, I didn't read any further. One thing I've learned is that a little knowledge can really mess you up. So, I guess I'll just wait and see what happens. I guess it's just frustrating that the recovery doesn't seem as smooth as one would like.
In the afternoon I went with some friends to a lovely old pub in the middle of Sydney, called the Cricketers Arms Hotel, which had a roaring wood fire in the olde fireplace. There was a jazz band too and lots of door prizes. No, it was not for my birthday, but I did enjoy it. It was actually a fundraiser for an organisation called Friends of Claude Ho iin the Thyolo Area (FOCHTA). This is a grassroots organisation that helps AIDS orphans and victims and their carers in Malawi. I put up their website in case anyone wants to put a few dollars in as a birthday present (:-)
Today was another big day. In the morning I went swimming with my new Gold card to the local Acquatic centre, which gives me access to the gym, pool and all the classes, as well as a fitness professional for advice. Afterwards, I went with Jacki and her two daughters (Tegan and Leah) to get a kitten from the other side of town. They ended up with two gorgeous ginger tubbies and lots of feline paraphernalia. We picked them up from a half-way house for unwanted kitties, and I was shocked by the huge amount of paperwork that was involved in handing them over. These animals have already been desexed, microchipped and vaccinated. I am not complaining, just felt sorry for both Jacki and the foster mother who had to do the paperwork. Where are the good old days when you just take the kittens and promise to be good parents?
Well, that took almost the whole afternoon, and when I got home I was really hungry and tired. Now, it's evening and I am again bothered by pain in my ribs and nausea. I had it for a while and complained about it to the radiation oncologist, who told me to see the surgeon. I got an appointment two weeks from now, but I tried to get an earlier one with no luck. Hopefullly it will settle down. Most uncomfortable. Of course I went on the internet to research what it could be and it said something about liver damage. No, I didn't read any further. One thing I've learned is that a little knowledge can really mess you up. So, I guess I'll just wait and see what happens. I guess it's just frustrating that the recovery doesn't seem as smooth as one would like.
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