Sunday.
Sunny.
Cold.
Busy church time, the 2nd episode of our Job series.
Job's friends sitting with him in silence for a whole week before speaking.
Companionship.
A fun game of monopoly.
Monica, Heather Ian, Alex, Sophie and me.
(Ian won, building up a swathe of properties working from the red ones thru the yellow ones to the green ones - not bad for a beginner!)
Apologies from friends with colds - thank you for staying away!
Watching House and Boston Legal (1st ever episode) on DVD.
Sorting out best time for a blood test tomorrow.
Wondering how the chemo will affect me.
Love,
G.
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Huh? I thought I was trying to turn them all red, with those cute little building thingies. The brown ones came that way, the purple ones... well, getting them was destiny. But they were mostly green.
ReplyDeleteSorry I was a bit late. I was talking to one of your neighbours (BW) who was mowing the grass at the top. I found out his wife (MW) loves Monopoly. Did I forget to mention that?
... how chemo will affect you? Big Question, and an uncomfortable one. Try looking at it from another perspective: how do you *want* chemo to affect you? what are you asking of it? How will it do this? How can you help it achieve this outcome? Keeping positive in the face of such radical treatment can seem impossible: it seems such an extreme measure to have to take to be allowed to live. But chemo is not the enemy: it is more akin to a refiner's fire. Visualise the chemo working, see it making you whole again, stay present with it. Other things to put in your imagery box: the people you love; experiences and places you treasure; music; the things you dream of doing. These (and whatever else you choose to put there) are good to have in your memory bank, to draw upon when you need them. Remember, God created chemo. It can be unpleasant, but it is survivable!
ReplyDeleteI hope this isn't too heavy for a blog?
Love & blessings, Deirdre
I don't play Monopoly but I enjoy Scrabble and a variety of other board games(usually with Dairne in the holidays or my sisters when we have family evenings)so if you plan other games days I/we just might turn up! They are also a great distracter when needed to take your mind off how you might be feeling (I speak from experience!)Thinking of you and hoping school is going all right - don't overtire yourself.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless,Coralie
Ian - it was good to have you for the game - maybe next time we will get to Poleconomy.
ReplyDeleteThough I still have my doubts about "rent holidays", especially on a "lifetimes" basis. Still, if it works for the parasite, more power to them.
Deirdre - thanks for the perspective. Yes, always to remember that chemo is working with rather than against. Have you heard Lou Reed's album "magic and loss"? It is an album of songs about 3 (I think) friends Lou Reed lost to cancer. One of his best I reckon. There is a song on there called "Sword of Damocles" - it is about radiotherapy as opposed to chemo, but the message is just as relevant "to cure you they must kill you - the sword of Damocles is over your head". The doctors tell me the chemo will not kill all the cancer, only control it for a while - I am "buying time".
Every day counts!
Coralie, maybe we will have to do a scrabble Sunday then - I love scrabble too! Perhaps you and your sisters could gang up against me and my sisters (if we need more sisters, Lois has a few that could come by!) Watch this space...
G.
You're on!!
ReplyDeleteI think Scrabble is more of a priority for more people.
ReplyDeleteLike me...Hahaha. Generous lifetime rent holidayer here...
ReplyDeleteI like Boggle and Dictionary too - Boggle, the more play it the less points you get - Dictionary, gets the creative and linguistic juices flowing - can be hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI like the interactions that can happen in Monopoly.
G.