Two Days After Chemo

Great night, happy to say we both slept well, and I got my birthday hug just after midnight, which was really really nice.

We went out for a good breakfast, both of us, with Valerie Morris and Judy Bekker, our pals. But just that hour wiped Maryse out, with chemo induced fatigue. This was described to us as probable, although we somewhat thought it had been avoided, but no. So she's on the couch and on her bed and likely so stay there for today. Playing Beethoven I believe.


I've been out doing the new style shopping; Sprouts, sunflower seeds for roasting, carrots and beets and apples for juicing, and so forth. Not my usual shopping. Had a ver confusing time trying to figure out which protein supplement to get. Should it be the generic one from Pick 'n Pay, costing R50, or one of the much more nicely labeled ones from the healthfood store, costing 10 - 20 times the price at the one at the supermarket. Is there really a difference? I called the oncology clinic to see what they thought, and their advice was not to waste money, just get a supplement. Just do the job.

This exercise was befuddling, with no way to support the very vibrant claims on product at the health food store, except by their own marketing testimonials. Are these claims made by 'natural' manufactures more reliable, or essentially different, than the mainstream companies? Should I feel more confident because they say so? I never used to ask the questions, and always accept things because they are labeled organic, natural, herbal as the better choice. Back along the way I assumed that is was. Is that a good assumption?

Anyway, I am having a pretty good birthday, given the circumstances, and happy that it is low key. Good sms's and calls from so many. With Maryse's 60th coming up on the 3rd of October, maybe we will celebrate together later in the year and have our 120th (60+60).