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Friday, October 3, 2008

Last Chemo

This was the real party. We'd planned it. Nancy brought packaged goodies, BOnnie brought veggie platters and came in her pyjamas!!! Christine seems to have been in charge of getting most of the presents. (I didn't know they were going to get me presents!) though one was hand made by Nancy, and she clearly bought the halloween scarf, which Em insists I need to wear no my head on halloween, even if I am in Minnesota. I brought brownies -- barley malt/stevia sweetened, but intense chocolate. They liked them okay -- Joan loved them, and took some home. (Joan and I are food-simpatico.) Barb came too. We couldn't get her an official chemo chair by us, so she walked her pole in and sat in a guest chair. Actually I didn't spend any time in my chemo chair at all yesterday -- I pulled a guest chair over by Christine and Bonnie (who was scheduled for later and had to wait for a free chair -- really it's the poles for the chemo that matter, but there is one per chair or bed.) When Joan came she sat in a guest chair beside me.

I won't give a blow-by blow, but the time went so fast I was surprised when I was done, and not ready to leave. We kept including more people in the party.... Oh and I made peace with the one nurse I had had difficulties with, who was assigned to me one last time yesterday. I don't know, she's just gruff, but she knows her stuff. Maybe the gruff thing is partly a front, like Pat's. Joan got pictures of me with her -- and we finally got a picture of me with Joan!

Christine and Bonnie have 3 more weeks, and Nancy has 4. I will try to get back there on the 23rd when they have their party. Bonnie says it's going to be a pyjama party. She wore her pyjamas to chemo yesterday so I think she means it!