Rough Night
Ugh, last night & today were a drag. Couldn't sleep much because of the hot flashes & the throbbing pain in my back from the Neupogen shots, plus Kailee woke up before 1 am wailing so loudly, so I brought him into my bed to keep him from waking up Mom & the neighbors! Woke up feeling wiped out from tossing & turning all night. Thought I'd have some nice sleep since Pete's been away since last Wednesday. He's been scoring AP Economics exams in Lincoln, Nebraska & will be back Friday night. It's kind of a "working vacation" for him I guess, but not much to do in that college town, especially without a car. He accepted this temp job at the last minute because we weren't sure how well I'd tolerate the Taxol. At least it's a bit of $$$ in the bank & is now part of his resume.
I've always been grateful for Pete letting me sleep in & taking care of Kailee so I could take a nap, boy do I MISS Pete! Luckily, today, Mom stayed home to help watch Kailee & do stuff around the house. It was pretty hot & muggy today -- but then again, I wasn't quite sure if it was even more so due to my hot flashes! Thought the black cohosh would help, but I guess it takes a while to take effect. I think Kailee's getting more fussy w/out Pete around -- perhaps Pete's absence may even be causing him to wake up in the middle of the night. People think he's such a good baby, but I have video camera footage to dispute their perception that he's always good natured.
Today I also visited another blog spot -- in memory of Herb Holman, who passed away this past December 15 from stage 4 colon cancer. His memorial service was on the UC-Berkeley campus in mid January, only a few days after my mastectomy, so even if I had known, I wasn't in any shape to attend, unfortunately. He was a community activist, educator, businessman, & was well known for his tireless work, giving spirit & sense of community. I 1st met him when I was working at Asian Health Services in Oakland in the early 1990s & he was the Ricoh copier representative. As the admin assistant in the health ed dept., I had to be the copier expert. But I'd bump into him at other community functions & also worked with him again when I was setting up a campaign office in Oakland for the No on Prop. 187 efforts. Anyway, it was very sad to hear about his passing when I was in the Bay Area recuperating.
Mom's on the wait list to get colon cancer screening & for an appoinment w/a dietitian at Kaiser. She was recently diagnosed w/high cholesterol & type 2 diabetes -- she's adamant about not taking western medicine since the last time she took some presription pain killers, it made her blood pressure rise. She'll have a diabetes eye check done later this month & next week she'll see an acupuncturist. She'll definitely be putting her herbs to good use. I'll try to get some info in Chinese for her.
I've always been grateful for Pete letting me sleep in & taking care of Kailee so I could take a nap, boy do I MISS Pete! Luckily, today, Mom stayed home to help watch Kailee & do stuff around the house. It was pretty hot & muggy today -- but then again, I wasn't quite sure if it was even more so due to my hot flashes! Thought the black cohosh would help, but I guess it takes a while to take effect. I think Kailee's getting more fussy w/out Pete around -- perhaps Pete's absence may even be causing him to wake up in the middle of the night. People think he's such a good baby, but I have video camera footage to dispute their perception that he's always good natured.
Today I also visited another blog spot -- in memory of Herb Holman, who passed away this past December 15 from stage 4 colon cancer. His memorial service was on the UC-Berkeley campus in mid January, only a few days after my mastectomy, so even if I had known, I wasn't in any shape to attend, unfortunately. He was a community activist, educator, businessman, & was well known for his tireless work, giving spirit & sense of community. I 1st met him when I was working at Asian Health Services in Oakland in the early 1990s & he was the Ricoh copier representative. As the admin assistant in the health ed dept., I had to be the copier expert. But I'd bump into him at other community functions & also worked with him again when I was setting up a campaign office in Oakland for the No on Prop. 187 efforts. Anyway, it was very sad to hear about his passing when I was in the Bay Area recuperating.
Mom's on the wait list to get colon cancer screening & for an appoinment w/a dietitian at Kaiser. She was recently diagnosed w/high cholesterol & type 2 diabetes -- she's adamant about not taking western medicine since the last time she took some presription pain killers, it made her blood pressure rise. She'll have a diabetes eye check done later this month & next week she'll see an acupuncturist. She'll definitely be putting her herbs to good use. I'll try to get some info in Chinese for her.
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