This week long stuffy nose/plugged up sinus is getting very VERY old. First it was the cold I fought off last weekend. 7-days to be exact. And then the rain came, so the allergies also contributed to further stuffing up my nose. It was cold-related stuffy, and now it’s itchy, sneeze-fest runny nose. You know it’s bad when you are using Kleenex with lotion–a glorious gift from heaven’s above–and your nose still gets so raw it cracks and bleeds. I have a patch in my right nostril, at the tip of my nose where one might have a nose ring,...
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Dad called this morning. Mom will not need chemo after all. The doctors are confident that they have it all. Since the lymph nodes were untouched, they thing this is it. Camp Khun Noi continues to wreak havoc at the hospital for a few more days though. Mom is scheduled to return home on Monday....
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It’s 7:30 p.m. -ish. I’m about to go to bed. Skipping dinner and all that. Oh yeah. The rain made me miss yoga. I left the parking lot in Downtown LA at 5:20. I got on the 110 on Exposition by USC, my new route, at 6:00 p.m. It was the street traffic trying to get to Flower that killed me. And then it’s the usual crawl out of Downtown-ish area half way to the 105 before it cleared up. And then it was slow but going through from the 105, and free for all on the 605. I got...
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Bad news: The tumor in my mom’s lung is indeed cancer. Good news: The tumor was removed along with 2 sections of the lung (out of 10, that is). The doctors think they got all of it out, hence 2 sections instead of one. Although it was near the lymphnodes, which was our biggest concerns, it didn’t get there. So as far as they know, they got everything. Mom will have to go through a less-aggressive chemo/radiation what have they just to make sure the cancer is all gone. I got to talk to her briefly this morning. I made...
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My mom has just gotten out of surgery to have a lump in her lung removed. I didn’t know about this until last night. We’ll hear more later on tonight (their afternoon). Will write more later. But in the meantime, if you come by here, please help me pray. Thanks....
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It’s amazing how a certain comfort food seems to just cure you of whatever sickness you may have. Bacon and rice. Cherry Coke. Mango. My miracle cure. Yes. I fried up another batch of bacon today, the full 4-strip treatment, for early lunch and early dinner. I buy fresh bacon by the pound from a local butcher shop, yielding about 12-16 strips, and freeze them in 4-strip portions. So I chopped up the bacon and fry them until crispy. I then toss them on a bed of hot steamed rice. Usually, I’d just sprinkle ground pepper over the top and...
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