Apologies about my sudden radio silence. Round two of craptastic chemo didn't follow the anticipated gradient (upwards) and instead I seemed to lurch from one day to the next feeling nauseous and lacking in anything that could be described as energetic.
It culminated in an overnight stay in hospital to have some fluids put in and some checks done to make sure there were no underlying issues with my bowel....it had decided to hog some of the limelight and was behaving rather badly! On strike and seemingly immune to whatever went in there to try to wake it up...and then suddenly deciding to have a hissy fit and make me seriously want to die due to the painful cramping and nasty business emanating from my nether regions.
I have tried to adopt a more relaxed routine in an attempt to cooperate with my lovely oncologist so I took to teaching myself how to crochet with zpagetti. If you're unfamiliar with this phenomenon you should check it out! My friend who suggested it reminds me that it's perfect for a more "free form" expression....which translates to "missed stitches...who cares!!!".
It was frustrating and it took quite a few attempts before I mastered the stitches...I'm doing a cheats version of the magic circle (crochet speak). My first attempt was this....
The next attempt was much improved and is now sitting proudly where I can admire it regularly! I am just loving playing with the zpagetti colours (trying to contain how many colours I succumb to) and have been practising stars and flowers...even made a garland for my beautiful friend who introduced me to this therapy.
So that was a great way of distracting you from how crappy I am feeling! Craptastic chemo round 3 was last Friday and I'm going to try and spend the day in bed giving my body the rest it needs.
Round 3 of 7 done....in another week we will hit the half way mark. That's something to look forward to:)
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Nice to hear from you. It's great to have something that needs enough concentration that you can lose yourself in it and take your mind off your worries, but not so much it exhausts you. I remember going through a period of macrame when I was about 18 and had exam revision to do, which might explain why I'm going to Uni now and not then!!
ReplyDeleteI considered it a yarn that you were spinning when you put penne to paper that you were crocheting with zpagetti, which I mistakenly thought was a name for "coloured spaghetti". What you have created may not be tasty, but it definitely looks tasteful.
ReplyDeleteOh Lib. You are such a trooper, although you mightn't feel like it. I have the highest admiration for you. You are in both my thoughts and prayers. J x
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