As I mentioned in a previous post, I've gotten a bit twitchy this year about my birthday. Medical people have been asking me my birthday all year. Then, when I answer, they inject me with something: chemotherapy or immunotherapy drugs, radioactive sugar, or CT contrast material. So it was good to have my birthday come and have it be a cause for celebration—with no injections!
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| My birthday, with no needles! |
Thanksgiving was also a cause for celebration. We had family and friends and lots of good food. In keeping with my custom in recent years, I harvested carrots that day. I otherwise left most of the food preparation to others, ably spearheaded by Gita.
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| Thanksgiving carrot harvest |
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| Plentiful food prepared by others |
We had a full house of family and friends for both Thanksgiving and my birthday. It was wonderful to see everyone, and a great joy to me to have gotten this far. I certainly had things to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, with the improvement in my health over this time last year. It was exhausting, though. I find I have very little stamina, and I keep being surprised at just how quickly I get tired. This week my priority is rest.
