I celebrated this special Sunday by it being the first day of my radiation series when I was completely unable to eat solid food. I tried to eat nurungji this morning, but it didn't work out. So during the day I drank a couple of those gamey-smelling nutrition drinks I was prescribed a few weeks ago. Each time, I put in a drop of vanilla extract and a sprinkle of cinnamon, and pour it over ice. That gets it to seem vaguely like horchata.
It all sounds pretty bad. It is bad. But… most patients undergoing this type of therapy after my particular diagnosis and surgery would have been in today's situation two weeks ago. In that sense, I am still beating the odds handily. The doctor has commented frequently on my surprising resilience. I will make it through this!
I only have two weeks left.
What I'm listening to right now.
信近エリ[Eri Nobuchika] & Röyksopp, "Sing a Song" – Kramsnø Remix. Röyksopp is a Norwegian duo, and Eri Nobuchika reworks their popular "Vision One" with her own lyrics sung in Japanese. I like this version a great deal even though I don't understand the lyrics.
[daily log: walking, 2 km]
Wow, no eating solid food or talking for two more weeks! That is hard. I wish I could take some of the pain away and give you some taste buds for awhile. 🙁 Hurting for you.