This is a link to Hannah's website....she is 10 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer.
http://www.ourlittlesweetpea.com/
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Nice Weekend
What a lovely weekend! Brennan, my nephew, was here for a sleep over and cake baking fun. I dropped one of the cake pans on the counter, which does not make for a very beautiful finished piece. Bren and I decided cake still tastes the same whether it is in good condition or a pile of crumbs....frosting fixes everything. The cake was so delicious we had a piece after breakfast!
Brennan and I also went on an hour and a half walk in the park. It was so cute, he kept asking me if he was walking too fast. I had to laugh....he doesn't realize I practically have to run to keep up with Eddy!!!! Brennan and I talked the whole walk about everything under the sun....being bald was one of the topics. Brennan thinks it was "better to be bald than dead" and he is absolutely correct.
While I was making scrambled eggs for us this morning, Brennan vacuumed the living room and kitchen for me (there was a monetary reward). It was certainly nice to get a bit of help. Too bad he wasn't interested in cleaning toilets!
I went to water aerobics four times this week (Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun)! Getting a ton of new freckles even with sunscreen on and a we bit of a tan, well, actually more beige than white. Today I wore my rash guard since I did get a little sunburned yesterday (not supposed to get sunburned on the lymphedema side....could cause an infection).
Learned about using Kinesio take at my lymphedema support group on Wednesday. Amazing stuff....you probably saw it on the during the Olympics on the female volleyball player. We did some practice runs with the tape during the meeting, then I did a full taping from my right underarm to the left to help drain the lymph from my right arm. I swear I could actually feel the fluid moving! Underarm swelling is virtually gone but my hand is still a bit puffy. Now that I see how well the tape works, I need to order a few rolls.
Off to do a little house cleaning and laundry before Monday rolls around.
Cheryl
Brennan and I also went on an hour and a half walk in the park. It was so cute, he kept asking me if he was walking too fast. I had to laugh....he doesn't realize I practically have to run to keep up with Eddy!!!! Brennan and I talked the whole walk about everything under the sun....being bald was one of the topics. Brennan thinks it was "better to be bald than dead" and he is absolutely correct.
While I was making scrambled eggs for us this morning, Brennan vacuumed the living room and kitchen for me (there was a monetary reward). It was certainly nice to get a bit of help. Too bad he wasn't interested in cleaning toilets!
I went to water aerobics four times this week (Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun)! Getting a ton of new freckles even with sunscreen on and a we bit of a tan, well, actually more beige than white. Today I wore my rash guard since I did get a little sunburned yesterday (not supposed to get sunburned on the lymphedema side....could cause an infection).
Learned about using Kinesio take at my lymphedema support group on Wednesday. Amazing stuff....you probably saw it on the during the Olympics on the female volleyball player. We did some practice runs with the tape during the meeting, then I did a full taping from my right underarm to the left to help drain the lymph from my right arm. I swear I could actually feel the fluid moving! Underarm swelling is virtually gone but my hand is still a bit puffy. Now that I see how well the tape works, I need to order a few rolls.
Off to do a little house cleaning and laundry before Monday rolls around.
Cheryl
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