The Yellow Paint has arrived, to be taken daily. It's Nadine's new antibiotic, which is needed to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia. The old one, Bactrum, might have caused the delay in her "counts" rising, which caused the delay in her chemo, so now she has this one.
It has the consistency of almost-fluorescent yellow paint, and she got 9 ml sucked up into a 10ml syringe, then disgorged into a little cup, leaving the syringe coated with the dried dye-like substance, as is everything else it touches.
Nadine's first preferred way of eating it was dribbled on the top of some ice cream, followed by the rest of the ice cream.
She did figure out an "improvement" in it -- pouring it into a tiny cup. A quick swig and something yummy afterwards.
If she goes for a few months with no more delays in "counts", she might get to try her old antibiotic again, but for now it's a dose of "paint" a day. Oh boy.
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Barbara
ReplyDeleteIt was such a joy to meet both you and Nadine on Saturday. As she and I talked of writing it led naturally into a conversation of cancer. I encouraged her to blog frequently and briefly as it could always be edited and expanded when her energy returns. (We always think we will remember the details but we don't!)
I plan to follow both her blog and your own. As a Christian writer, my own blog is centered around disicplines and experiences in the Christian life. Some topics, such as approaches to prayer and meditation may interest you (in the archives) while others may not. Currently the topics are rather controversial and narrow in focus but often they branch out to embrace a wide view of God and Christ.
I do not think people intersect by accident and now feel tied to your journey. Thank you for posting honestly here. You are in my prayers
Cynthia