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Wednesday October 12, 2022

Ending cycle 2

Cycle 2 Day 14

I spent a few hours at the cancer centre today, having my once per cycle checkup with the oncologist, and getting blood drawn to monitor a few things, most importantly to me immune system counts (mine are pretty good, given my situation). While there I once again browsed the library of pamphlets. I counted twenty five different specific cancer type pamphlets, only four had photos of people who might have been my age. Three of the four were reproductive cancers. The remainder, including colon, featured people decades older.

I'm very tired, my mood has fallen a bit, but I'm ready to start Cycle 3.

A man with long green hair wearing a light blue shirt and surgical mask sits next to a window in a hospital waiting room

In Royal Victoria Health Centre's Cancer Centre waiting room

A man with long green hair wearing a light blue shirt hugs a black standard poodle on a couch

My favourite poodle ❤️
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Saturday October 08, 2022

Sweater weather forever

Cycle 2 Day 10

Its Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, and we're having our turkey dinner tonight. We rarely have it on Monday, the day Thanksgiving actually falls, because you have more non work days to eat delicious leftovers. This time, it's not work, but the start of Cycle 3 on Thursday, that motivates celebrating early.

To my Canadian friends, I hope you have the Thanksgiving you dream of.

To my non Canadian friends, have a wonderful weekend.

A man with long green hair stands on a sidewalk, a lakeside motel behind him

Dawn, down at the beach

A man with long green hair wears a black shirt and dark green cardigan, behind him is a poster for a fake movie called "Girl with the Stolen Raygun" A man with long green hair wears a brown corderoy jacket and a striped red scarf, he is sitting in a car A man with long green hair stands on a beach, big water behind him

It's cold down at the (other, larger) beach

A man with long green hair sits on top of a picnic table, a forest path behind him A man with long green hair hugs a black standard poodle, only their heads are visible, his facing down, her's facing up

My goof poodle ❤️

A man with long green hair hugs a black standard poodle, who is lying down, a golden labradoodle lays down next to them, but her head is up

My poodle pals

From the comments

James Petrosky: Another of the poodles on their own A black standard poodle and a golden labradoodle sleep in a dog bed, their heads touching

James Petrosky: The menacing October sky of Lake Huron A landscape photo of a desolate looking beach with streaks of dry white sand over dark wet sand, big water broken by many whitecaps, and a sky that promises that winter is coming

James Petrosky: Thanksgiving dinner round these parts (this little cottage, specifically, and not necessarily anywhere else) is a roasted turkey served with fresh (never canned, canned was served at a family gathering once years ago and that faux pas is still talked about), mashed potatos, dressing (no stuffing is served), gravy, boiled turnip and steamed green beans. Peas often replace the beans, but we found some fresh ones this week.

Unfortunately neither of my brothers, nor my partner, could make it. But we do the best with who we have (namely, my parents and the poodles)

James Petrosky: In case you were wondering what we watch on tv during and after dinner, is the United States National Park Service Alaskan bear cam and a collection of webcams in Siberia.

James Petrosky: Sunset at Woodland Beach A boardwalk stretches towards the water, the sky is cloud filled except at the horizon, where its orange

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