Thursday health update, cooking and a housekeeper

Mike and I got an early start this morning and the folks at the blood centre were waiting for me. They were able to get me platelets early, so I got those first and luckily had no reaction. Then I got the two units of red cells. Everything went very smoothly. The Benadryl kept me asleep the whole time and we got home around 2:00p. Except for the mental wear and tear of having to get that done, I'm feeling pretty good this evening. Very tired, but good. And to celebrate, I have poured myself a glass of prosecco.


Tomorrow I go to the surgeon and the nurses today told me a couple of things to have him look at. They think the port needs to be x-rayed again as something doesn't seem just right. All I know is that my whole shoulder and neck are hurting and it's difficult to even move my arm.

After I rested for awhile I cooked a batch of plain cranberry sauce with the second large bag of cranberries from Costco. It's good to get that taken care of for this holiday.

I also made the plunge and called my niece about her housekeeper working for me also. I think at first we will have her come everyday (on days she's not working for my niece) until we can get some order restored around here. Everything has been so neglected for months! Then maybe she can come one or two days a week to do the basic cleaning and whatever laundry she has time for in an 8 hour day. I feel really guilty about this. But Mike says he doesn't want me to worry about doing it, and even if I could clean, we'd rather me spend my energy cooking or doing other things that give me some joy rather than the drudge stuff. She's going to start the week after Thanksgiving. I know this is a good thing, because I do fret about the state of the house. So here's looking to happier, more organised, and squeaky clean days ahead!