tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12615438436642769792024-02-20T13:12:10.341-05:00Jade SherpaA helpful blog with a health focus.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-71008374077857160012017-04-18T22:28:00.001-04:002017-04-18T22:28:08.396-04:00...this one goes to eleven....<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Apologies to the wonderful and talented writers behind <u>This Is Spinal Tap</u> : Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Rob Reiner. )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I am quite happy to have made this milestone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Still not dead! <b><i>Very</i></b> exited about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also no surgeries or procedures or the like for an entire year! It's a record! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">If you don't recognize the title of the movie above, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">look it up.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Also, maybe, ya know....watch it.</span><br />
<br />Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-90768639905533970782014-10-09T22:29:00.005-04:002014-10-09T22:29:58.658-04:00Whoopsie!Hi there!<br />
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Brief update: I'm not dead.<br />
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<br />Slightly longer update:<br />
One surgery, a whole bunch of "procedures", and I'm pretty much OK. In fact, some parts of me are better than they have been in years!<br />
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I still have lots of visits with medical professionals and lots of tests. I've added two more specialists to my medical team. They are very nice. <br />
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I hate going to see them.<br />
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<br />Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-57924687620011889882013-04-01T21:33:00.000-04:002013-04-01T21:36:00.440-04:00SevenGuess what?<br />
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It's been another year!<br />
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One more year of sunsets. There were sunrises too, but most people who really know me will tell you I'm not much of a morning person, so I only saw 3 or 4 actual sunrises this year.<br />
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One more year with my family. One more year with my friends. <br />
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One more year of laundry, of dishes, of yard work. One more year of driving, of appointments, tests and surgeries.<br />
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I didn't say the *<i>whole</i>* year was sunshine and rainbows.<br />
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But you know what? Don't care.<br />
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I <b>lived</b> it.<br />
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Lived it all.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-23907038597871073492013-03-27T23:32:00.000-04:002013-03-27T23:32:57.284-04:00Still Here!My but time does fly. The months have whizzed past. I've been busy. Kinda.<br />
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Since I last posted, I've had a couple surgeries and a bunch of procedures. I'm healing nicely for the most part.<br />
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I've memorized the 5 signs of infection, in English and in Latin. Because my principle surgeon has a sense of humor, that's why. Also because prevention is so much nicer than treating. For everybody.<br />
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I've been fortunate to once again have a nice team of medical professionals looking after me. They are lovely people. Dedicated. Kind. Funny. Great taste in music. I don't want to see them anymore.<br />
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But I have to, because I'm not done yet. Another 3 things to go (assuming this last one heals well), and I should be all done. Except for regularly scheduled checkups.<br />
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And for anyone who cares, the 5 signs of infection are:<br />
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heat<br />
swelling<br />
redness<br />
pain<br />
discharge<br />
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<br />Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-24685880735987499362012-07-05T23:18:00.000-04:002012-07-05T23:18:37.641-04:00Cancer ScaresThere's this thing that happens once you've had cancer. You become more aware of the little things. Not just things like the chirping of birds, or the way rain smells. Things like how different parts of your body feel. What things generally look like. You become very aware of things that are out of the ordinary, for you. <br />
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In my case, when something seems a little not-quite-right, I hear Jeff Goldblum saying "Are...are we worrying? I...I mean....is....is this....OK?<br />
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Every cancer survivor I've spoken to has had a scare. At least one. <br />
The sinking "something's a little off" feeling is one thing. It is easy enough to deal with - you talk to a medical professional and you get it sorted out, right? Done and done. <br />
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But it's not that easy for everyone. You may think you are imaging things. Or that you are perhaps over reacting. Or that you have become a hypochondriac. Or that you can't run to the doctor for every little thing; you really need to man-up. Or that your family can't take the stress of having to deal with cancer again. Or that you can't take the stress of having to deal with cancer again.<br />
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So you wait. For a sign that it's definitely something. Or definitely nothing.<br />
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And you feel like an idiot for waiting. You feel bad about being scared. You are supposed to be tough, right? You beat this thing once, right? So maybe you go see that medical professional. Or, maybe you wait some more. It's the cat in the box again. You are both fine and very much not fine until the test results are in.<br />
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So, why am I telling you all this?<br />
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Because I had a scare. <br />
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I've had more than one so far, but this one was bad. Waiting for the biopsy results was rough. <br />
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And you know what? It's not cancer. It's serious, and there will be surgeries ahead (I've already had one), but I will deal with it. Because it's not cancer. <br />
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Now, I have a very, very dear friend who waited. And it was cancer. And her journey was not an easy one. She's still here. She's doing great. The thought of what she went through got me to see a medical professional when I noticed something wrong. That, plus I'd eventually have to tell her, either way, and she can (and will) kick my sorry butt. <br />
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So, how do you know if cancer has come back? How do you know if it's going to be OK? <br />
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You don't. <br />
You have to pick up the phone. You have to call your doctor. You have to check. Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-18431800078157218652012-03-31T15:57:00.000-04:002012-03-31T15:57:37.036-04:00SixSix years ago, I received the worst news ever.<br />
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I had two small children. One loving husband. A father who'd already lost my mother to the same, horrible disease.<br />
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I am still here.<br />
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I was very, very fortunate.<br />
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I had an amazing team. I don't just mean the doctors. My nurses were fantastic. The other floor staff were excellent. My doctors' office staff (primary, specialist and surgeon) were all very determined. There were people of many faiths who prayed for me. People who brought food for my family. People who watched the children for us. People who helped in so many ways.<br />
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Without all of their help, things could have gone very differently.<br />
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I am still here.<br />
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Like many in the Survivor's Club, I am vigilant. If something is not quite right with my health, I don't ignore it. I get poked and prodded regularly. I don't mind. I don't want it to come back. Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-21441746516281381002012-01-31T18:47:00.000-05:002012-01-31T18:47:37.795-05:00In the spirit of helpfulness...I read <a href="http://www.weightymatters.ca/">Weighty Matters</a>. Not every day, but often. <br />
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Today Dr. Freedhoff posted a plea. A doctoral student is conducting a survey on spousal sabotage of weight loss programs. She has a brief, anonymous survey to collect data for her dissertation, but needs just a few more participants.<br />
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I have a soft place in my heart for doctoral students.<br />
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The details of the study can be found <a href="http://www.weightymatters.ca/2012/01/help-with-research-plea-spousal.html">here</a>, along with a link to the survey itself. <br />
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Please take a look. Maybe you can help.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-59752528298701294872011-11-29T22:53:00.001-05:002011-12-14T23:05:08.462-05:00What is going on?I've been saying that a lot lately.<br />
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I've started a new project at work, and haven't been posting lately.<br />
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Also, I noticed I was doing a lot of food posts. Which is fun, and certainly gets site traffic, but has been tending toward "off message". This is supposed to be a helpful blog with a health(ful) focus.<br />
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Cute food not so much.<br />
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So, I'm doing a little regrouping. I plan to keep posting, but my schedule will change.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-45352082259404856492011-11-16T10:10:00.001-05:002011-11-16T10:12:49.014-05:00Just a little lunchYesterday only Pumpkin required a packed lunch. Since she wasn't able to finish Monday's lunch, she asked for less this time.<br />
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Yes, healthy snacks still get sent along too.<br />
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added to <a href="http://www.bentolunch.net/2011/11/whats-for-lunch-wednesday-week-77.html">What's For Lunch Wednesday</a>Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-10222214807610662002011-11-13T20:20:00.000-05:002011-11-13T20:20:31.052-05:00Only a testRemember a while back I mentioned <a href="http://jadesherpa.blogspot.com/2011/09/testingtesting.html">testing season</a>? It's over for this year.<br />
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I'm fine.<br />
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Except for the pinky toe on my left foot. It didn't quite clear a door frame the other day. At least it's not sandal weather.<br />
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Speaking of weather.....<br />
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Yes, we did have snow the other day. Just like <a href="http://www.cinnamonopus.com/2011/11/10/ping-plonk-splat/">Cinnamon said</a>. No, I am not happy about it.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-60800157337285695812011-10-25T22:45:00.002-04:002011-10-26T08:19:45.831-04:00Weather Forecast: More RainIt's been a couple of cold, rainy days. We had a nice weekend, which made going to the pumpkin patch a delightful experience. But today? Rain. Yesterday? Rain. Tomorrow? Also rain.<br />
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Rainy, grey fall days make me want to bake.<br />
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And what better than pumpkin scones!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbsIyGKYBc_vuV6P0NUnAb7g9a3Mb5ikNgnUsB3mBw2qqkTNJghJ_aiEH0VkW01tEGRkXHRfmoUQKYId7fzPl4rPxSU16OJ2PZVzBeKGS10_-N43oHUV6ysCVU0lbkKcpkJKETkl6keQq/s1600/sesame_chicken_pumpkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbsIyGKYBc_vuV6P0NUnAb7g9a3Mb5ikNgnUsB3mBw2qqkTNJghJ_aiEH0VkW01tEGRkXHRfmoUQKYId7fzPl4rPxSU16OJ2PZVzBeKGS10_-N43oHUV6ysCVU0lbkKcpkJKETkl6keQq/s320/sesame_chicken_pumpkin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Today the girls have Sesame Ginger Baked Chicken (leftover from last night), with brown rice. Can you see it? It's under there. Cucumber slices help hold the rice in place, red pepper slices add colour. Steamed broccoli provides extra veg and fits in well between the cucumber and the red grapes. The special treat Mini Pumpkin Scone with cinnamon glaze sits in a purple flower shaped cup. <br />
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It's cute, and the girls ate all of it over the course of the day. But the biggest hit wasn't the scone.<br />
The biggest hit (for Pumpkin, anyway) was this guy:<br />
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I wrapped the spoon and fork in a napkin and secured it with this festive little guy.<br />
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Added to <a href="http://www.bentolunch.net/2011/10/whats-for-lunch-wednesday-week-74.html"><i>What's For Lunch Wednesday</i></a>Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-19746150212099953272011-10-18T23:24:00.001-04:002011-10-19T07:56:55.291-04:00Black Cat PastaFall is here. October. A nifty month, full of rain and falling leaves and fog. Towards the end there will be costumes and pumpkins.<br />
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I found this pasta on the weekend. Black Cat pasta. Little kitty faces and kitty paws, coloured with spinach. I thought it would be fantastic for a Halloween themed lunch, especially since I had a few cute Halloween picks. I suspected the vibrant colour would not hold through the cooking process. I was right. They are still pretty cute though, aren't they?<br />
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The pasta is not black. It's a pale green. Le sigh. I've been spoiled by squid ink pasta. And by other spinach pastas. They've usually held their colour quite nicely.<br />
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The garlic and parmigiano-reggiano kitty pasta is sitting in a purple cabbage leaf and decorated with a little tomato. (Both from our garden! Yes, even still! ) <br />
Steamed carrots sit in a silicone cup. The cucumber was unfortunately peeled before I could stop my kitchen helper, but keeps the pasta separate from the grapes just the same.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-58112344402127240832011-10-12T09:02:00.000-04:002011-10-12T09:02:29.282-04:00I couldn't resistThis is Friday's lunch. We were running behind schedule, so there was some dashing about in the kitchen. I did have a much fancier looking lunch in mind, but when everyone overslept, that just wasn't going to happen.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girls took the same lunch contents, but they were arranged differently. Peanut's was more plain, as she is too old now for cutsey lunches. Below is Pumpkin's lunch. She's fine with the cutesy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It started with just ham on tortillas, with grapes and blueberries in the silicone cups. Then I thought, hey, the broccoli kinda looks like hair! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I added grapes for eyes and a blueberry nose. I could not find the toothpicks anywhere, so they are held in place with short bits of whole-wheat spaghetti. The face was taking shape, and screamed out for a mouth. Pumpkin also got a yellow pepper ring cut in half for a smile. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Saturday is <a href="http://www.worldzombieday.org/">World Zombie Day</a>. Many cities are having celebrations, lots of them involving food drives to support local food banks.<br />
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The girls' school is having a food drive, but it is the annual Thanksgiving drive. It has nothing to do with Zombies, but will have some links to Oktoberfest, which kicks off Friday.<br />
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What is the favourite food of zombies? <br />
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Brains!<br />
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Of course I couldn't send <i>real </i>brains to school! These are maccaroni elbows with a little garlic and grana padana, shaped roughly into a brain (see the cleft?), with tomato paste dabbed on for blood.<br />
The brains are held in place with cucumber slices. A silicone muffin cup holds the grapes. Broccoli, red pepper slices and carrot slices fill in gaps.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-79193539345376894382011-10-04T09:25:00.000-04:002011-10-04T09:25:51.071-04:00Garden - Week 20 - Frost WarningsIt's that time again. Time for frost and frost warnings. There was even (allegedly) had a dusting of snow over the weekend, just south of here. I didn't see it myself, but the weather guys claim it happened.<br />
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Was my garden prepared? Nope.<br />
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So, this week/weekend will see me apologizing to the bedraggled looking plants as I tidy them up. Hopefully I will be able to plant some bulbs and top-dress some beds before we get truly bad weather. Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-80302544737110746992011-09-27T23:10:00.000-04:002011-09-27T23:10:59.527-04:00Today I did something new.Technically, I did two new things. I went to a music shop with Evening Goose and Evening Goose's Sister, and I made a bento lunch for myself!<br />
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Gasp!<br />
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I <i>know</i>! <br />
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The music shop was fantastic! I bought ukulele music! And a metronome!<br />
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The lunch was pretty darned good, too.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEdciuSE4qshXoS36_WiomQ_urlpt7a81GsByF2q_S4I3-7lyTV9o0I0AzOs8iyzz_mH7lS_uDXW5fBucoN_v3U6leb6GgIQjluJpTESJuRFy0FDKhNid8L14muD4_V22VobOMuzQylyM/s1600/mommy-lunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEdciuSE4qshXoS36_WiomQ_urlpt7a81GsByF2q_S4I3-7lyTV9o0I0AzOs8iyzz_mH7lS_uDXW5fBucoN_v3U6leb6GgIQjluJpTESJuRFy0FDKhNid8L14muD4_V22VobOMuzQylyM/s320/mommy-lunch.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
I packed it in my new LunchBot Uno.<br />
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(Which makes 3 new things.)<br />
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I had a ham and cheese tortilla, which was heated and cooled before packing. Cucumber slices and baby carrots helped wedge the wrap in place, and separate it from the grapes and white fleshed plum. That may not really have been necessary, since the grapes and plum slices were in red silicone cups. Some snap peas were stuffed in to hold it all in place, and provide some more green. Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-11707917564097814862011-09-26T15:14:00.000-04:002011-09-26T15:14:07.798-04:00Garden Week SomethingIt's well past Week 15, that's for sure.<br />
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The planter on the deck is well and truly finished now. No more lettuce, no more peas. One scraggly looking bean plant is holding out, but not for much longer.<br />
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Meanwhile, the raised bed is still producing cherry tomatoes. And purple carrots. I've even harvested some peppers in the last few days. The cabbages have set their heads, and will be harvested and enjoyed.<br />
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Do you remember me telling you that the broccoli did nothing?<br />
Look at this:<br />
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The cabbages look lovely:<br />
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It seems the cauliflower is not the variety we thought it was:<br />
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We went during TIFF.<br />
We did lots of cool things.<br />
We did not see *any* of the movies. <br />
But we did look at the big ol board that listed what was showing where, when. And ya know what? I wanna see a couple of them.<br />
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Not a whole bunch of them, just a couple.<br />
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50/50 is one of them.<br />
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While I was Sherpa-ing, one of my big tasks (in terms of time) was the "Idle Banter About NOT Cancer". Keeping it light was one of the more fun things. <br />
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So I want to see this film.<br />
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I am hopeful that it is a more accurate portrayal of the cancer experience. Since I'm not a male, 25 year-old comedy writer, I don't expect it to reflect very much of *my* cancer experience. I still want to see it.Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-79842452562306157332011-09-19T09:32:00.000-04:002011-09-19T09:32:47.838-04:00It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day!Ahoy mateys!<br />
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D'ye know what day this be? <br />
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Why, 'tis September the 19th! If ye be wishin' to grow yer knowledge a bit, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day">ye best click on this</a>.<br />
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To celebrate the day, the girls took something with a bit o'flair:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> And what better to accompany than a pirate hat napkin!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ946CY58ekkinYpX_CMUwyzaXxa6xN9X5OIJvz4V6Mk8YwlnRGnPJiUOTTBHR6aDSVeN56ldQehWuVCJhgu7E94CwT8-flXE7bTm5_0TacOkNxS4eIdvm2_-45RpU1KMoOoLAVHIZ786/s1600/hat-napkin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ946CY58ekkinYpX_CMUwyzaXxa6xN9X5OIJvz4V6Mk8YwlnRGnPJiUOTTBHR6aDSVeN56ldQehWuVCJhgu7E94CwT8-flXE7bTm5_0TacOkNxS4eIdvm2_-45RpU1KMoOoLAVHIZ786/s320/hat-napkin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photographed on the table for better contrast)</span></div>Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-22993875033066632582011-09-16T12:15:00.001-04:002011-09-16T15:51:25.774-04:005 Reasons Mammograms Are Not Really Scary<div style="font-family: inherit;">Really. They aren't. Honest.</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Getting a mammogram is not my favourite way to spend an afternoon, but it is way less invasive and/or uncomfortable than many other medical tests.<br />
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So why do so many people put them off? Is it because mammography is scary?<br />
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Then in the name of naming and exposing the monster under the bed (Geoff, and really just made of balled-up unwashed socks) to make it less frightening, here is a short list to de-scare-ify mammograms.<b> </b><br />
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<b>1. There is no prep for a mammogram.</b><br />
None. At all. OK, so you don’t wear deodorant/antiperspirant before the test. It gets the plates all gunky and can be hard to clean off. But still, this isn’t a prep kind of thing. You don’t have to drink anything gross. You don’t have to fast. You just show up.</div><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>2. It is not invasive.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Let’s face it, the majority of people getting mammograms are women. Ladies, this is nowhere near as invasive as the way, way more common cancer screen – the PAP smear. <br />
Yep, you have to have your top off. However, you will probably have a gown to cover you, or some little jacket thing, depending on the place doing your test. This is nothing like trying to arrange 2-3 pieces of paper to cover yourself.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">For the gentlemen out there who will require this test (yes, men get breast cancer too) while you will probably get looks from the women (well, some of them), I've been told it's it’s not as bad as a prostate exam or hernia check. Not that I’ve ever had either. This is what I’ve heard from a friend-of-a-friend who is a male breast cancer survivor. He’s also a veteran, and a grandfather.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>3. It doesn’t hurt.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Seriously. Your breasts are pretty malleable. The mammography machine (let’s call it….Betty) has two plates. You kind of lean into Betty, and the plates compress your breast tissue. Yes, Betty does squish your breasts fairly flattish. I would say it is more discomfort than actual pain.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">Now, if you are having a mammogram and find yourself thinking “Jade lied! This hurts! Betty is evil!”, tell your technician. You will probably need to describe the pain (Stabbing/throbbing/burning etc.) It might be that you can be repositioned. Or maybe not, but it only takes a second for the “picture”, so it won't last long.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>4. A mammogram doesn’t take a long time.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">When I had my first one, I figured it would take the whole afternoon. It took less time than I expected. It would fit into a lunch hour. Now, there are exceptions to this, of course. The center I go to has two mammogram suites, and other rooms just for ultrasound, biopsy, and consultation. If you have to have extra images taken for what ever reason (like having dense breasts), it can take a little bit longer. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>5. It’s not really the test that worries you, is it?</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">It’s the possibility of the bad result. <br />
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There have been lots of theories floated about why people don’t get checked. I subscribe to the "If I don’t know, then I’m fine" theory of denial. It’s a little like a small child covering his eyes and thinking you can't see him. It also doesn’t work. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Getting a bad result (or a diagnosis of cancer) doesn’t mean that in the second a Doctor says the Big C Word you’ve received a <i>zott</i> of deadliness. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Nope.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
It has been there, lurking, undetected, for some time. Kinda like The Silence. (For Dr. Who fans. For everyone else, I’ll wait while you <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1377089/Doctor-Whos-new-enemy-The-Silence-makes-Daleks-look-like-Dusty-Bin.html">click this link</a>.) Every bit as creepy. Every bit as malicious.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;">And the sooner you know, the more time you have to do something about it. <br />
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But ignoring your own health? <br />
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That's really scary. </div>Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-67009415828805433382011-09-13T20:21:00.000-04:002011-09-13T20:21:42.940-04:00School's Back!It is the second week, in fact. Yay! So, why no posts last week? Because it was the <i>first</i> week of school. Yes, the children took lunches. I just didn't post any pictures. Until now....<br />
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This was Friday's lunch. Some lovely green seedless grapes and red pepper slices, and curried chicken (left over from supper) decorated with thin red pepper slices approximating birds. The brown rice (also from supper) is separated from the chicken by romaine lettuce, and decorated with a fresh-from-the-garden purple carrot. Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-66639423355158705202011-09-02T08:00:00.002-04:002011-09-02T08:00:10.596-04:00Testing....testing....So, you may have noticed I've not done any health related or cancer focused posts lately. That's because it's testing season, again. Eventually I'll get all my assorted appointments coordinated so I can get them done inside the same month or two, but right now there are tests run in the spring, and more in late summer/early fall.<br />
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No, we are not going to worry. I get to do these every year. It's part of the life of a survivor. That doesn't make it fun. I have tests and exams, and then I wait.<br />
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The waiting is the worst. It makes me feel like cat in a physicist's thought experiment. You know the one.* Inside the box, I'm both fine and not fine, until someone checks and reports the result.<br />
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Meow? <br />
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*Schrödinger's cat, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat#Copenhagen_interpretation">this interpretation</a>Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-41402287019982725272011-08-30T22:25:00.000-04:002011-08-30T22:25:02.883-04:00Delicious Dumplings <br />
One week left! School resumes next week! Where did the time go?<br />
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The weather was lovely today, so we intended to have an outdoor lunch. Then the bees showed up. Wasps, mostly. We do not like them. We ate inside.<br />
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Today we had seafood dumplings (kinda steamed, kinda pan fried) in our favourite, romaine lettuce. The cherry tomatoes and purple carrots are fresh from the garden. I steamed the broccoli today. It seems to have made the colour more vibrant. The orange bell pepper is not from the garden, but is local, and so are the free-stone peach slices.<br />
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Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-14384354510902900162011-08-23T12:44:00.000-04:002011-08-23T12:44:46.256-04:00Purple Carrots!The days are getting cooler, the golden rod is getting more yellow. This means school is approaching.<br />
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We still have about two weeks of summer vacation, though!<br />
The girls are in a science and engineering camp this week. They are learning new things, building and making stuff, and having a great time so far.<br />
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The girls' lunches today are meatballs in a lettuce nest with mini pitas, cucumber slices and green seedless grapes. The grape tomatoes from Stella, and purple carrots from the raised bed were harvested by the girls this morning.<br />
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Here the purple carrots are sliced, showing their orange cores.<br />
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Pumpkin preferred her carrot whole:<br />
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She also requested fewer tomatoes, and more grapes.<br />
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Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1261543843664276979.post-64526001157943478302011-08-22T14:02:00.000-04:002011-08-22T14:02:25.085-04:00Garden Week 14We are nearing the end of August. The window box planter is pretty much done, now.<br />
The last of the lettuces have gone to seed. The beans in the box didn't produce very much of anything, I'm afraid.<br />
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The raised bed is a different story. The beans continue to bear, as do the tomatoes. We have pulled a few purple carrots, and even harvested peppers. Of course the oregano is thriving. It is trying to escape the bed now. <br />
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The broccoli has produced nothing but leaves so far. They look a little sad. Tall, thin, leafy, with no indication of any intention of developing a head. I don't know what their problem is. The cabbage and cauliflower are quite happy. My friend's broccoli has also done pretty much nothing. Maybe it's the area? The weather? Jade Sherpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489623950586018170noreply@blogger.com0