April 4th, 2019

We have been trying to lay low and recuperate this week. Ron is still exhausted and has bouts of nausea. Since he has been better about taking nausea meds on a schedule, the tummy upset doesn't seem to be as prevalent as last week. He is slowly getting some energy back, but can no longer swallow much of anything. I'm pretty sure he has lost more weight this week, but we don't know for sure, as he's managed to avoid stepping on the scale.

We had to make a couple of trips to Nanaimo this week for tube feeding stuff and prescriptions, but we should be able to hang out at home for the next 10 days or so. The Nanaimo trips just wipe Ron out, even though they are short ones.

We have a flurry of appointments after the middle of the month in preparation for his esophagectomy at the end of April.

The pollen clouds are probably not helping Ron's energy level, but the blossoms are beautiful. I will probably be doing a minimal vegetable garden again this year, but we'll have to wait and see what happens. Our horticulturist neighbor and friend brought us some lettuce and bunching onions that I have planted in pots outside the kitchen door. I imagine I will be able to begin picking a few leaves soon.

We are supposed to be getting more April showers soon. I hope so, the water/fire situation isn't looking too good for the Island at the moment.