Saturday, December 26, 2009

Day Six



Happy Sunday!  It was back to Home Plus again.  I think they're going to give me a job pretty soon.  You will notice the cheese slices, Campbells soup and Skippy peanut butter.  American food is expensive!  The soup was about 2,500 won per can and the pb almost 7,000 won.  I only buy items that have either a recognizable label or has some kind of writing in English.  Otherwise, it's a free-for-all of what could be ANYTHING.  By the way, there is no labeling for anything "diet".  If you buy diet coke, it says "light coke" on the label.

This morning I got my WBC stimulator shot from the wife of one of the other patients.  This is her second time here so very familiar with everything including the ole' needle.  Her name is Erica and is such an incredibly nice woman.  I will probably constantly write about the patients and their families.  I suppose that when you, or the one you are with, are going through such an illness... you naturally bond with those in a similar situation.  Everyone sort of looks out for each other.  But then, that's really the way it should be - isn't it?

No clinic visit today, just another amazingly cold day.  So, we're laying low until we go back to Goodgene in the morning.  Mom is in a lot of pain in the rib area.  The coughing only makes it worse.  She's had to cut back on the medication for nerve pain until the shipment for the next round gets here.  Hopefully, it will come tomorrow so she can start taking more again which should help.

I'm eyeing a piece of popcorn from two days ago, against the wall, under the little eating table in our room.  I'm on a mission to see when the maid will vacuum it up.  These are the little things in life that make a quiet day inside worth while.  Until tomorrow...  Anneyong Kayseo!