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The February sunshine has done wonders for me to start feeling better from #5 chemo treatment. Mentally, January was a heavy month with the covid19 lockdown, self-imposed immune protection, and lack of sunshine. I had a few days of just sleeping through the worst of it! I'm so glad that the first month of 2021 is behind me, and I'm looking ahead to my remaining #6 and final chemo treatment coming mid-February. Just one more to go...
Working on my felt stocking helped stimulate my mind function and lessen my hand neuropathy, and so since then I have been looking for another project to pass the time during these dull days of winter. I think my new hobby is looking and collecting project ideas... not a bad thing at all. Pinterest has become my new place to go. But, it's time to get over looking and get to some action... lol
Chemo beanie hat will be my new project. I purchased the recommended yarn (thank you Amazon). After digging out my crochet hooks, it was time to get to work. This project will be made by Caron Simply Soft in strawberry which looks more like corel to me. Just what I need a bright colour to stimulate me when there isn't enough sunshine to do that naturally. Thank you to Pattern-Paradise.com for the free charmed cloche pattern. If you want to try your hand or share the pattern, just click the pattern link.
Now let me say that I haven't done a lot of crocheting, but I know the basic granny square stitches. YouTube and Google know everything else, so I figured I have this one covered. The pattern post actually has videos for some of the tricky stitches, so that is helpful too. I now know how the magical loop is done.
After a couple days of crocheting, I finished my first chemo beanie hat! Oh look how tickled I am with myself that I could hardly wait to try out my new hat!! It is light and simple, and very warm. I just have to remember to take it off before I get in the shower. Well I suppose that could be ok too. LOL! :) Previous Next
Fancy crocheting I say, congratulations mastering the pattern, it looks very difficult to me. The hat is super cute, and your selfies made me smile. Spring is on it's way Sue, today it was 8 degrees here and as we went out for a walk I said, hmm, wonderful, would it be in Canada, it would be called shorts weather, sure enough a half an hour later we see a guy in shorts. My honey said "he must be from up North or Canada" 😎🤣🤣🤣
Friday, December 4th finished my 5th week radiation at Health Sciences North Sudbury, which also concludes my outside radiation treatments. 25 times to keep the bowel empty and fill the bladder, over and done with!! Yahoo!! I was so happy for the last day to come. I know both Michael and I were glad to be giving up the dorm lifestyle, sleeping on the hard hospital bed, and closing the door to Room 208. We both said "BYE ROOM!!" As much as I appreciate having a place to call home while doing these treatments, I know I will leave this memory behind me for more favourable ones to come! The one memory that I bring with me from this time period will be the wonderful people I have met here in Sudbury. The hospital staff, hospital volunteers, doctors, nurses, and radiation therapists - they have all been so awesome!! Kind, courteous, respectful, and a friendly face to a dark time in someone's life. I would try to remember their names, and there were many!! I made sur...
Here I am celebrating my 3-month cancer free milestone today, and I am three days away from my first post chemo treatment check-up. I am expecting all good news... and making a bit of a vacation out of it since my check-up is in Sudbury. It will become an overnight trip since I need to be at the Cancer Centre for 9am May 20th. We are planning to fit in a Red Lobster take out supper into the trip too!! At least, that's the plan. We are both looking forward to some seafood to fill that East Coast cravings! April weirdo weather did bring May flowers. My tulips were a pleasure to see, and my bearded iris are still yet to come. I planted a rose bush so let's see how that works out. Michael bought me a raised garden planter box. I love it!! I decided we would put some vegetables in there. Seeded and ready to grow!! It will prove to be great exercise this summer. Just what I need as I continue to build my streng...
This birthday would be bittersweet! Birthdays are supposed to be fun and happy times. As a friend reminded me, I used to celebrate my birthday for the month of September, well maybe at least for the week! My birthday was always a celebration with family, friends, and coworkers, and most importantly with cake... yummy cake!!! Oh there would be cake... but 2020 would be different. There would be no feeling of joy this year! I would cry most of the day. I let the sadness of what I have lost come to the surface. My first birthday without dad, and supposedly cancer-free! Oh yippee, Happy Birthday to Me! So I prepared my own birthday supper, my husband said that I was making him feel guilty, but it was something I wanted to do. These were the carrots from my parents' garden, and the carrots that dad and mom brought to me the day before I left for surgery. They were special to enjoy today. When I was in college, my dad gave me a $50 bill. I tucked it away in...
Fancy crocheting I say, congratulations mastering the pattern, it looks very difficult to me.
ReplyDeleteThe hat is super cute, and your selfies made me smile.
Spring is on it's way Sue, today it was 8 degrees here and as we went out for a walk I said, hmm, wonderful, would it be in Canada, it would be called shorts weather, sure enough a half an hour later we see a guy in shorts. My honey said "he must be from up North or Canada" 😎🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Annemarie! It was fairly simple once I mastered a couple stitches. It sure is a warm beanie for the house. :)
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