Random Thoughts and Musings

Baby S is neutropenia so she was not able to start her four-hour chemo session today. This, of course, puts her behind schedule. She’s supposed to get her treatment the same day every week, so they were saying they were going to put it off a full week.  However, they are going to keep her overnight tonight, with lots of fluids, and see if that helps. If so, they’ll allow her to have her chemo treatment tomorrow … which means an extra night in the hospital (because the treatment is 4 hours, then she has to have 20 hours of rehydration).

If she isn’t up on her counts tomorrow, they are going to put it off for a whole week and see if that gives her system enough time to build itself back up.

The first scenario is the best, all around. Each week we push back her chemo, we’re also pushing back her surgery. The chemo BEFORE the surgery is only SHRINKING the tumor, not killing it entirely. So, if she has to wait an extra week (or two … or three), the tumor (and, therefore, the cancer) are STILL in her body, and STILL have the chance to metastasize (spread).

Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We truly appreciate all of the emotional support we have received thus far- ya’ll are absolutely amazing!

xo

A friend of mine said that he hasn’t been able to find a good vegan recipe for oatmeal raisin cookies.

This only takes about 12 minutes to prepare, and when my friend made this recipe for me, I liked the cookies. Now, I don’t know if she tweaks the recipe at all … so I hope this works. Try it, and lemme know?

Ingredients:
1/2-tsp baking soda
1/2-tsp salt
1/2-tsp cloves
1/2-tsp nutmeg
1-tsp vanilla
1-tsp-cinnamon
1/2-cup soymilk
1/2-cup sugar
3/4-cup vegan margarine
1-cup packed brown sugar
1-cup flour
1-cup raisins
3-cups rolled or fast-cooking oatmeal

1-cup chopped nuts (optional)

- Pour the sugar, brown sugar, vegan margarine, and vanilla into a bowl and beat until they are smooth and fluffy.
- Pour in the soy milk, mix until ingredients are combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices: stir until mixed well.
- Add the remaining ingredients. Batter will be very thick.
- Drop balls of dough onto the cookie sheet, flatten slightly. Bake 12-15 minutes (keep an eye on them - this **really** depends on your oven!). Cookies will still be slightly soft and chewy.

Woot! Enjoy