computer games for 3 year olds?

This fuzzy stuffed rabbit with a secret code came in the mail. I never heard of a Webkinz before that day. Maybe I am still in the dark, but does a 3 year old need a computer game with passwords and such? The only good thing I see is that she is learning mouse control by making the silly rabbit jump from one part of the screen to another in a virtual room. The little one is happy to me on mommy’s “puter”. And it is an activity that this chemo-Mom can do much better than playing hide and seek. Sitting on Mommy’s lap is never a bad thing. She gets bored quickly and jumps off, but the idea of giving reign over my computer is still very difficult for me. There are many websites to do educational games, but this is like Sims for preschoolers.

physio (physical therapy named by 3 year old) and chemo brain

Mommy do you have physio today? as she wakes from her groggy sleep. I say yes I do. We get into our normal Monday routine of getting new clothes on and discussing what we will have for breakfast bread or cereal. She sighs and says pasta. Pasta? okay. What is the difference it is biological 4 grain pasta and has just as much nutrients as bread or cereal right? Daddy comes out of the shower to see his girls cooking, and having a bit of a chat in the kitchen. He just shakes his head and moves on to get dressed, because he knows that the day is getting away on him and he has already missed probably an important phone call on his cell phone.
The problem with having a routine and chemo is sometimes you get chemo brain and forget to make the physical therapy appointment on the day you always have it and you have made a switch last week. But on chemo you don’t remember and you are often more forgetful. This was the case today. I went for the first time in months by bike to physical therapy, and quite proud of the achievement when I finally sat down in a nice leather chair in the waiting area. Only to find out the my appointment is for Thursday not the longstanding Monday. What a blunder! I tell her no biggie and return to my bike sheepishly. I guess that I should have looked at the calendar when my baby asked do you have physio. I must assume nothing and check everything while chemo brain is in full force.

Everybody is late today- prevention to avoid

My lunch date with a parlimentarian’s wife is going to be late. She is “between meetings” at her consultant group.  All power to her, I say.

My help is notoriously late and today is no exception. My daughter needs to be picked up at play school. I will wait to get a phone call before I get myself over to the playground. As a cancer patient you have to avoid children and crowds to prevent colds flu and infection. I am not saying live your life in a bubble, but make sure you take active steps to preventive steps to avoidable situations.

I have a scratch on my hand around my knuckle that I could have avoided had I just warn gloves. Gloves, hats scarves, baseball caps, all theses things are a part of a chemo patients every day apparel.  I don’t go out with out a hat on my head, gloves on and sunglasses permanently in my jacket pocket.

Here I am…I’ll keep trying

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I saw this artist Nikki perform for a bunch of kids in a studio on Dutch television and thought it was a catchy tune. Now I start this blog with an intro from wordpress which everyone gets, but this time it has much more meaning because hello world use to be a programmers first worlds to a program. Now it is a new blog similar in nature to the program, I have fallen down and just like the lyrics to Nikki , I get back up and keep on trying.