Off Color

Michelle has been feeling a little off color this week. She has spent most days sleepy. 2-hour naps are not unusual. Keeping food down has also been a challenge. Chele describes this more as a stomach bug rather than a side effect. She has been dehydrated most of the week. I think she wants to punch me when I ask her if she has been drinking anything. Her blood pressure, temperature and blood oxygen levels are all normal. She has been eating breakfast every day and keeps protein shakes down on the days when she can’t keep solids down. I will bring her in for IV fluids on Monday if she does not improve over the weekend. 

The doctors will be seeing her for just one appointment next week, labs and intrathecal therapy. Hopefully rest and relaxation will help bring her strength back to “Michelle” normal. 

Highlight of the week Chele was able to see her granddaughter Abbie this week. It was Abbie’s birthday, and I was able to get Abbie to come over for a few hours to visit. Michelle was still feeling a little sick from the chemotherapy treatments but a visit from Abbie sure made her mentally healthy.  

Random Fact of the Week Color is an illusion, not part of the real world. We think of color as being a fundamental property of objects in life: green trees, blue sky, red apples. But that’s not how it works. “What color is not is part of our world,” says neuroscientist Beau Lotto. “Every color that people see is actually inside their head and the stimulus of color, of course, is light.” As light pours down on us from the sun, or from a lightbulb in our home, objects and surfaces absorb some wavelengths of light and reflect others. “The ones that are reflected then land onto our retina,” says Lotto. There, those reflected wavelengths are transformed into electrical signals to be interpreted by our brain. So, we don’t really “see” color, but reflected light, as interpreted in our brain. “It’s a useful perception of our world, but it’s not an accurate perception of our world,” says Lotto. Doesn’t that just blow your mind?

Did you know? Chele was single for 10 years before her and I got together. 

Throwback Love Story It was sometime in 2009, Michelle just had bunion surgery. She was walking around in an awkward boot. We decided to go shopping over the weekend, we spent the day getting the rechargeable motorized carts, so she did not have to struggle walking around as we completed our Saturday shopping. We had one last stop to make at Wal-Mart, then it was time to go back home and put everything away. When we got to Wal-Mart there were no motorized carts available but there were some regular wheelchairs available. It took some strong powers of suggestions, but she finally decided she would let me push her around the store in this rolling glory cart. I loved it. We can go fast, there is no waiting like there was for the motorized cart. I can get in and out of the isles with ease. At one point, Michelle asks me to slow down a bit “We are not in that big of a hurry” she says. To me it wasn’t about being in a hurry, it was about efficiency and getting things done at my pace. 

Yes, I know better, I slow down. Any husband in their right mind would take a clue, and I did. In my head I really want to go fast but I control my urge. I slowed the pace back down to what a normal person would probably be shopping at, not the Tasmanian Devil. Our cart is almost full as we are headed toward the check out and turn down the main isle. When I turned into the isle, I noticed another lady in her 70’s pushing her dad in his 90’s in a sweet looking sleek black and silver leather back wheelchair marked “Wal-Mart” just like mine. I thought -fair competition. I stopped right next to them, she stopped and looked over at me. The 90-year-old young man gently lifted his chin from his chest to see what I wanted. I looked at his 70-year-old daughter and I said “hey, nice wheels! Ya wanna race? Vroom, Vroom” I said in a raspy voice. Michelle was mortified and did not say a word. The nice 70-year-old grey haired lady just stood there and staired at me as she tasted my dust. I saw the right side of the man’s mouth slowly move toward his ear. At least I amused one person that day.  I had to promise Michelle that I would never again push her in a wheelchair, EVER. There are times now when I am pushing her at oncology where I will say to her, “Vroom, Vroom” She smiles about it now. Unfortunately, we do not race anymore. I am positive we would be the 1st place team! It’s a classic memory.

Deep Thoughts I do a lot of lucid dreaming. I don't control what I dream but I do remember the dream and can usually control the outcome. Knowing they are dreams, what would you control in your dreams, and would it matter when you wake up? Would you try to sleep and find the dream again? Many experts theorize that recuring dreams may be a way to work through unmet needs or process trauma. Do you still want to find that same dream?

Black and White Daytime “Flight 666” (Prime) 3 out of 5 Michelle stars (★★★) Unseen forces attack the passengers and crew on an international flight. As the people fight to stay alive, they realize that the unseen forces are the spirits of murdered girls. The spirits are trying to stop their killer, who is onboard the plane. 

“Big Brother” (Paramount +), “Survivor” (Paramount +), “Amazing Race – The easier leg” (Paramount +)

Primetime Living Color “Survive the Night” (Netflix) 3 out of 5 Michelle stars (★★★) A trauma doctor is forced to operate on a wounded gunman as he and his family are held hostage by the man and his unhinged brother. 

“Wheel of Time” (Prime), “Jessica Jones” (Disney +) NFL Football, Longhorn Football. 

“The Impasta”

The Menu

Off Color

THC Gummies

Almonds

Primary Colors

KC BBQ Chicken (★★) She liked the chicken not the sauce and hated the rice! Womp womp

Stir Fry (★★★)

Penne Parmesan Noodles with Sausage (★) I’d give it a negative star if I could. She hated it. I made her hotdogs instead, LoL.

Fried Fish (★★★★)

Lobster ravioli (★★★)

Shrimp (★★★★)

Vanilla Protein Shake with Frozen Fruit

RYB

Green Beans

Cheesy Broccoli Rice

Veggie Mix

Protein Shake

Frozen Fruit

Fluids

Lemonade

Water

Love you,
Brian

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