My mom and I keep buying the same clothing items. Apparently we want to be twinsies. In the past month, we've gotten both matching sweatshirts and tank tops and the same pair of shoes, but in different colors. We shop together too frequently and have similar taste :P
My aunt Jan, mum's older sister, arrived back from CA yesterday and she's here until the end of summer to help out with my grandma for the duration of my treatment. She flew in shortly after my diagnosis to help with grandma but had to go home for a couple weeks to tie up loose ends, go to the dentist, etc. It's such a relief because my grandma needs to be checked in on really frequently. After all, the woman is 92. Under normal circumstances, it's doable as we live in a duplex with her on the 1st level and us on the 2nd, but with this cancer nonsense, I'm pretty much of no use (mostly because grandma's house hasn't been cleaned to the same level as ours, she has ancient carpeting, and I'm neutropenic) and my mom just can't handle another responsibility right now. Plus, we haven't told grandma that I have cancer because it isn't worth it. It would just freak her out so much and she's prone to anxiety as is. With how things are going, I should hopefully be in remission by the end of summer and she'd be none the wiser. Luckily, she's just confused enough to not notice changes in my patterns and won't notice that I'm going to be in school an extra year. It really helps that I haven't gone bald, either. Though, we came up with a pretty excellent thing to tell her if I do. We'd just say I got ringworm from an animal I was working with and had to shave my head to clear it up. If she notices my port scar, I'll just tell her a cat scratched me and it left a scar. It's just better not to take away her peace of mind. And it would be nearly impossible to explain to her that Hodgekin's is a very treatable cancer, that I'm doing well, etc. She'd just think I was dying all the time and that wouldn't be fair to her.
So, anyway, about Jan. This is a really kind thing that she's doing for us. She doesn't have the most amazing situation at home because she and her husband are at that old married stage where they don't really get along, plus she's kind of volatile and can be hard to get along with at times. Her son still lives at home and is not doing anything with his life, steals stuff from the home to sell, might be involved in a gang (again), etc. And her daughter is at college and, though they butt heads a lot, I know she misses her a lot. In addition to that, they live in a weird, far away suburb, so she doesn't get out a lot. So, aside from being away from her pets, this situation isn't all that bad for her. She gets to spend time with her sisters, my mom and aunt Yvonne, and go out with us for shopping, zoo, whatever outings. I'm planning on going out to look for Mother's Day cards and gifts for her, my grandma and my mum today.
Yesterday, I ran into one of my classmates while shoe shopping with my mom. I seem to run into her remarkably frequently. I usually try to run away from people I know before I have to talk to them but it was a small store and I said hi before I even registered who she was. Surprisingly, it wasn't that bad. She's a nice girl and a little anxious about stuff. She also tends to babble, which was kind of amusing, especially as she was talking about her first rotation of the year. She was also kind enough to ask me how I was doing, twice, without explicitly asking about cancer stuff, which was kind of a relief because I don't really like talking about it in person if I don't have to.
I'm trying to come up with stuff to do. I'm not quite so bored that I want to start studying yet (I may never get that bored :P), but I need things to do! I have Amazon Prime, so I looked up some beginner yoga videos and there's quite a selection. I don't know how their streaming thing works yet and what actually IS free, but I'll figure that out. I'm trying to figure out if I need to get a yoga mat. I have an exercise mat I've used in the past but it's old and I'm paranoid about germs right now on account of being neutropenic. I don't know if it would be silly, a good idea, or just neurotic to buy a new one. I think I might also start putting together "surviving rotations and taking the national board exam" care packages for my vet school friends that I'd give them in Septemberish when they really have to start studying hard. It combines my fondness of buying crap I really don't need with a project and gift giving. Win-win!
Stanley is currently lounging in a most revealing manner:
That's my boy!
He's wonderful company
Lirael, wondering if jumping on the bed would be a good or bad idea:
It lead to cuddles and she actually wanted to be held, so good idea!
Ooh! You guys should give me photo requests. LOTS of them, since it would give me something to do. Plus, I have a nice camera that I should learn how to use. Or...they could just be crappy phone pics :P
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