Happy Easter

 Happy Easter everyone

If you have checked my blog once in a while, I’m sure you were disappointed to see no updates and grew tired of looking at the Christmas tree. So, here is a little update.

With my illness I have been self-centred and not in the mood to tell the world how I feel. But, I am hanging in, so to speak and try to make the best of the situation. 

Back to December, I was really in a bad shape as the Chemo therapy almost did me in. The specialists in London then put me on a different and aggressive drug that required additional treatment at home. However, it made me even more ill and I decided to stop all of this since it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Immediately I felt better than I had in months and experienced no more vomiting. However, I am still in the care of doctors and nurses that visit regularly.

Chemo treatment at home

So, for me, this was the longest and coldest winter I have ever experienced. Even Lake Erie partially froze over, which I had never seen. Because it was so cold, I stayed indoors most of the time and only went out for grocery shopping.

Ice on Lake Erie

There were not many tasks Benno could do for the boat as it sits shrink-wrapped in the yard. He ordered a few items, like a swivel that sits between the anchor chain and the anchor, but it needed a bit of an adjustment that he quickly fixed. He busied himself by making ropes for the boat fenders (cutting and whipping the ends) and ordering more items that he will need when he starts working in or on the boat as the weather improves.

Swivel between chain and anchor

Sadly on March 8th, our beloved Elsa passed away. This was a total shock to us since she seemed to be fine other than she had started to pant a few days prior. The vet thought she might have been in pain, but she played, ran and ate normally. Our guess is that she might have had cancer without displaying any discomfort. We all needed some time to deal with our loss and miss her terribly. 

I turned a year older in March and we celebrated it with my Sister and my brother-in-law, who shares the same birthday but a decade younger. 

It looks like we have a couple of cats that have adopted us. A feral black and white kitty that seemed to be starving and her friend, an orange cat that roams the neighbourhood and asks us for food also. What can you do when two kitties sit patiently in front of your door with big begging eyes? Well, we feed them.

Wishing you all a Happy Easter!