The healing has truly begun. The incision under the steri strips is not pulling and complaining as much. This morning, I am going to take my first shower since the removal of the basil cell carcinoma on my chest last Friday. Mom and I are going to go to the county fair at noon. We love to look at all the home goods and plants in competition for ribbons and bragging rights. Wayne and Jill's son Ian entered his final hog into competition as he is hitting the age limit for 4H. I love what he has named his hogs. His first ever hogs were Mary Kate and Ashley and this final one is Honey Boo Boo. Hilarious.
How did I go from cancer to hogs all in one paragraph?
I did workout at the other rehab yesterday morning, even though I am not allowed to exercise for a week. I walked slowly. I strolled for an hour. It felt good to move though at a much slower pace. The only other thing I did was to water some plants in the back yard. Michael took care of everything else. What a guy!
Joanne, a home care nurse and wound specialist friend in Ohio, noted that I should be eating extra protein, Vitamin C and Zinc to help healing at the cellular level. With that in mind, I am staying home tomorrow to cook my most favorite recipe - Ancho Macho Chili. It is all meat. Five pounds of meat. It makes 10 servings so I am going to take a lot of it to our friend Jim along with the Atkins recipe for Kathy. He has lost a tremendous amount of weight on the Atkins diet but has not tried this chili. It takes about three hours to cook and makes the house smell fantastic. I serve it with cabbage for me and am making mashed potatoes for Michael. It's also delicious with a little fat free sour cream on top and a few shakes of hot sauce! Here is the recipe: http://www.atkins.com/Recipes/Ancho-Macho-Chili.aspx
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