RobertaI have been looking forward to March 21st for many months. It is not only the first day of spring but the first day of beginning recovery from chemo, at least in my mind. It was three weeks from my last chemo treatment, but this time I didn’t have to get knocked down again by another treatment.
I celebrated by driving out to West Linn to see Roberta Gray. She’s the founder of the Life Support Center, a place where around twenty 12 step meetings take place every week. She’s in recovery herself. She’s a yoga teacher and a bundle of energy. She was one of the movers and shakers in the RAP initiative to bring transitional housing to Clackamas County. She was the one who identified the site and had all the community connections to make it happen. Thanks to her and other RAP members, we were able to agitate to get Clackamas County to fund transitional alcohol and drug free housing for people coming out of jail and prison.
She’s got another plan up her sleeve, to help veterans with drug and alcohol problems and PTSD coming home from the war. She wants to start a treatment center. It’s in the pipe dream stage, but knowing Roberta, it will take shape soon. She’s already identified the real estate. I hope to help her with the grants.
It was great to see her again. I drove out to West Linn, eighteen miles each way, which was a major accomplishment for me. I haven’t been comfortable driving more than a couple of miles in the last few months, so I felt a new freedom with my returning energy.
I went to a class a couple of weeks ago which was part of an Eat to Beat cancer series. My usual Monday night class had been cancelled so this was the only one I was able to attend. It was about protein. One of the things that was mentioned was cooking with a pressure cooker. I got inspired and did some research. I ordered a pressure cooker set overt the internet. It had a 4 quart pan and an 8 quart pan, a pressure cooker lid, a regular pan lid and a basket to fit inside the 8 quart pan. I also ordered Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna J. Sass, which came highly recommended. So last night I used the pressure cookers for the first time. I made a black bean chile and polenta that was amazingly good. I baked some squash to go along with it, as well as sautéing some greens. It was so great to have the energy to cook a meal, especially one I had never tried before. I was also able to help clean up after dinner.
Glen came over for dinner and brought a movie with him, The Prestige, so we watched that on Howard’s projector and screen. I stayed up until 11:30 pm, which is unheard of for me. It was amazing to me to have that much energy after a long day. Every day brings new little triumphs.
I celebrated by driving out to West Linn to see Roberta Gray. She’s the founder of the Life Support Center, a place where around twenty 12 step meetings take place every week. She’s in recovery herself. She’s a yoga teacher and a bundle of energy. She was one of the movers and shakers in the RAP initiative to bring transitional housing to Clackamas County. She was the one who identified the site and had all the community connections to make it happen. Thanks to her and other RAP members, we were able to agitate to get Clackamas County to fund transitional alcohol and drug free housing for people coming out of jail and prison.
She’s got another plan up her sleeve, to help veterans with drug and alcohol problems and PTSD coming home from the war. She wants to start a treatment center. It’s in the pipe dream stage, but knowing Roberta, it will take shape soon. She’s already identified the real estate. I hope to help her with the grants.
It was great to see her again. I drove out to West Linn, eighteen miles each way, which was a major accomplishment for me. I haven’t been comfortable driving more than a couple of miles in the last few months, so I felt a new freedom with my returning energy.
I went to a class a couple of weeks ago which was part of an Eat to Beat cancer series. My usual Monday night class had been cancelled so this was the only one I was able to attend. It was about protein. One of the things that was mentioned was cooking with a pressure cooker. I got inspired and did some research. I ordered a pressure cooker set overt the internet. It had a 4 quart pan and an 8 quart pan, a pressure cooker lid, a regular pan lid and a basket to fit inside the 8 quart pan. I also ordered Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure by Lorna J. Sass, which came highly recommended. So last night I used the pressure cookers for the first time. I made a black bean chile and polenta that was amazingly good. I baked some squash to go along with it, as well as sautéing some greens. It was so great to have the energy to cook a meal, especially one I had never tried before. I was also able to help clean up after dinner.
Glen came over for dinner and brought a movie with him, The Prestige, so we watched that on Howard’s projector and screen. I stayed up until 11:30 pm, which is unheard of for me. It was amazing to me to have that much energy after a long day. Every day brings new little triumphs.
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