tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post2432884030508713654..comments2023-12-24T06:06:51.548+08:00Comments on Shin's Cancer Blog: A Simple GiftShinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174401097883054144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-72724181324241782222009-01-03T23:57:00.000+08:002009-01-03T23:57:00.000+08:00Anne and Tom,Thanks for your suggestion, but Singa...Anne and Tom,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your suggestion, but Singapore has one of the strictest drug laws in the world. They have a mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers, for example, and they consider it trafficking if you have an amount that most of us in the U.S. would consider not enough for a decent party (IF we were into that sort of thing, of course, which I'm not). They hang traffickers here. <BR/><BR/>When I asked my doctor about medical marijuana months back, she tried really hard not to laugh. So even it it DID work for me, it wouldn't be an option for me here. Thanks for offering the suggestion though. <BR/><BR/>As for acupuncture, I'm considering it, but need to find the right person at the right price, preferably free.Shinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174401097883054144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-73164368211012941332008-12-29T13:29:00.000+08:002008-12-29T13:29:00.000+08:00Hi Shin,What about medical marijuana? You can get...Hi Shin,<BR/>What about medical marijuana? You can get it in pill form so that you don't have to smoke, which would probably be hard on your lungs. A lot of people here use that to help nausea so that they can eat and thus maintain strength. (and it gives you the munchies, which can't hurt.) :) Also, is there a good acupuncturist near you? I've had very good results with that for pain, but it's not cancer pain and probably not in the same realm. But it might work. <BR/>With aloha,<BR/>anneAnne K. Leetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194102526464521582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-16719729650938725382008-12-29T03:10:00.000+08:002008-12-29T03:10:00.000+08:00During her illness, my mother twice went into a re...During her illness, my mother twice went into a respite centre to help stabilise her when the nausea became so bad that she couldn't eat at all. I don't know if this is an option for you or even if would help you, but I do know that just being somewhere specialist with 24 hour care if it was needed really helped her. It was very reassuring. And it was peaceful and private - no phones going off, no people arriving, etc. It also helped my father, because it meant he knew that she would get exactly the treatments she needed.<BR/><BR/>They stabilised her well both times, and she came home again.<BR/><BR/>Anyway I am thinking of you constantly, and wishing you well. I know medical miracles are rare, but they do happen, and no one is more deserving than you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490823214939957260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-32079742145458432922008-12-29T00:41:00.000+08:002008-12-29T00:41:00.000+08:00It may seem like a "simple gift", Shin, but guess ...It may seem like a "simple gift", Shin, but guess what? It is the most meaningful gift ever, just to be able to remember to be thankful, and not to sweat the small stuff.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>FMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630198744693361563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-68922962690487587002008-12-28T23:41:00.000+08:002008-12-28T23:41:00.000+08:00Dear Shin, Sending you a super long, big, virtual ...Dear Shin, Sending you a super long, big, virtual hug. I pray with all my being that this is temporary and you find relief soon. It's amazing you can still write in such an intelligent and witty way. Your amazing spirit shines through. Thanks for the reminder to count my blessings. Lots of love, NataliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650979411395789660.post-43765282375686549422008-12-28T23:39:00.000+08:002008-12-28T23:39:00.000+08:00I don't know if you are taking Tramadol. For me, I...I don't know if you are taking Tramadol. For me, I learnt that avoiding this particular painkiller reduced my nausea symptoms dramatically, which in turn, lowered my misery index.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com