She is not the same person she was pre-chemo. Her memory is shot and she is struggling to keep up - and this is before this new round of chemo.

Ah, the wonders of chemo brain. I think my short-term memory has gotten better, but I still have a severe case of going for a word and not finding it and a lot of trouble focusing. They've recently had some trials of using ADD meds for it. I've been on Adderal for about a month and it seems to really help.

Ivy is evil. I have a lot of it and it's nearly impossible to kill. I think I'd have to make it a full-time job.

Body Glide doesn't have any fragrance to speak of, and I'm not allergic to it, which means it's pretty damn allergen free. I sometimes even put some on my feet to help ward off blisters.

Here's a video from somebody who is clicker training their camel.

Ah, the wonders of chemo brain.

Ginger, you are much younger and more of a fighter than L.

Just found out she won't be in until later this week. Something in her new meds requires that she stay out of the sun for 5 days post-treatment.

How old is L?

A number of my meds required me to stay out of the sun. I just wore an hat and tried to park close to where I was going. They don't turn you into a vampire.

A number of my meds required me to stay out of the sun. I just wore an hat and tried to park close to where I was going. They don't turn you into a vampire.

That's the excuse I'm using to stay out of the sun! I hate sweating, so I can tell people, "Oh, I'm sorry, my meds say I have to stay out of the sun."

Yeah, my dad's chemo or something came with the same sun warning. I like the Spike Blanket approach.

Random pattern recognition: Of the 9 new hires in my group today, 6 wore french blue button-down shirts (including me). 4 were over 30. 2 were women. 3 were not white. The 2 who brought their own coffee were the 2 women.

Also, it appears that the official uniform of employees at my new company is khaki Dockers, a blue polo shirt, and a Jabra earpiece.

Albino alligators can't go in the sunlight either....

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I'm a bit late to the discussion but I also swear by Bodyglide. I use it whenever I'm wearing my UtiliKilts.

Ivy tries to grow into the house.

My dad had some growing into his entryway when I visited last month. It's pretty, and yet I worry about what it's doing to the house. I was kind of surprised that he didn't seem terribly concerned.

I still have a severe case of going for a word and not finding it and a lot of trouble focusing

Alas, I can't blame my difficulty on chemo. No, wait, that came out wrong. Yeah, I can't blame my difficulty on chemo, but I wish I knew what to blame it on!

Ginger, my guess is mid 60's. I'm awful about guessing ages, but she seems at least as old as my mom.

I still have a severe case of going for a word and not finding it and a lot of trouble focusing.

Libkitty, if you find a non-chemo reason for this, let me know, cause I got it too.