Letters from NYC

Let there be light!

Yes, a few hours into the 13th day, at 10:30pm precisely, partial power was restored to my humble home. This meant that I was able to plug my empty fridge into the only working wall outlet in my kitchen via an extension cord in order to make the most coveted of summer items.... ice, and to chill gatorade YAY!

BY 6:00am, when I woke up this morning, full power had been restored. Of course, they are warning residents that they grid is still fragile and may not hold during this upcoming heatwave [translation: don't by groceries 'cause if the power goes you can't say we didnt' warn you]. But for now I'm hoping I can break down camp and move back into the bedroom.

As for my health, no allergic reactions so far today. Part of that has to do with my co-workers offering to go out of their way to pick up my breakfast and lunch at an organic health food restaurant, a whole mile out of their way. To you it may not seem like much but when you do it on foot in 90F weather, well you have my undying gratitude.

Oh, and thanks to my blog bro Jon I figured out why I've been having so many allergic reactions. It's the Chemotherapy Stupid! Uh, that's me talking to myself. Last night while catching up w/Jon, he told me how the same thing happened to his "Love" during her first few rounds of chemotherapy. I tell you, I have a little angel watching over me! So, now that the power is back I was able to leave a message for my Dr. today so we could finally talk about this. YAY!

So I now want to thank you guys for keeping vigil with me and babysitting me for the past 2 weeks with all that's been going on. I really, truly and most humbly thank you for your support, words, visits, and emails. It really helped my spirits and it helped me cope! I send electronic (((((((HUGS))))))) to you all!

Update: To whomever sent me this gift.... they were beautiful and delicious and I thank you! (I chose the red rose one and shared the other). There was no card or note when they were delivered so I don't know who to thank. So this note will have to do. I LOVE CUPCAKES! They are the perfect small artistic edible gift AND they were in my favorite flavor - chocolate.

Posted by Michele at July 27, 2006 12:13 PM