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We are NOT having fun! Post #7

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The calm before the storm. πŸͺ  (Volunteers come around with coffee, juice, and cookies. Ken loves cookies. πŸ˜‹) Whoo boy. I'm kinda regretting promising authenticity. 😏 Don't let Ken's smiling face fool you, the past week has been heπŸ’πŸ’.  (H-E-double-hockey-sticks.)  When I was going through chemo, I affectionately dubbed the first week post-infusion "He πŸ’πŸ’  Week," referring to the brutal training of Navy Seals.  Unfortunately, that label also applies to Ken.  The infusion went well, though the pharmacy was running behind, so we had a late start. Then Mr "My-veins-are-great" decided to allow his veins to play roly-poly-olly, and a second nurse had to insert his IV, since the first one gave up. πŸ™„ Now, in all fairness, she only tried once; they're supposed to try twice before getting a colleague. Our nurse, I'll call her Sharon (not her real name), was interesting. She also works in the ER at the Royal Alex, which caters to a rough crowd, so pe...