Chemo #2 Day 19
Ma felt well enough to go out to lunch, so we went to Andrea's in Vallejo. The restaurant is co-owned by my high school classmate Joji. Joji had visited Ma when she was still in the hospital and brought lots of food.
I was hoping to pay for our meal before Joji saw us, but no such luck. She let me pay for the dinuguan, puto, daing na bangus and rice, but she wouldn't let me pay for the double order of lechon. Then she brought over ampalaya, pinakbet (kalabasa), a plate of desserts (banana-Q, turon, kariyoka), and melon coolers. Ma ate a lot of food, but we still had lots of leftovers. She really liked the pinakbet, so Joji gave us more to go. She also wouldn't let me pay for the okoy that Ma wanted for later.
Afterwards we stopped at Seafood City for more food. Ma was able to walk a short distance inside the mall although she spent most of the time sitting while we shopped for goodies.
In the afternoon, friends stopped by to visit. They brought nectarines, giant peaches and corn. Another friend stopped by with paksiw na lechon and more corn. And then another friend stopped by with arroz caldo.
Ma was so full from her lunch that she didn't eat much dinner. If she keeps eating as much as she did today, maybe she can put on a couple of pounds by her next chemo on Wednesday.
No comments:
Post a Comment