Cooking again: the left side concern

Posted on November 20, 2006
Filed Under All, My Brain |

Cooked last night for the first time in weeks. Friends know that amateur chef, moi, (and that’s trÃ©s, trÃ©s amateur chef) likes to cook. The largesse of our friends and faith community has kept us amazingly well fed these past couple weeks.So last night’s menu was grilled, Prime N.Y. Steak in a salt-and-pepper crust with Bordelaise drizzle, steamed baby green beans tossed in olive oil and fleur de sel, and a salad of sliced persian cucumbers and heirloom tomatoes tossed in sweet vinaigrette and served on an avocado mousse. The salad was homage to one we’ve had at the Village Pub recently (theirs is better).

The nice thing about going into serious surgery and cancer treatment is that none of our friends flinched at going to places like the Village Pub, and bringing, or ordering very good wine for the occasion. Now, we’re back to reality, but, then the Holidays loom… this should be good.

Chemo continues to be utterly benign, save for a slight headache I’ve noticed since starting on the Zofran, really not a problem, easily fixed by 2 Tylenol. Of greater concern is the continuing decline of my left side. I could only just peel the Persian cukes this evening. Think I’ll talk to the UCSF team about this today…