I'm cold. I'm almost always cold now. I usually have 3-4 layers of shirts and sweatshirts on. I have a winter hat I wear around the house--sometimes to bed. I often put the hood of my sweatshirt up on top of that.
Michael and I used to be in the same climatic zone. We were cliimatically compatible. We were both usually warm and liked things cooler. A few days ago, Michael turned on the furnace for me. He's comfortable, I am cold. Hopefully our marriage will survive this major life change in temperature.
I wore sweats in the house this summer because of the air conditioning. On warm days I would sit in the swing on the front porch and read. I was in the shade but got the warmth of the sun. I took a jacket with me to the movies, restaurants, and other places, because I knew there was a good chance I'd get cold.
Don't get me wrong; I'm still not a fan of hot weather. At the national, while sitting ringside and watching dogs, I would have on 2-3 layers and still have to go outside to warm up. The weather in Topeka was perfect--mid-70's. I love spring and fall.
Today we bought an electric mattress pad with dual controls. Perhaps that will help me warm up better when I go to bed. Most of the time, I get chilled. At the suggestion of a cold-blooded friend, whose propensity for heat I have not understood until now, I'm wearing a down vest over my core with a t-shirt and two sweatshirts underneath. Perhaps I will be able to just wear the vest over a shirt and forego the extra layers.
I'm not exactly sure if the pancan or the chemo is causing this climatic change into the ice age. Perhaps my blood counts contribute. I just know that some days I get a little wistful about the menopausal hot flashes I used to sweat and grumble about and wish they'd come back.
I know; no woman in her right mind would say that. I blame everything on chemo brain now.
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Hi Jane!
Just checking in to see how you're doing! Hope you are warming up! Thinking of you, praying for you!
Love,
Claudia
Jane, I remember visiting my dad's favorite aunt with my folks. I remember how embarassed I was when we took her out to lunch in July, in Wisconsin (96 degrees, about a gazillion percent humidity!) and she was wearing a wool dress and pantyhose, leggings, a knitted vest, a trench coat, and a little knitted ski hat with a tassel on the top....and she didn't want to take anything off in the restaurant because of the AC. At least, if you're going to dress like a bag lady, it's the socially respectable season to do so! (By the way, Wal-Mart, in the drug and pharmacy section, carries a terrific line of items that are filled with buckwheat, or whatever, that you pop into the microwave to heat, then wear or wrap around a body part :) Last winter, I bought booties for my folks and Aunt Jo, and they LOVED them. The heat lasts a long time, and when they cool off, you just zap 'em again.....great! Maybe if you get some for the cats and dogs, they'll let you have your bed back. Unless you get a three dog night.......) We love you. Give Michael a hug. At least you don't have to microwave him to heat him up. If you can't find the booties, let me know and we'll hunt some up. vlb, dwb, lzg-b, zb, eb, ab, and gb.
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