PBS's NewsHour last evening (5/20/08) had a bit about bisphenol-A that went so far as to suggest a link to the increasing breast and prostate cancer rates in the US. Bottom line, despite the famous line from The Graduate, the word today is not "plastics." It's glass, or any other known-to-be-safe, recyclable product. Why wait to find out more? Switch now. All the plastic we use - and we use tons of it - will sit in the landfills for centuries. It's not good for us or the planet. OK. Enough of that for now.
PBS also aired episode #101 of Curious last night which included two segments: one on capturing solar energy, and one on an important breakthrough in chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients. I highly recommend watching the program if you can. It will air again in San Diego on 5/22 between 3-4 a.m., and on 5/27 between 2-3 a.m. That second segment concerns a woman with breast cancer, her husband (a researcher at Cal Tech), and a man from Long Beach, CA, who has pancreatic cancer that has metastisized. Having lost my own father to pancreatic cancer, the program was especially poignant for me; but I felt light as a feather after watching it. I hope you will see it.
Meanwhile, I'm slowly regaining strength following my chemo, and have now managed 3 of 5 injections of Neupogin. Will be glad to have the 5th done with on Saturday. Can't say I'm wild about it, but trying to keep a positive outlook all the same. Hair is gone and I'm learning scarf-tying tricks. Actually, I've only learned one, but perhaps it will suffice. I still shampoo my head. Old habits.... :D Saves a lot of time in the morning when you don't have any hair. Putting on makeup seems odd when you're bald, and jewelry, but at least I look a little more like a girl. I think. Hope you have a nice Memorial Day weekend - stay safe.
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