SHRIMP AND GRITS

Anne sent Stacy over with some flowers and McEwan and Sons grits from Alabama. It seemed natural to make shrimp and grits. Ours included bacon, scallions and tomatoes.

SUSHI

Lucy figured out how to make sushi at home. She used a placemat instead of the traditional bamboo rolling method to create these delicious cucumber rolls. She also fashioned chop sticks out of wooden skewers.

GRILLED CHICKEN

It was fun getting to boss Stacy around for once. He grilled us some lemon and sage chicken under my direction.

VEGETABLE CURRY

Mindy made vegetable curry with jasmine rice for dinner in Shelter Island. The new pancreatic enzymes seem to be working, I take one right before eating and one with a meal and so far it keeps me from having cramps.

HERBS & SUPPLEMENTS

Yesterday I picked up a bunch of supplements and an herbal formula that Paul prescribed. It's a ton of pills to take, most of them I have to take a few times a day. One of them (Butyrate) smells exactly like Parmesan cheese. Another one (Pancreatic Enzymes) is already helping me digest. The herbs taste gross but healthy, this one I sip throughout the day.

MORE CONGEE

I've been eating congee for every meal. It seems to be working because it's "pre-digested". This weekend I tried it with a soft-boiled egg and with chicken, cooked in turmeric water and pieces of dried seaweed.

CONGEE

Eating and digesting haven't been going so well. I think my system wasn't ready for some of the foods I've tried. On Friday I saw a Chinese Medicine practitioner who gave me a lot of great suggestions on things to eat to help heal my system and prepare me for the next round of chemotherapy which starts in three weeks. One of these was congee. He also did some acupuncture which was very relaxing.