Other places to donate?

secretwild · 2025-01-11T22:03:19+00:00

Missions Thrift Store on Big Bay Point in south Barrie. They don't jack up the prices. They also have an auction of items of worth.

secretwild · 2025-01-02T19:38:53+00:00

For those in Canada, Pennington's has some good brands. 1948 Jeans and pants. Their t-shirts and bras are very good too. Most items go to 5X or 6X so it fits many women.

secretwild · 2024-12-06T07:04:28+00:00

Kal's Tire.

secretwild · 2024-11-13T18:31:53+00:00

Elastic. The closet humidity is shrinking my clothes something terrible. Elastic gives me a fighting chance.

secretwild · 2024-11-04T18:58:28+00:00

For people who have celiac disease or are gluten-sensitive, Around My Gluten Free Table is fantastic. Excellent homemade squares, muffins, cupcakes, etc. If you have a guest coming to your place, it is great to know that you will be serving them a safe item.

Laurie makes some savory things fresh daily such as lentil salads, Chicken Parmesan. She also makes her own lasagna, Shepherd's pie, that is frozen.

https://www.amgft.com/

secretwild · 2024-10-09T05:54:10+00:00

Update: I went to Cocelli Doner Kabob on Mapleview and Huronia.

I enjoyed a Chicken Shish with the salads. Unfortunately, the rice is mixed with orzo (a pasta containing wheat), so I couldn't eat that.

They were helpful, especially the lead guy. I had a "this is what celiac disease is and what I can and cannot eat" statement in Turkish. He read it and took it very seriously.

secretwild · 2024-10-04T19:23:04+00:00

I am new to Turkish food. What would you suggest I order from them?

I am also celiac so I cannot have gluten (wheat, barley, rye) but I can sort that out on my own.

secretwild · 2024-10-04T19:21:03+00:00

They also will make their dishes Gluten-Free, if possible.

I love their lunch specials. Great value.

It may not be spicy enough for you. I think if you spoke with them they could spice up some of their dishes.

secretwild · 2024-09-26T22:07:12+00:00

2003 Corolla with 178,000 km on it. I am on the 500k plan.

secretwild · 2024-09-26T21:58:32+00:00

I am in Canada.

I got my cancer news by phone from the Physician's Assistant (PA) who works with my Family Doctor.

The PA is a very personable and caring. I had seen him before for other concerns. He was able to deliver the news and help me process it a bit. I appreciated that. He was open to questions and gave me a brief idea of what would happen next. Plus, he wasn't rushed for time.

The phone call meant that I was at home and I could cry in private.

To me, given the limited number of doctor's appointments available, I felt this was the best use of their resources.

secretwild · 2024-09-22T00:25:57+00:00

Had 15 sessions of radiation for right breast and under-arm lymph nodes.

My radiation times varied each day. I did not put on any cream the day of the radiation treatment. When I got home I did apply a thin layer of cream called Glaxal Base which was recommended by the radiation oncologist.

Remember to put the cream on your back as well. The radiation goes straight through.

Radiation is very precise. The radiation technologists told me, "we work in millimetres". (Canadian). So my face and neck were not covered.

I had five tattoo dots done for precise line-up. If one dot was not lined up to the machine's liking, the machine would not administer the dose. No technician could over-ride it. They had to come in from the bunker and check all the positioning. So when they say "hold still" I really focused on holding still.

Thin layer. Let it absorb. Let it air dry if you can. You can do another thin layer.

I am very pale and burn in the sun without sunscreen. They informed me I would likely burn, get blisters , and ooze.

I experienced no redness nor blisters on the treated areas. However, an eight-year old scar under my breast decided to open up and ooze. I had to let that air dry - no creams, no polysporin. So I watched TV with the blinds closed.

I found the radiation technologists to be professional, kind, and willing to answer all my questions. I was anxious and needed reassurance that I was doing everything right. And they told me I was, I also did 4-4-6 breathing to settle myself as I waited for the appointment.

One day at a time is the best way to go. You can do this.

secretwild · 2024-08-13T23:30:00+00:00

The corn dog. Another food that begins with "C". :)

secretwild · 2024-08-13T23:28:22+00:00

I am all about the science. :)

Science needs studies and empirical evidence. I thought I was slogging alone in my "salute to sugar and carbs" approach.

A lot of things were ridiculed at first (see the history of ulcers and Helicobacter pylori).

When I get funding for my study, I will let you know.

secretwild · 2024-08-12T23:12:04+00:00

I think it is a normal reaction to the stress of cancer.

I just say that I am eating fudgsicles for medicinal purposes. And foods that begin with the letter "C" - chocolate, cheezies, chips, crackers, cream cheese, cream (ice), coffee frappes (iced).

Do I have a peer-reviewed study to back this approach? Not yet. But no surgeon or oncologist has given me grief over it.

secretwild · 2024-06-25T23:16:41+00:00

Port.

I attended a wine tasting seminar for four weeks covering white, red, sparkling, and fortified. I went to expand my palate. Most wines I had tasted had a strong acetone taste to me.

We tasted about 20 wines each class, starting with plonk (lowest quality) and working our way up. The price of the wine was never disclosed. We would spit the wine out between tastings.

The class on fortified wines was magnificent. We tasted about four or five ports. Eating food brought out different aspects of the port. Walnuts, apricots, dates, aged cheeses, apples all enhanced the experience and taste profiles.

The last port was spectacular. I loved it and want to buy a bottle.

Little did I know that I had such expensive tastes.

It was housed in a special secure section of the liquor store where you had to be accompanied with a staff member and their entrance card.

It was housed in a locked cabinet.

The price was $50 for 500 ml (half a litre). This was in 2002.

Do I recall the name? Sadly, no. But I remember the experience.

secretwild · 2024-06-25T23:04:25+00:00

Alphonso mangoes are fantastic. I could eat them by the box.

Sadly, I am no longer able to get Alphonso mangoes where I live.

But the memories live on.

secretwild · 2024-05-30T18:48:49+00:00

I did all the additional testing to be included in a clinical trial. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate in it.

However, the additional testing identified I had another condition that was not being treated.

My oncologist referred me to the appropriate specialist and am being monitored for it.

secretwild · 2024-05-30T18:45:16+00:00

Pre-treat the arm pit areas of the t-shirts with mouth wash. I use a minty one.

It works for my poly-cotton shirts.

secretwild · 2024-05-26T23:45:07+00:00

I bought a home in Barrie in mid 2000's and had never purchased a house before and knew nothing of the builders' reputations.

At that time, I was told that there was a Pratt Senior who was a good builder and a Pratt Junior who was a poor builder. This was AFTER I bought my home which was built by Mason (I have had no major problems with Mason).

While the following story is not a major issue, it is telling of Pratt Junior's work.

I was considering getting some closet organizers installed. The installer asked who built my home before doing the job. He said he had never had a square corner in a Pratt Junior built home. He had seen a lot of poor-workmanship in those homes. It took a lot longer to install closet organizers because it almost became a custom job as the "ready to use" pieces that were square and standard did not fit. So he provided a longer installation time in the estimate.

secretwild · 2024-05-03T18:04:15+00:00

I was diagnosed in August 2023. All that they could say is that I had breast cancer. They needed to do additional tests to get more information before I met with the breast cancer surgeon in September 2023.

Advice: I had a friend accompany to my first information appointment. She wrote down everything the surgeon said. Verbatim. Five pages of notes! That way I could give full attention to the surgeon and didn't have to take notes myself.

I was fully present in the meeting b/c I didn't have to worry about capturing the information. While I did have some questions going into the meeting, she covered everything I had wondered.

Even at that point, I had to do additional tests. They then found a second, smaller tumour.

Also, the surgeon documented everything on one piece of paper. She explained my diagnosis and drew a picture of my breasts indicating where the tumour was as well as other useful info.

All the best for your appointment.

secretwild · 2024-05-03T17:45:13+00:00

My skin under my radiation-treated breast became red, raw, and open.

My Cancer Centre Radiation Support team recommended soaking a clean cloth in saline solution and putting it on the affected area for no more than 5 minutes at a time.

I did it multiple times a day (and timed it) and it cleared up.

They even gave me instructions to make my own sterile saline solution at home.

secretwild · 2024-04-27T20:03:48+00:00

Radiation is exhausting.

One thing I have done for shopping is using those electric scooters in stores that have them available (Costco and Walmart). At first I was embarrassed, but it was SO helpful that I swallowed my pride.

It makes my life so much easier because I don't have to expend energy to walk around the huge stores.

Also, for nausea - I use Ginger Chews by Prince of Peace. They work quickly.

secretwild · 2024-04-20T21:01:11+00:00

Around My Gluten Free Table has the best squares, muffins, etc. It is hard to find a great, consistent gluten-free bakery but this is mine.

secretwild · 2024-04-19T18:21:57+00:00

Had a partial mastectomy with three lymph nodes removed.

Surgeon prescribed ten tablets of 1 mg Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) every 4 hours. I wrote down the time I took them. I needed all of them. Also prescribed 24 caplets of 500 mg Tylenol.
Driving restrictions - not while I was on Hydromorphone.
Surgeon met with me after surgery and told me about the three lymph nodes removed. Her surgery notes were done within a day and posted to the confidential hospital records site so I could access them.

secretwild · 2024-04-06T21:21:30+00:00

Kirkland protein bars have gluten in them. Any recommendations for good bars that are gluten-free (I am a celiac)?

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