Stir Crazy

I am eating plums out of a can. Does anybody buy these canned plums
anymore? They have the pits in them. I like them - they remind me of
my childhood. For some reason, my mother often bought canned plums
and canned apricots (another favorite of mine!). Then again, the only
vegetables I had as a kid came out of a can. It was the 70's, people.

Why am I eating plums out of a can? Because I cannot have any fresh
fruit or vegetables right now. And I am really craving some fruit. Canned
plums was all I had in the house. A poor substitute for the berries that I want
to eat.

I am neutorpenic. That is a fancy word for "Lady, you have no
immune system". I means that I am house-bound, except for a few brief
forays to go get platelets.

I am giving myself daily injections to jump-start my depleted immune system.
It just takes time. And I'm not terribly patient.

So this weekend, I stayed home while my family went to a fun bar mitzvah. I stayed
home while the Hubs took Sophie to a Home Show (I want a new bathroom!!). I stayed
home while the Hubs went to the school talent show.

I know it's part of the process, but it can be frustrating. And I felt fine all weekend - raring
to go. However, today I'm feeling rather crappy, so it's no big sacrifice to stay in on this
rainy day. I'm making chicken soup.

Because chicken soup can make everything better. And by the end of the week, my
immune system will have recovered somewhat and I won't feel like such a shut-in.

In the meantime, though, I'm a little bit stir-crazy.