Introducing a more-frequent “Health Barometer” for my cancer updates 🤒🤕🤮🤧🥺

My heartfelt thanks to Linda DeYoung for her wonderful suggestion and advice this morning:

Linda DeYoung
Maybe some days you’re feeling rather ill from all the RX or effects of it, and you might not have the strength to relive it in writing, and need a break? Don’t you worry about posting then, give your mind something else to ‘eat’ — Relax and think about raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens, give your mind a treat. That’s OK, don’t you worry, you write when you wish, at your pace. I’m glad you two get out for your healthy air times with the darling dogs.

Linda DeYoung
Maybe on your journal page, when you aren’t posting details, make up an ‘instant post’ — you can make something like a “Ken Report” for days you are too busy to write: kind of like a weather barometer … you can have a grading of 1 to 10, or just a two word ‘feely’ post from the gradation: i.e., “feeling stronger” “feeling rested” “feeling depleted,” … etc.

Ken Foreman
Linda: OH THAT IS A GREAT IDEA!

For people who want to check if I’m still here, if everything’s OK, if I’m at home rather than the hospital, or my general health, having a simple “instant post / health barometer” is a really GREAT idea.

It’ll help me feel less guilty for the days (or stretches of days) where I’m not feeling well enough to be too talkative, but to let family, friends, and neighbors know that things are OK.

Thank you for that great idea!! 💕👍🤗