The details

Spent some time reading about preparing for chemo yesterday. The medical sources don't tell you much. The forums with people going through it tell you plenty. I know a lot of it has to do with what's "medicine" -- accepted and approved - allowed to be suggested or recommended; but really folks some details wouldn't hurt.

Don't get me wrong the forums do provide the information but they provide it in drips and drops-- in a higglety pigglety fashion which require slogging through a lot of entries to find out what's worked in different scenarios or things you might try. AND it's wrapped in everyone's personal stories.

There's a time in a place for personal stories. There's a time I want inspiration or to wallow in the aches and pains of mutual crappy experiences-- right now I just want a list-- a list of stuff to do to prepare; a list of stuff to bring; a list of things that might help with all the symptoms; things to try, things to have on hand, things to watch out for.

The devil is in the details --

The idiom "the devil is in the detail" derives from the earlier phrase, "God is in the detail;" expressing the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.^[1] This original idiom has been attributed to a number of different individuals, most notably to German-born architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) by The New York Times in Mies' 1969 obituary, however it is generally accepted to not have originated with him. The expression also appears to have been a favorite of German art historian Aby Warburg (1866–1929), though Warburg's biographer, E.M. Gombrich, is likewise uncertain if it originated with Warburg. An earlier form "Le bon Dieu est dans le détail" (the good God is in the detail) is generally attributed to Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880).^[1] Bartlett's Familiar Quotations lists the saying's author as anonymous.^[2] Google's n-gram function reveals that the phrase "the devil is in the details" does not appear in print before ca. 1975.


 

And I suppose god is too. So I've started a list. I don't like how many medicalesque supplies are on this list and there are quite a few of natural and herbal assists as well... I'm planning for the worse and hoping for the best. I promise to donate all my supplies to the shelter when it turns out I didn't need any of them except to make me feel in control. :p

Fact: every hair does fall out. Including nostril hairs and eyebrows -- just saying. It's gonna be an extra scary Halloween.

 

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