Shawn Cassidy

 

Squeal!!

It was so exciting.

He is 67 and he put on a fabulous show.  Lili snuck a picture.

It's been a great day.

We're tucked in.

Home on the 9 tomorrow.

Bunny Cafe

 

So fun.

They're all rescues up for adoption.

Eleanor and Dash.

Eleanor is the softest bunny I have ever felt and she is very friendly (the white one).

This is Latte.  She was the prettiest bunny there but not excited about the treats I had and not super excited about being pet.

After the Bunny Cafe and a nice lunch out at a funky bakery we ubered to the hotel.  The Playhouse is directly across the street.

It's a bit surreal that I get to see Shawn Cassidy tonight.  If only Lili even knew who he was :)

I booked the hotel months ago.  It was cheap.  We are in a Sandman.  It's nice.  Very nice.  I would definitely stay here again. We were not expecting a view!

The robe is sooo plush and the bed is cushy.  I'm settled in for the afternoon with my phone.  Lili is out exploring.  She video called from T&T, she is finding LNY treats.  

Finding joy where ever I can.

 

Lili bought me two Chihuahua ducks!

Aren't they so adorable?!

What is it?

Sassy figured out grabbing the treats.

Coco figured out moving the trays!

They liked the puzzle.  It was so cute watching them figure it out.

Sob

 

Dawson.  Sob.

Moira.  Sob.

Omg.  Both from colorectal cancer.  Not great news for me.  

Mri and Pet scan

 

We left at 5:30am today and got home around 5:30.  It was a long day.

Mri was an hour at Royal Jubilee.  Then to two Home Depots looking at flooring for the dressing room. No luck.  A Costco shop where we got me protein shakes, bars, bread and a couple supplements.  I need more protein but I don't care for meat. Time to get creative. A thrift store where I got Coco a tiny dog puzzle.  She has lost Izzy and Finn, her playmates.  Sassy doesn't play.  I can't wait to see if she can figure it out.  Back to the Cancer Clinic for the Pet scan.  I had my own room, iv was put in, a funky robotic looking cart came in and the radioactive tracer was injected.  Then I was left in a dark room to relax for 45 minutes.  No phone, no movement.  I did actually nap. They need the sugars to travel your whole body. Sort of hard to relax when you are heading in for a super scary test.  I mean...what if the cancer is everywhere?!  The scan itself was easy, 15 minutes, warm and quiet.

We picked up poutine on the way home.  Comfort food was once again required.

I'm isolated in the bedroom.  Enjoying the quiet time ;)

Yesterday at the hospital I was told my sugars were a bit high.  I hadn't eaten a thing all day so that was odd.  I tested at home and it was 16!!  I have NEVER been that high.  I know being sick and in pain can cause a high but that was crazy high.  The pet scan requires you to be under 11, ideally under 8.  I was a bit concerned about getting it low enough overnight.  I was fine in the morning at an 8.4 and by the time I did the test it was 5.2.  Phew.

Ever see such a weird height thing in a parking lot?  So random.  Eric had to back Onyx out.

Apparently this is the 2026 fashion statement for me.

Eric's job was harder today, he had to sit in waiting rooms with people.  Haha.  At one point an elderly lady went into the change room but popped back out to say she forgot what she was supposed to do.  Eric told her to keep her panties and sox on, gown done up at the back.  My gosh.  The idea of Eric using the word panties with an elder.  I laughed so hard in the car.

What a freaking drama queen.

 

I was 1st up this morning.  Showered and packed.  All good in my world.

In the car on the way to the ferry all hell broke loose for me.

Incredible pain.  Like an 11 out of 1 to 10.  The pain was in waves.  I was faint and sooo nauseous.  We stopped at a gas station bathroom and Jia and Eric helped me the best they could.  We were late to our ferry reservation and they put us at the end of the line.  We were the 2nd to the last on.

I opted to stay in the car.  Jia babysat.  However phones don't work on the bottom floor (oversize with the pod).  So she couldn't call Eric anyways.

The pain was at times reaching levels that had me screaming.  Or growling, yelling and swearing.  

I suspected a bowel block but that seemed weird since I had been pooping just fine both last night and this morning.

Better safe than sorry. After opening the window for air to help the nausea and yelling in pain while apparently scaring the ferry workers it was determined I should go to a hospital versus being tough at home.

We went to the Ladysmith hospital.  They triaged me above a full waiting room.  Eric was holding me up as I was fainting.  Then in a room with the triage nurse I vomited bright green bile.  They got me a bed a couple minutes later.

I'm so extra.

I told them I suspected a block.  They got an i.v. in and got pain and nausea meds in me.  So, so, so thankful for those meds.  It was agreed by the Dr's that I was presenting a block. Needed a CT scan.  They don't have one.  So we went to the Duncan hospital.  They did the scan immediately.  Then I registered and was taken in right away.  Blood work, blood pressure, pee test.  Then waited a few minutes for results.

The CT scan showed a twisted bowel loop just under my hernia. Hernia is 22 years old and incisional.  

Between the scan and meeting with the Dr the twist resolved on it's own.

They wanted me to spend the night but I have an mri and pet scan tomorrow so they let me come home.

Interestingly, my emergency today was random and not connected to Chrones or Cancer.  

I was home around 3:30 and ate some soup without issue.   Cured.  I'm not over the episode.  It was scary, shocking and crazy painful.

I'm also thankful my twisted small intestine waited to be in Canada for the emergency.

Thankyou Lili for picking up the kids.

Oh and just to keep things even more exciting.  The CT scan showed a giant cyst on my remaining ovary.  So now we're waiting for an ultrasound appointment to investigate further.  I am pcos so it's normal for me but I'll admit the 'giant' part is alarming.

White Rock

 

A good chunk of the day looked like this.  All through the Shasta area.  Oy.  Slow going through the fog.

We made it to White Rock.  There was a two car wait at the border.  We made better time than ever on this trip.  If you take Canadians out of the equation apparently the traffic gets way lighter ;)

I used hot wire.  We got the room for $67.  It's brand new and on the ocean.  Eric heard a fellow making a reservation for two nights and it was $1000.  Hot wire is a weird thing ;)  I love the gamble part.

We uber ordered Noodle Box, it was here in 19 minutes.  Wow.  

We booked an early ferry and should be home around 11 tomorrow.

Overall my bumbelarie is doing ok.  The Chrones has been well behaved.  I do have some sunburn.  I also have cankles.  I only ever get swollen ankles on holidays where I'm hot.  So it's some sort of electrolyte episode likely combined with too much sodium.  It will be nice to be home, back to my bland, boring and predictable diet.  

I get to see my babies!  I've missed them.  It will of course be devastating to not have Finn doing his super excited howling every time we come home from a trip.

On the way home.

 

The dining room was empty this morning.  Mayhem in the buffet.  So odd.  Always surprising more people don't eat breakfast in the dining room.  We had a nice luxurious breakfast.  Then wandered off the ship.  Such easy debakation.  The drive so far has been easy.  We made it to Redding.  I used hotwire for our room.  It's nice and we get breakfast tomorrow.  

 

Sunrise from the dining room today.

Jia keeps asking if I'm sad to leave the cruise.  I will definitely miss parts of the cruise! I was hoping to slip in a surprise park day today versus returning home immediately but cancer appointments are booked for Tuesday.

I did ask all three kids if they would like another cruise or a different kind of holiday, they all said "cruise of course".  

Ensenada

Waiting for our bus to Pai Pai Ecotourism Park.

Our only whole group photo.

Cappy Berra's!!

Adorable. 

One family paid the upcharge to pet them.

They were told the three were brothers.  We stayed on the outside of the fence and were told the bigger ones were Mom and Dad and their 6 month old son Marsala.  

Omg, dreams.  I've always wanted a hedgie pet.  Heexpectey more pokey than I expected.

Believe it or not this is the first time I've held a guinea pig.  Such a little squish.

Next was La Bufadora. Water geyser.

Always a fun stop.  

Eric took about 20 pictures of Kai with the geyser splash.  His eyes were shut tight in all of them.  

Lunch!

Market fun.  Another fake bag for me.  We started negotiations at $250.  I paid $40.  A woman in a restaurant today told me she liked my bag, that it was very pretty.  So now I feel validated.  Haha.

Jia bought a ring. Negotiations started at $250 and we settled at $40.  Funny it was the same amounts.  Our guide was there confirming it's actually stamped silver.  I'm still doubtful but Jia was determined.  1st ring for Jia so it's been fun either way.

The boys wanted nothing.  They were happy to try Miranda orange pop and eat shrimp and fish tacos.