Idjit Dawg is always good for a laugh

As I turn off the shower, I heard the sharp, high pitched bark of Idjit Dawg. As I towel myself dry, the barking continues. Normally, Idjit Dawg only barks when she wants something--food, a rub, or to get up in your lap in the evening. I knew Mary was sitting at the kitchen table and I had already fed the dogs so I could not imagine what the ruckus was about. As I brush my teeth, Idjit Dawg continues her complaint.

OK, OK, its time to find out what the problem is. I turn the corner into the master bedroom and Idjit Dawg is in the middle of the room, barking at what appears to be Mary's iMac...

Now I had moved Mary's iMac into the master bedroom at her request over the weekend. And Idjit Dawg had no problem with the presence of the computer table or the computer itself in the room. What could possibly trigger the barking fit?

As I watch her bark, I realize the iMac screensaver that I had set up earlier in the morning was the cause of Idjit Dawg's irritation. The screensaver was showing pictures of Mary, her granddaughter Charlize and son Tim as we toured the San Francisco Zoo during one of their visits. Only Idjit Dawg was not barking at images of the people. Rather, she was taking great umbrage at the presence of the polar bear, penguins, antelope, tigers, giraffes, prairie dogs et al hanging around on the computer table in the bedroom! When all 17 pounds of Idjit Dawg decided she should attack the elephant, I turned the screensaver off...

Gayla was the driver today, thank you Gayla.

Mary seems to have her best time in the morning after a good nights sleep. She definitely doesn't do to well after the treatment and the afternoon naps are greatly appreciated. I hope they help the speed of her recovery. Last night I fixed BLT's at her request and she ate 3/4ths of a sandwich so that was pretty good considering how little she has had at certain times.

The good news is that she does have an appetite, fruits and veggies are working well for her and small amounts of protein are fine too. The balance of her digestive track is working just fine so she has avoided some of the more common side effects--so far.

If the plan holds for the five and one half weeks of radiation and if that means Wed must be included, Mary has three more weeks to go from today. At that point they give her a 4 week rest from radiation and chemo. In the 5th week, they start her on chemo again and that could be for four months or even six months. We don't know what kind of chemo. She is on tablets right now and the side effects have been minimal. Perhaps they will continue with those?

For those who might be interested, the doc put me on a BP medicine. My after dinner reading last night was 127/78 so it seems to have started working quite quickly.

And I see by the little map on the left, we have a reader from India. Welcome! (I assume it is one of my co-workers on a trip, but who knows?)