Kind of OT, but funny(ish). Last night we were watching a rerun of "Everybody Loves Raymond" where the whole family was having a birthday party for one of the characters Robert Barone. His wife Amy was wearing a lovely sheath dress with a lemon print and a lemon yellow shrug over the top. I asked my husband if he liked the dress . . . predictably he said "No." and then "Maybe if it was in a different color . . . " I told him that was yet another data point in my theory that he hates everything about lemons. He said yes. Then he said, "I like Debra's dress." That was similar except it was black with a few specks of white and watermelon pink, some type of floral pattern but mostly black. If my husband was younger I would say he is a goth. His son only wears black and grey clothing . . . but my husband has a special dislike for anything pastel. I just might be married to a vampire . . .

I love posts like this!!! How nice to have been given something so useful and that it's still up and running. I too have been given very thoughtful gifts......yeast from Costco when yeast was unavailable early in the pandemic and a sleek pair of kitchen shears! I love our CF community.

Keeping this thread alive. Raven hope we hear from you! Miss hearing frommyou. Stay cool!

While I am not an expert on cancer, I do have the expertise of fighting it, and have learned there are two major components of that battle. First is developing an appetite, the second is feeding the patient. Both chemotherapy and radiation have devastating effects on the patient's digestive system. Appetite goes first. It's difficult to eat when you feel sick all over and your guts refuse work correctly. THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is the most powerful natural tool and nearly 100% successful in getting the patient's GI system to function at a more normal level. Delivery of THC to the patient's GI system can be either through smoking, sublingual, or edibles. Regardless of the high speed of delivery, unless the patient has a history of smoking, that delivery method should be avoided, especially if you're dealing with lung cancer. Sublingual is fast and accurate, but the taste of THC tinctures is off-putting and tough to overcome. Edibles are the best choice for cancer patients as they can be made to taste the same as similar food items without THC. They can be eaten slowly or dissolved orally without causing the patient's GI system to reject them. Sweets are hard to resist. Once you've developed the patient's appetite, you can proceed with the excellent recipes you've found on the net, but without an appetite, you may end up eating all you've cooked yourself. Small portions and ready to eat at a moment's notice. The patient's appetite will come and go, rarely lasting long enough to eat a full meal. Another important consideration is taste. Chemotherapy drugs ruin a patient's tastebuds, so the delicious meal you prepared for them might taste like soggy cardboard to the patient's tongue. The best way to treat this is with Miracle fruit or Synsepalum dulcificum.Not the easiest fruit to find, but there are plenty of online sources and dried versions available. Miracle fruit fools the tongue and can even make a lemon taste like sugar to the patient. Of course, you can always add extra spice, but that may be tough for their GI system to handle. Bland foods are best until the patient can tolerate more. Of course, the other main benefit from cannabis is the relief of stress. Unless you've fought the battle, you don't fully understand the stress cancer puts on your mind and body. Stress kills, but cannabis can turn stress into calm. The battle is long and worth fighting. Never give up. Never let your guard down. Be ready to use every weapon in your armory to win. Good luck.