The Taber Family Blog

Call me as “sharp as a basketball”, but I think I see a trend here. For the last week or so, I seem to have good energy most of the day, but mysteriously around 4pm to 5pm, I seem to run out of gas and require a nap. And when I take that nap, frequently I get the chills for the first hour or so. It’s almost like my body can function just fine all morning into the afternoon, but after that I get the not-so-subtle reminder to “lay down you big dummy!” It happened again yesterday, but I also developed a low grade fever which made me feel even more pathetic. But I woke up this morning feeling just fine. So it seems my body clock is geared these days for just enough energy to get me to the late afternoon. Weird.

Another revelation I stumbled upon was related to eating applesauce. It seems that everytime I eat applesauce, my mouth feels like it’s on fire. What could possibly be in applesauce?! Well, nearly all store bought applesauce contains ascorbic acid (aka vitamin c).  Bummer.

Overall, I’m feeling pretty good day to day, with energy as mentioned above. My mouth is generally in better shape through the early part of the day, which allows me to eat scrambled eggs, cream of wheat, jello and other soft foods. But I’ve also noticed that as the day progresses, my mouth seems to get more tender and it’s harder to talk, so that by the time I’m heading for bed, I’ve had enough. My radiation burns on my neck have gotten worse (as expected). Surprisingly they don’t really hurt, but itch like crazy.