Thinking about New Year´s promises. No more.
By marguicha
@marguicha (215478)
Chile
December 23, 2017 5:57pm CST
I have finished cooking jam. My legs and feet hurt a lot after staying standing in front of the stove for a long time.
In fact, my feet and part of my legs hurt me always because I have peripheral polyneuropathy as a side effect of the chemotherapy. It doesn´t help much to stand for over an hour cleaning apricots and after that stirring them and canning them.
So from now on, I will not make apricot jams anymore. I can still make some pickles (not much). They are easier to make and they can be done at any time, when Leticia is helping me.
The apricots will be there for anyone of my friends and daughters who want to come and get them.
Dear friends, I´m done with it all. Please remind me of this next year, just in case I forget
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@Deepizzaguy (94579)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 17
And I thought I had health problems with the cold weather in Lake Charles that has hampered me when I step outside to do basic chores like throwing out the garbage and feeding the cats.
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
At your age, I could still jump and run most of the time although I had had my back surgery by then. I don´t like to be one of those crying people, but I confess that the side effects of chemotherapy are many yet I have to thank that I´m here.
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@Deepizzaguy (94579)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Dec 17
@marguicha I can relate to that being thankful is great medicine.
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@Deepizzaguy (94579)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Dec 17
@marguicha People are scared of things that they do know anything about.
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
I´m also angry with myself. I should not do so much. 
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
24 Dec 17
@marguicha not if you know it'll cause pain, no. But lesson learned.
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
@Courtlynn I don´t think that pain will go away if I "sit watching a coffin" as a stupid doctor told me.
@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
I´m sure that bought jams are not that expensive and by all means they will be easier to have. I just have to place them in my cart when I go to the supermarket
@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
@KristenH Jams are not expensive here. Years ago, I started making them as something nice. But now I am older and so is Leticia.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
24 Dec 17
@marguicha Good idea. I do love raspberry and strawberry jam. Orange marmalade is okay. Not too expensive over here.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Dec 17
You have to take care and be easy on yourself.
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
I´d like to be the bionic woman. Cut my legs and put on bionic ones.
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
24 Dec 17
I am resting, but my feet are hurting a lot in spite of my being in bed. I hope I don´t forget about not making jams next year.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
24 Dec 17
Consider this an early reminder - just don't!
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@marguicha (215478)
• Chile
25 Dec 17
You are a year too early. And my memory is not what it was.
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@YrNemo (20261)
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26 Dec 17
@marguicha (I was given some kind of peaches here too. Enough to make some jams but I have been munching on them. Very sweet and yummy!)
(I was given some kind of peaches here too. Enough to make some jams but I have been munching on them. Very sweet and yummy!)