Foods

How wonderful to have a caring mum.  My lovely sister arrived on day 3 of my first chemo with a car load of cooking.  Some for my husband and lots for me.  I am gluten intolerant so she had cooked cakes and scones for me.  It was just what i needed. I had heaps to put in the freezer for when I felt like them.  I found that I forced myself to drink heaps of water and I found through a straw the best way to achieve this.  When I was well I would stock my cupboards with a variety of foods because I never knew what I would feel like when I was ill.  I also found that I could only tolerate small portions.  Soups and cordial were pretty staple and when I didn't feel like eating I just nibbled on whatever.  I did try hard to eat a balanced diet most of the time though.  For the first 7-8 eights after chemo my tongue was horribly coated and nothing tasted good.  Be prepared for some knock-backs during this time as it is very hard to appreciate food when it tastes like eating through the back end of a hairy dog!!!!! Thank you for being so kind to your daughter. She will really appreciate it. XLeonie