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I'm still dealing with the Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) that is a direct side effect from my treatments, which concluded on October 2nd, 2025. Via my own research I have found how the neuropathy should peak 3-5 months following my final Cycle (treatment).
Suffice it to say, my ankles and feet are still swollen and the front section of each foot is numb. In mid-November that numbness moved from having completely engulfed each of my feet to the front part of both. The fact that the numbness migrated into another section of my feet is a clear indicator that the nerves are healing.
Neuropathy is damage to the peripheral nervous system (nerve fibers), and is a result from certain chemotherapy agents.
None of this information was ever advised to me by my medical team. I needed to research it all on my own, as well as confer with my principal Health Care Proxy, a great friend of mine of 35-years, now a retired former professional nurse who once worked at various NYC Hospitals, and who now resides in the Philippines.
I am so grateful to have requested and been approved for a chemotherapy dosage reduction on my last two treatments. I had a total of 6 cycles (treatments), and no one ever informed me how side effects were cumulative. You're my fucking medical team, you're supposed to inform me. Nope. Not a peep. Pathetic.
BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE!
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Newell's Run - Year of the City
Clean shaven. Decided last night. And today, work was just great and I felt comfortable enough this afternoon to walk home, able and cane in hand, the 1.5 miles door-to-door and I am so glad that I broke that ice.
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38-15 Queens Boulevard / Before & After Construction
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It's to be for a car dealership. Now that most of them have been forced out of Northern Boulevard, they're opting to building elsewhere
35@35
35th Avenue @ 35th Street, Astoria, NYC
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Years back it had been a Holiday Inn. 15-years ago I'd attended a wedding reception after party in its penthouse. My neighborhood is currently super hot real estate wise, so this will either be torn down completely, or refurbished. It's anyone's guess..
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Me to Urologist: You said a biopsy, not 12 of them
That's standard.
Perhaps to you. Remember, I'm the patient. Patients need to prepare themselves, psychologically. And please, don't feign that you've no idea what I'm referencing. Seeing how this is Mount Sinai, couldn't you have at least made it 8?
What?
Hadn't Moses ascended Mount Sinai 8x to receive the ten commandments. So, what's next? We need to wait on the results. Irrelevant. What's the next step? A PET scan. Do I need a referral? No. May I schedule one now. Yes.
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I need to hit the ground running on this. And the first person I need to confer with is 8,500 miles away from me in Southeast Asia.
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The EYE is a 30-foot-tall steel sculpture, titled “Dreamland Sirens,” by artist Charlotte Colbert, a British film director and multi-media artist
About Dreamland Sirens: charlottecolbert.com/exhibitions/dreamland-sirens
Additional info on the artist: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Colbert
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Manhattan: Flatiron District
This one's going up pretty quickly
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23-10 Queens Plaza South / 42-19 24th Street
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UBB = Unending Building Boom
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29-15 40th Road, LIC / Before & After Construction
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New Rendering Revealed For 29-15 40th Road in Long Island City, Queens
newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/new-rendering-revealed-for-29-15...
A new rendering has been revealed for 29-15 40th Road, an upcoming 12-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Few details have been made public about the project, which is being designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by SB Development, which also acquired the adjacent lot at 29-13 40th Road for $8.7 million last fall.
Shake Shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in Madison Square Park in Manhattan to support the Madison Square Park Conservancy’s first art installation. The cart was quite the success, with Shack fans lined up daily for three summers. An instant neighborhood fixture, Shake Shack welcomes people from all over the city, country and world who gather together to enjoy fresh, simple, high-quality versions of the classics in a majestic setting. The rest, as they say, is burger history.
Created by renowned New York City restaurateur, and park benefactor Danny Meyer, the ivy-covered kiosk located in the southwest corner of the park is the world’s first Shake Shack.
Today, Shake Shack locations total 262 in the United States and 142 International
Read about Shake Shack's complete history here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Shack
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I never understood this pricey restaurant situated in the middle of Central Park, NYC. Here people sip expensive cocktails along the water's edge or dine on the finest cuisine; host elaborate Page Six worthy weddings with resplendent receptions or attend art exhibits, all the while, steps away, in the adjacent woodland known as The Rambles, men are having anonymous sex with each other. It's all so bizarre and awesome.
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Upon first receiving my Kemosabe Liquid Sunshine treatments, my start times were around 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and they would always have this delicious grilled chicken for lunch, which came with string beans and rice. Yummy. After my second treatment, they changed my start time to a bit later, which meant I missed lunch. Oh my goodness, I was so upset.
Following each of my treatment sessions, my amazing boss would pick me up and drive me home to my apartment. She had agreed to be my alternate Health Care Proxy (my principal one being my great friend of 35-yeras, now retired from 42-years as a NYC hospital nurse, and living back home in the Philippines). My boss only missed one treatment, as she had been vacationing in Japan. Though another amazing individual, another work colleague, picked me up that time and drove me home. I mean, it was just all so fantastic.
If you ever go through anything like this, just make certain to have a solid support system established before you go through any treatments.
The white coats had assigned me one of their social workers, though the woman called me only once, asked me a bunch of stupid questions, then sent me a message referring me onto an online app titled "Cancer Buddy", which is for cancer patients to connect to other patients. For moral support and companionship. Really? This social worker's customer service/bedside manner felt curt, cold, and dismissive. I had logged onto the app briefly, just to see what it was about, and it was bright yellow and white. Hideous & weird. Now, yellow is a funny color, and it doesn't always mean sunshine and tulips. It can also mean caution. And white isn't always as pure as the driven snow. Color psychology is an extremely interesting subject.
So, the app was like a dating app, but with cancer patients, sharing their stats for other cancer patients to like and share alike. It all felt kind of sad. They should have colored that black & white, it would have been so much better. The "social worker" essentially just brushed me under the carpet and left me to interact amongst strangers on the web. Think about that for a second. This same social worker had looked straight at me while I was in the waiting room of the Infusion Center, and she had no idea who I was. Perhaps it would be best to add "Anti" to the front of her title.
Luckily, I had already established my support team prior to having received any treatments. And it really did make such a difference, as I felt more confident going in.
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Further info: St Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church
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UBB = Unending Building Boom
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New Rendering Revealed For 29-15 40th Road in Long Island City, Queens
newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/new-rendering-revealed-for-29-15...
A new rendering has been revealed for 29-15 40th Road, an upcoming 12-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Few details have been made public about the project, which is being designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by SB Development, which also acquired the adjacent lot at 29-13 40th Road for $8.7 million last fall.
Still dealing with the CIPN (Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy), though I feel how the swelling of my ankles and feet may have somewhat reduced. My toes are still numb. Strangest feeling. Have been trying not to wear socks at all, due to the top part imprinting its line onto my ankles. First world problems in December. Good grief. Keep assuring myself how this will all pass in time, and that I need to remain as focused as possible. That said, I always try and stay prepared, so I've purchased a nice cane on Amazon. I've nothing against aluminum, although, I got a nice one made of oak wood. These things need to be done correctly
It seems I always take my best self-portraits when I've food or coffee or something similar on my face. I suppose it's because I'm so relaxed at the time. It doesn't really matter in the end
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The Astoria-Windsor was designed by Brooklyn Pratt educated architect, Peter Casini
More on Peter Casini
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The Greenstreets program converts paved, vacant traffic islands, and medians into green spaces filled with trees, shrubs, and groundcover in an effort to capture stormwater.
The program is a part of the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan. All funding for Greenstreet construction under this plan is administered by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
Green Infrastructure
March 18, 2024
Tapioca Pearls or Frogs Eggs?
This photo of mine was was published by NewSphere website on March 18, 2024
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06/29/23
Today was my first time tasting bubble tea (Passion fruit and green tea) and those tapioca pearls on the bottom of the glass reminded me of the frogs eggs from The Mandalorian, which the Baby Yoda couldn't get enough of. That was such a great episode
New York City Sunset (no filter)
Taken Thursday, October 26, 2023 from the top platform of Queens Boro Plaza MTA Station.
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Those sneaky construction workers
Free NYC Parking
Where do the people living in this neighborhood find parking what with this silliness?
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29-15 40th Road, LIC / Before & After Construction
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New Rendering Revealed For 29-15 40th Road in Long Island City, Queens
newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/new-rendering-revealed-for-29-15...
A new rendering has been revealed for 29-15 40th Road, an upcoming 12-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Few details have been made public about the project, which is being designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by SB Development, which also acquired the adjacent lot at 29-13 40th Road for $8.7 million last fall.
All this scene needs is Rod Sterling standing off in a corner and telling us all what's happened and where this story is going
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30-25 Queens Blvd / 29-10 Northern Boulevard
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New Rendering Revealed For 29-15 40th Road in Long Island City, Queens
newyorkyimby.com/2024/04/new-rendering-revealed-for-29-15...
A new rendering has been revealed for 29-15 40th Road, an upcoming 12-story residential building in Long Island City, Queens. Few details have been made public about the project, which is being designed by Fogarty Finger Architects and developed by SB Development, which also acquired the adjacent lot at 29-13 40th Road for $8.7 million last fall.
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