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[mamculuna]

I want to send a present to a friend who'll be going through chemotherapy--I am thinking that a book would be good. She's an historical gardener, but also has various other interests. I don't know that she likes fiction, but am wondering about recent interesting non-fiction that people have been reading.  Any new good books out there?

But also, those of you who've been through it--is reading hard while you're on chemo? Any other suggestions?

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[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Thanks! On tape is a great idea! I thought about music, too. I guess I had the whole process in mind, not just the treatments.

[usedtobeljs]

My mother also had "chemo brain", so she did puzzles, etc, with my dad while she was recovering: it worked her brain a bit when she was fuzzy. Would that be a possibility?

(And if your friend has an MP3 player, she might be able to listen to podcasts?)

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think I will send a book and ask her stepson re iPod. I suspect she has one, but don't know. And the puzzles sound great--another friend who's just finishing chemo said the same. I will look for fun books and send them along, too.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

And thanks for that link! Very clear and good ideas.