http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:09:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-10787 connie Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:50:24 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-10787 Shuna dear, you are what I admire in a professional. I came of cooking age in the early 70's, was smitten and have never looked back. Most of us were"self taught", which really means ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2180 shuna fish lydon Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:43:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2180 Charles,Thank you for your insight as well. I had forgotten to mention that one of the side effects of the myriad of medications one is taking is that one's taste buds change dramatically. A person ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2178 june2 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:02:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2178 Macrobiotics was conceived as a cancer healing diet, I believe, and while the food is simple, it isn't bland at all. And it is highly nutritious, of course. I've seen people transform their ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2177 JEP Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:51:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2177 Thank you for sharing! Your post holds a special meaning for my own circumstances! http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2175 Thy Tran Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:51:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2175 Shuna - Thank you for writing about cooking and eating under difficult circumstances in such a simple, direct, useful and honest way. http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2174 Mags Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2174 My father was recently diagnosed with leukemia. It's in a very early stage, so treatment (chemo) is off the table until his symptoms change. I often wonder (and have anxiety attacks) about what side effects, ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2172 charles Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:16:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2172 My mother has had some experience with the challenge you describe when cooking for her friend's husband who suffered from an agressive stomach cancer. She also found that soups featured heavily when planning a ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2170 Amy Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:35:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2008/01/10/cooking-for-people-undergoing-chemo-radiation/#comment-2170 Shuna,I think it's worth mentioning that Radiotherapy can have a very similar effect as well.I was reading your article nodding to myself, as we went through this with my father last year.Soups, poached eggs with ...