So in the past week I have really pushed the envelope...really took some risks...I went to the Coldplay concert at the ACC last Monday night with Victoria along with 20000 other people and it was actually a great concert. One of the best I have been to and that is saying something. They really connected with the crowd right from the first notes of their first song and put on quite the technic light and paper confetti show. I am not even a huge Coldplay fan but was impressed with their show. Well worth the risk ;-)
As if attending a rock concert in a large crowd, travelling on the TTC subway, wasn't enough risk Victoria and I joined some friends at the Rogers Centre yesterday to watch the Blue Jays play the Tigers...along with 30000+ other people. The most challenging thing for me about going to a ballgame is finding food and drink that is "friendly" to my strict diet...I managed to find a turkey wrap, some sushi and water at the ballpark and enjoyed pickerel with root vegetables at Bar Wellington afterward for dinner. As diet friendly as you can expect when out and about. But man is it tough to be surrounded by people enjoying the delicacies of the ballpark - hotdogs, draught beer, ice cream, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy....you name it. And like my post from the Sweet Shop in Tobermory earlier this week everyone had a big smile on their faces while enjoying these delicacies.
It is mind boggling how "germ-a-phobic" I am becoming...carrying my bottle of hand sanitizer with me everywhere, washing my hands literally dozens of times during the day. Quite frankly I really don't know how risky rubbing elbows with large crowds is to me these days. My Onc team, especially my nurses, have cautioned me about being in crowds when I am immune compromised as I am. But honestly I have to still live...enjoy things like concerts, ball games, picnics, riding public transit, whatever...and just be smart about it. The benefits and positive impact to my overall mood completely outweigh the risks as far as I am concerned.
As if attending a rock concert in a large crowd, travelling on the TTC subway, wasn't enough risk Victoria and I joined some friends at the Rogers Centre yesterday to watch the Blue Jays play the Tigers...along with 30000+ other people. The most challenging thing for me about going to a ballgame is finding food and drink that is "friendly" to my strict diet...I managed to find a turkey wrap, some sushi and water at the ballpark and enjoyed pickerel with root vegetables at Bar Wellington afterward for dinner. As diet friendly as you can expect when out and about. But man is it tough to be surrounded by people enjoying the delicacies of the ballpark - hotdogs, draught beer, ice cream, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy....you name it. And like my post from the Sweet Shop in Tobermory earlier this week everyone had a big smile on their faces while enjoying these delicacies.
It is mind boggling how "germ-a-phobic" I am becoming...carrying my bottle of hand sanitizer with me everywhere, washing my hands literally dozens of times during the day. Quite frankly I really don't know how risky rubbing elbows with large crowds is to me these days. My Onc team, especially my nurses, have cautioned me about being in crowds when I am immune compromised as I am. But honestly I have to still live...enjoy things like concerts, ball games, picnics, riding public transit, whatever...and just be smart about it. The benefits and positive impact to my overall mood completely outweigh the risks as far as I am concerned.
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