At the cancer center last Wed.
The Kristi Noem hearing was on the TV, two gentlemen are discussing the proceedings, the Liberal
attacking and making fun of her answers and MAGA guy defending her. No raised voices just polite
conversation between two guys I assumed were good acquaintances. During a commercial the Liberal
asked MAGA if he ever figured out how trickle down economics put money in his pocket? Well he hee
hawed around talking but not really saying anything when I spoke up that I knew how it works in theory.
"Remember Reagan said those getting the tax breaks were the job creators and how do they create jobs?
Our economy is based on supply & demand, more demand requires companies to hire more workers to
keep production flowing. Reagan's plan was quite simple."
"Those getting huge tax breaks were supposed to use that money to buy thousands & thousands of say
new toasters, washers & dryers, bicycles, anything American made in their State and give it away to the
poor and needy. And the guys getting the largest tax breaks in the billions were supposed to buy thousands
and thousands of new cars and give them away to the homeless."
By now everybody but MAGA is laughing but even he had a small grin.
"In reality every huge tax break for the wealthy leaves our Treasury short of money so we have to go
borrow money and guess what? The wealthy loan us back the money we just gave them with interest,
so there's the trickle down Reagan talked about, it trickles down only for the rich."
Health update.......doing my best to stay away from all the terrible news which is hard to do. It's getting
difficult to eat, my jaw and throat hurts 24/7. Dropped down to 198 lbs, now up to 203 lbs which is a good
sign. Doc keeps saying a feeding tube is in my future, hope I can continue swallowing so I don't need one.
Had 2 chemo treatments so far with 5 more scheduled once a week plus radiation Mon thur Fri.
Tired all the time, be glad when I beat this and get back to posting the daily toons.
Remember to mention VOTING RIGHTS at the upcoming No Kings rallies.
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You are so loved 
and to you, I'm thinking only positive thoughts for your recovery.
We are all pulling for you.
KS Toronado .
The raygun cheese would be a hit at food pantries 
Some things that might ease side affects. Use plastic utensils with your food and you might avoid the metallic taste. Jello usually tastes okay. If the chemo is really hard on you, see if you can get hydration via IV the day after. During the treatment, a warmed blanket might be soothing. My husband liked Fiji bottled water the best, said it was least metallic.
Sending lifting thoughts every day!
for the whole month. He is doing better but is still very tired. Keep up with the weight gain. Love, Debbie.
Wishing you the best..
Good to see you posting again, but please take care. The news is difficult to take even on a good day.
Permit me to post one of my favorite images regarding "trickle-down" economics.
I admit it's not new, and I've posted it several times on DU, but the concept is something everyone gets ...
I have had a few relatives who went through chemo and radiation. Not pleasant, but they did come through on the other side, cancer free.
Good to see you keeping up your humor. Humor gets us through rough times.
The time for concern about current political events is AFTER you come through on the other side of this. Health is first priority above all else.
Know that we are all pulling for you.
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❣️
We are all sending healing thoughts, prayers, vibes, in whichever way you wish to receive them.
You got this. One day. One day. One day.
Big gentle hug
disorder the last ten years of her life - achalasia, which the pamphlet the doctor gave us said affects only one in 120,000 people - and I had to use food processors for almost everything she ate (salads of romaine lettuce plus an apple, ground up with mayo added, for instance), and it still helped to have her drink a bit of warm water throughout meals, to help wash the food down. Her gastroenterologist said she was the only person with achalasia he'd ever seen who gained a bit of weight (she'd been underweight) instead of losing.
A relative of mine who won a battle with breast cancer ten years ago just had a suspicious lung nodule found on a CT scan and will now need a PET scan. She hated the chemo she needed to beat the breast cancer and is saying she doesn't want to do it again, but I told her that if it is cancer and her doctors say she needs chemo, she should have it. I'm a huge believer in using diet, supplements and exercise to maintain health as much as possible, rather than relying on allopathic (traditional) medicine entirely, but when allopathic treatment is needed I'm very grateful it's there.
And cancer treatment is so much better than it was when we were young.
Hoping you're feeling much better soon, as you fight this.
Thanks for relaying that conversation. I hope it made an impact with that guy.
Hugs for you.
Hang in there, KS Toronado. We're all pulling for you. Take good care of yourself.
Much love,
MIButterfly
AND cancer in the rear-view mirror. But that may be redundant. 
Congratulations on your progress, and keep on keeping on. 
