A difficult patient

Today arrived at the office the most difficult and clueless oncology patient that I ever seen. First, in the service of nutrition we used the method called the "pesitos" to explain the portions of food to patients. 

This patient has breast cancer and she is receiving chemotherapy. She has had several symptoms associated with her treatment, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and weakness, in addition she is obese (which can increase the symptoms). From the beginning she didn't understand the method but she didn't tell us the situation. So, she was doing a different, monotonous and low-calorie diet compared to her real diet. The patient's diet even decreased important biochemical parameters.

Even though we try to explain the "pesitos" but she began to despair, anger and shout "I do not understand anything". So we try to calm and explain as 8 times the same and then we ended up explaining to her with drawings.

The moral is "I need a lot of patience and know how to draw for this kind of patients". 

Making a healthy cookbook...

This week I had to search at different websites and writing a kind of cookbook about healthy drinks for the children and adults of the State Institute of Oncology (here is where I am doing my social service for one year), because we always give them industrialized juices for breakfast and dinner. In addition, these kind of juices are unhealthy for the patients.

When I was doing my cookbook I learned how to make some drinks (such as flavored waters) and juices that provide a lot of vitamins and minerals. 

I think that I can make and drink these beverages everyday by its content and the cost. For example, one recipe is a kind of apple soda (kids love apple sodas, at least my nephew says YES!), so you have to liquefy 1 big apple, 6 guavas, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1/2 cup of mineral water. It has the effervescent effect of soda, also it provides fiber, iron, calcium, carotene and vitamins A, B and C, useful in children with cancer that mostly have malnutrition.

P.S. Today is my best friend's birthday (: