u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — reddlx

What Does Cancer Feel Like?

I'm writing a story where a teen has an osteosarcoma and at the hospital they meet someone with leukemia and someone with lymphoma.

I can probably get around it, but for my own edification I wish to know what cancer FEELS like. It's easy to research the warning symptoms that led to their diagnoses, but where does one feel pain? What kind of pain, dull or stabbing or burning or what? What other symptoms related to the treatments should I research to describe the way they feel during their ordeals?

Any and all information about childhood cancers (or adult ones, for that matter) is welcome as there is no such thing as too much research.

TIA!

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 1 day ago

▲ 109 r/nancydrew

Look What Arrived From eBay!!!

I'm going to save it to be my last play in my journey from start to finish! I started with SCK remastered since I didn't have this one at the time. I'm currently set to play Ghost Dogs this weekend so it's still a ways away until I play this one!

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 2 days ago

▲ 20 r/Archivists

What Material Is This?

I am cataloging old estate documents and this map, hand drawn, from 1921, is on a strange material I have never encountered.

It is woven fabric but feels like plastic? It is shiny on one side and textured on the side written on.

I haven't encountered this material before so what is it???

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 2 days ago

▲ 0 r/techsupport

What Is Going Wrong While Trying To Download Microsoft 365?

Okay so I'm starting grad school online soon and among the required software is Microsoft365. It is a free download from the school so there isn't a licensing issue.

The problem is that whenever I try to install it, I keep getting an error about Vc_runtimeminimum_x86 msi

I have tried several different routes to correct this. I have tried downloading Visual C++ all in one package, I have tried different uninstall options both with a tool (although I have Windows 11 and that tool may not work for it) and manually but nothing.

I'm at my wits end here. I can't post screenshots to this forum, but this and this are the pop-ups I keep getting. This is the log file, if that means anything.

[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i001: Burn v3.14.1.8722, Windows v10.0 (Build 26200: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\{E166E047-8A9A-4B14-9AF7-FAA482232D8F}\.cr\VC_redist.x86.exe
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i009: Command Line: '-burn.clean.room=C:\Users\chels\Downloads\VC_redist.x86.exe -burn.filehandle.attached=776 -burn.filehandle.self=780'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\chels\Downloads\VC_redist.x86.exe'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\Users\chels\Downloads\'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20260816181607.log'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Microsoft Visual C++ v14 Redistributable (x86) - 14.51.36247'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleManufacturer' to value 'Microsoft Corporation'
[4628:0960][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i000: Setting version variable 'WixBundleFileVersion' to value '14.51.36247.0'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i100: Detect begin, 2 packages
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i102: Detected related bundle: {462f63a8-6347-4894-a1b3-dbfe3a4c981d}, type: Upgrade, scope: PerMachine, version: 14.0.24212.0, operation: MajorUpgrade
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i103: Detected related package: {2E72FA1F-BADB-4337-B8AE-F7C17EC57D1D}, scope: PerMachine, version: 14.24.28127.0, language: 0 operation: MajorUpgrade
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i103: Detected related package: {EAC73207-74BD-4B13-AACF-8C0E751FA4E8}, scope: PerMachine, version: 14.24.28127.0, language: 0 operation: MajorUpgrade
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, cached: Complete
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, cached: Complete
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i052: Condition 'VersionNT &gt;= v6.3' evaluates to true.
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:08]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0
[4628:0960][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i000: Setting numeric variable 'EulaAcceptCheckbox' to value 1
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i200: Plan begin, 2 packages, action: Install
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20260816181607_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86_rollback.log'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20260816181607_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86.log'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20260816181607_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86_rollback.log'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20260816181607_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86.log'
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i207: Planned related bundle: {462f63a8-6347-4894-a1b3-dbfe3a4c981d}, type: Upgrade, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: Uninstall, rollback: Install, dependency: None
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i299: Plan complete, result: 0x0
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i300: Apply begin
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:11]i010: Launching elevated engine process.
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i011: Launched elevated engine process.
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i012: Connected to elevated engine.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i358: Pausing automatic updates.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i359: Paused automatic updates.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i360: Creating a system restore point.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i361: Created a system restore point.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i370: Session begin, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}, options: 0x7, disable resume: No
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i000: Caching bundle from: 'C:\Users\chels\AppData\Local\Temp\{5DA57AAF-A0E0-4822-B66B-DFA8255B6C93}\.be\VC_redist.x86.exe' to: 'C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}\VC_redist.x86.exe'
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i320: Registering bundle dependency provider: VC,redist.x86,x86,14.51,bundle, version: 14.51.36247.0
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}, resume: Active, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[4BC4:2CDC][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4BF7CE18-E151-449F-9190-6CDBED0BB4A2}v14.51.36247\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi.
[4BC4:2CDC][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i304: Verified existing payload: cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4BF7CE18-E151-449F-9190-6CDBED0BB4A2}v14.51.36247\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\cab1.cab.
[4BC4:2CDC][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{582BA719-E6F1-4651-A873-049E6A0DDDAF}v14.51.36247\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi.
[4BC4:2CDC][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i304: Verified existing payload: cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{582BA719-E6F1-4651-A873-049E6A0DDDAF}v14.51.36247\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\cab1.cab.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:16:13]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4BF7CE18-E151-449F-9190-6CDBED0BB4A2}v14.51.36247\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL="7" NOVSUI="1"'
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to install MSI package.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:18:09]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-machine MSI package.
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, result: 0x80070643, restart: None
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:18:09]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i372: Session end, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}, resume: None, restart: None, disable resume: No
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i330: Removed bundle dependency provider: VC,redist.x86,x86,14.51,bundle
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i352: Removing cached bundle: {9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}\
[4BC4:4428][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9a6ce18d-11c0-4452-aa35-9f2b8437c686}, resume: None, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[4628:46B4][2026-08-16T18:18:09]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80070643, restart: None, ba requested restart:  No

I really need to be able to download Microsoft 365 or I'm kinda screwed.

Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope!

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 5 days ago

▲ 0 r/Chase

Timeline For Fraudulent Charges To Drop?

Just curious how long other people had to wait for the fraudulent charges reported to drop off your credit card statement?

Chase was great with getting me a replacement card in 2 business days, which was super fast and I'm very grateful!

But I had nearly $400 of fraudulent charges that they are going to cancel. It's been a week and they are still showing on my app. Not too worried because I was told on the phone that I won't be expected to pay that and it won't charge me interest, but mostly curious about when my app will reflect an accurate preview of my statement.

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 7 days ago

▲ 15 r/nancydrew

FIN Not Accessible?

I am into part 5 of my replay of ALL the games and I came upon an oddity.

I have never noticed before but I'm currently playing The Final Scene and I am at the part where I listen to the press conference.

I did not remember that there was no text showing in the conversation panel. I thought these games were, to my memory, accessible so that you could play them without the audio because it even shows sound effects in red/pink subscript.

If I weren't a hearing person I would have entirely missed the press conference altogether!

Is my game glitched or did it really never have subtitles of the press conference happening?

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 12 days ago

▲ 9 r/AskReddit

What Was The Weirdest Compliment You Ever Got?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 13 days ago

▲ 10 r/suggestmeabook

Books About Birdwatching In The Southeastern US?

So my parents have really gotten into backyard birding. We all have black thumbs when it comes to gardening, so rather than try keeping some plants alive this year my brother on a whim hung a birdfeeder in the spring out in the yard where my mom can watch the birds from her spot on the couch.

It has turned into my parents having multiple birdfeeders for different types of birds because it's such a success in attracting birds. My mom will take pictures of cool birds she sees and send them to the family group chat and go, "oooh look at this bird, I haven't seen that one before!"

So I want to buy her a birdwatching book where she can take note and see information about the different birds that show up. We have had two different types of birds nesting in our hanging baskets (of dead flowers; see above about black thumbs), the bird feeding has been so successful. We've never had nests around, and we didn't even know we HAD hummingbirds until my brother hung a feeder just to see if any came. Turns out there are a LOT of them, they just never came near our house before!

We live in Georgia, so birds of the Southeastern US would be the goal since it will have the types of birds my mom will likely see outside. She is disabled so she can't go out hiking to birdwatch, but she can look out the window or sit on the bench on the front porch when the weather is nice with her birding book.

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 14 days ago

▲ 2 r/AskTheWorld

How Is The Cost of Living Where You Are?

This one is a complex question because obviously incomes are different so the prices may seem lower or higher but it's not always crazy based on income.

So here's the 'formula' I'm asking about: How much does each of the following items cost converted to USD (since it's pretty international because of media) and how much of each you can buy with 1 hour of minimum legal pay in your region.

-a liter of water

-a liter of a soda (ie, coca-cola)

-~1lb/500 grams of chicken

-~1lb/500 grams of rice

-~1lb/500 grams of strawberries (or a similarly common berry in your region)

-A McDonalds Big Mac, just the sandwich (because the Big Mac Index is a thing)

As a bonus, what is the average rent on a 1-bedroom dwelling vs the average monthly income (both in USD).

Where I live it would be:

1 liter of water = $1.50-$2 (4.8-3.6 liters per hour of work)

1 liter of soda = $2.50 (2.9 liters per hour of work)

1lb chicken = $5-7/lb (~1.5-1lb per hour of work)

1lb rice = $2/lb (3.6lb per hour of work)

1lb strawberries = $3.60-$6 (2-1.2lb per hour of work)

McDonalds Big Mac = $6 (1.2 per hour)

*Rent for a 1-bedroom in my town = $1,100 vs $3,500 average monthly income.

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 16 days ago

▲ 30 r/nancydrew

Has Anybody Ever Added Up The Cost of Nancy's Travels In The Games?

Just curious. I'm playing STFD and the cab rides would be astronomical lol. It's been over a decade since I've been to NYC and cabs were a last resort then.

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 20 days ago

▲ 5 r/nancydrew

Is The Original SCK Available Anywhere?

I'm about to start a replay of allll the games and I cannot get the original SCK to play which isn't surprising given that game was made for like Windows 98 and my laptop is Windows 11 lmao. So I'm gonna play SCK Remastered instead to kick off my replay and was just wondering if anybody knows of any other option to play the original.

Anywho, time to go solve a mystery!!!

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 21 days ago

▲ 128 r/AskUS

Why does blue hair specifically anger conservatives?

It is always incandescent rage over photos of people with blue hair.

Do they only dislike it because it's blue? Or is it the unnaturally colored hair? If the second, why don't they seem to get angry at purple or yellow hair?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 22 days ago

▲ 6 r/LGBTBooks

Best Quozies?

I just discovered there's a word for queer mystery novels and it's "quozy" which IS SO CUTE!!!

I friggin love mysteries and I'm sick of straight protagonists, so recommend your FAVORITE quozy!!!

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 28 days ago

▲ 1 r/cookingforbeginners

Vigo Spanish Rice Cooking Method?

Okay so I have a bag of Vigo yellow saffron Spanish rice.

The directions are to cook it like regular rice, but can this type of rice (pre-seasoned) be cooked the Mexican way where you toast the raw uncooked rice in oil with onion and tomato and add the liquid last? Or will this method burn the seasoning on the pre-seasoned rice?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 1 month ago

▲ 1 r/LGBTBooks

A Strange And Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

This sounds so dumb, but does anybody else remember what happened in this book? I remember loving it so much I read it in one weekend, but I cannot remember the story for the life of me. However, my local library has the sequel and I want to read it but I don't want to take the time to reread the first.

I remember most of it but idr how it ended. Any help?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 1 month ago

▲ 10 r/AskTheWorld

Did You Have A Whole Course On Your State/Province/Division Of Your Country In School?

I thought about this because I've never actually asked anybody who isn't from the same state as me if they had a course entirely about the history of their state or province.

Here in the state of Georgia (in the 2000s at least) the history/social studies class for 8th grade is Georgia History. All of 8th grade, the only history studied is Georgia history from prehistory on up to around the mid 20th century (cause our textbooks were from like the mid-1980s, RIP lol).

Did you at any point in school have to study the history of your part of your country rather than the country as a whole?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 1 month ago

▲ 16 r/AskTheWorld

Is The 'Bad' Part Of Your Town/City/Area The South Side?

I've often wondered why it seems like almost every town or city's 'bad' side of town is the South side (or the East side if not the South), and though I haven't found the answer to this yet, I wanted to see before I delve into researching whether this is particularly true or just confirmation bias because it just so happens the 'bad' side of places I have heard talked about are all the South Side.

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 1 month ago

▲ 45 r/nancydrew

Nancy Drew Vibes

I never really noticed but my bookmark has a very Nancy Drew Vibe 🥰

u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 2 months ago

▲ 0 r/booksuggestions

Help Me Like Straight Romances

Okay so I love nothing more than a good romance. However because for the first like nearly 30 years of my life it was nearly impossible to find happy queer romances, once they started being mainstream in the 2020s, I haven't read but like two heterosexual romances, one I loved and one I hated. I DNFd a book recently just because the bisexual woman was gonna end up with a man, which obviously doesn't invalidate the queerness of the relationship at all, but I just did NOT want to read a girl and a guy when there was a girl she could have ended up with.

It made me realize my brain is going down a problematic path where I immediately don't want even bisexuals to end up with cisgender m/f partners, and I need to fix this.

My biggest issue is that when I try to find one nowadays, the most popular straight romances tend to be erotica or romantasy and I hate those. I don't mind sex in a book, but I'm not reading it for porn (NOT to shame those who do, you do you!) and even a lot of queer stuff I've DNFd when it's just sex scene after sex scene.

Het ships I enjoy are mostly in tv and film but like, the relationships in Parks and Rec comes to mind because they're all equal footing, mutual respect, adorably in love romances. The last het book I read that I LOVED the romance in was A Novel Disguise by Samantha Larsen, where they were both misfits in the town but fir perfectly together.

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 2 months ago

▲ 43 r/AskTheWorld

Do Wild Animals Kill People Where You Live?

I thought about this because I just saw a headline about a woman who got killed by an alligator while swimming in a river in Florida. I mentioned to my British friend, "Well that's why you don't swim in a river that isn't designated a swimming area where the wildlife is kept scared away."

My British bestie pointed out, "If she was there on vacation, she may not know that rivers aren't safe to swim in. I wouldn't be worried about wild animals in a river here."

Having lived in Georgia in the US my whole life, we learned wildlife safety before traffic safety. Like, we teach toddlers 'look where you're stepping so you don't step on a rattlesnake' before 'look both ways before crossing the street' because a kid playing outside is far more likely to step on a snake than make it all the way to the street if they're being supervised by adults (the adult would see them heading to the road vs the adult can't see what's hiding in the grass).

But my best friend has never had any reason to be afraid of animals in nature living in the South of England.

So do you live somewhere wild animals kill people? Or are animal attacks only pet/zoo related where you live?

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u/Turbulent-Parsley619 — 2 months ago