Recuperating, well sort of

Thank you everyone or your messages, I have had so many I have not been able to reply to them, but I really appreciate it!

The last week or so has been tougher than I expected, coming off all the drugs has allowed my body to find its own level, and it is certainly starting to catch up. I have not been so tired since the early days of my chemo. I have been sleeping around 12 - 14 hours a day, normally in two blocks. Maybe 2 hours in the afternoon, and then the rest at night. One unfortunate side effect however is that I have started snoring again, but it does not bother me. However yesterday was the first day I felt back to normal, whatever that is, as I did not have a siesta and it was about 10 that I went to sleep, so fingers crossed I have crossed that bridge.

I have been pretty busy even given the tiredness. Last week we managed to find Freja her first car, although she has a few months before she starts driving, it was too good to miss. She has already given it a name, FiFi, as it is a little red Fiat. It felt great to get her the car ready for her driving, note the first lesson is already booked with Aunty Emma at JEM Driving, but it also made me feel pretty old. Speaking of birthdays, Leisha was 10 last weekend, and we have her party on Saturday. She is going indoor rock climbing and then I think we are all off to Nandos, should be fun.

Cricket has started at last now that summer has finally arrived and he rain has gone, and is been good to be able to go and watch, I have not been to any of the kids activities for so long. It was also good to just sit and watch, as I used to be so involved I hardly saw the game. As the weather is now here, Sarah and I have finally started to use our National Trust membership, so I expect to visit many fine places over the coming weeks.

Lastly, I have been doing more to get ready for my charity ride later this year, but more on that on the website - www.wrongwayround.org.uk

Enjoy the sun everyone, being in the UK you kit won't last ...

Tonight's the night, and the result is in

And the result is not half bad. The news is that I am now off further treatment, at least for the foreseeable future. Basically almost everything has gone, and what is left is much much smaller. So I will have scans, blood tests, and consultations every 3 months. So long as nothing is growing or being aggressive, then no more treatment. It might never go completely, but I am not going to let that worry me, after all, anything could happen.

So today is the start of the rest of my life, so it's time to enjoy it!!

I will keep this blog running as I think this story still has a long way to go .....

Tonight's the night ...

... That I have my next meeting with my oncologist to find out the next stage of treatment. Obviously I am hoping that it will be minimal, given all the good news I have had. I have enjoyed not being poked proded or pierced over the last few weeks, and would like that to continue if at all possible. As the meeting is not until this evening, we plan to go shopping in Guildford beforehand, to while away the hours, and avoid the traffic as we will otherwise have to travel in rush hour. Can you all therefore keep your fingers, arms, legs, eyes and anything else you can think of crossed at about 5.45pm for me!!

Ola

Well, we are back from sunny Spain, to sunny Britain. For those not in the UK, that is a bit of British humour, as we had a drought annonced a couple of months ago, and since then we have had rain nearly every day, but the drought still goes on! We had a great relaxing time, its amazing how much we did not have to do, and it bought home how much Sarah has done over recent months. We spent most days either driving through the mountains, which were spectacular or lazing in the sun. Well Sarah lay in the sun, I was not allowed to, so had to keep to the shade. Most afternoons I took part in the very agreeabe Spanish custom of a siesta, and very nice it is too.




We ate out at resturants nearly every night, but it was very appararent how quiet Mojacar was, this was definatley a knock on of the current economic climate, not only in Spain but across Europe. We went to some really good resturants, only one did not come up to scratch. If you are ever in Mojacar, try out the Bay Bistro. This is a new resturant, only been open 3 weeks but the chef is a runner up in the UK Michelin Chef of the Year competition, and the food and wine was great, and only a couple of Euros more than the standard fare on offer elsewhere. Praise from me is praise indeed where food is concerned!





One really good thing while we were away was that I finally finished all my tablets, so no more medication for me for a while, however I have been very tired the last couple of days or so, so I hope that is just a combination of coming of the steroids, which I am told will have an effect, and the travel home, as that was a long day for me, with no siesta! I wuld like to say a very big thank you to Ros and Roger for the use of their appartment, and also to Ross and Ali for being taxi to and from the airport, we are both very grateful to you all.

That's the last week dealt with, so what's coming up, well the main focus for me is next Tuesday, 15th May, when I go back to the oncologist, and find out what is next for me. Obviously i am hoping for the best, and all the results seem to suggest that, but I am also prepared for more treatment if need be. Aside from that, I reall need some dry weather, my allotment needs some serious time spent on it, but it is just too wet. We also have a chicken who has decided to go broody, this is good as it means we can get some fertile eggs for her to hatch and be a mummy to. We need some more hens as most of my girls are getting on and no longer lay, and we really like our fresh eggs. So I need to prepare the nursery as "munm" will need the peace and quiet. The picture below is of the type of hens we are expectinmg once they hatch and mature, bit like a ginger chicken afro!

I am also preparing to have a haircut this weekend, I have long thin whispy bits left over from the chemo, but my underlying hair is coming back but needs a tidy up. I just hope I don't end up like the new chickens!!!