A made it home from hospital late on Wednesday night, and I could tell from his face that being home was just totally brilliant. We watched Torchwood and Masterchef and then went to bed - it was wonderful to have him back!
What is odd now is the utter normality of everything - we still wake up, feed the cats, do bits and bobs in the kitchen and nap on the sofa. It seems surreal when everything in your life has changed so much for it to be utterly the same - but at the moment we are away from the medical team and have been told the biopsy results are delayed til next Friday now. Perhaps that meeting will pull us up a little more and make it more real?
In other news we are on our second day of our mostly vegan with some oily fish diet, and all the meals so far have been delicious. The range of colours and vegetable and spices on the plate create a feast for the eyes - and I have to say taste just as good. Just so we are clear I am no tree hugging natural vegetarian - I LOVE steak and McDonalds and sausage sandwiches just as much as dinner in a Michelin starred restaurant, but so far it's going good. And hey, a small glass of red wine and squares of dark chocolate are positively recommended so that's all good news! ;-)
Tomorrow sees a raft of friends and family coming over to do house things to help us out - putting up shelves in the spare room, blinds and lots of other bits and bobs we just haven't got round to since we moved in at the end of last year. I bought a brilliant book - "What can I do to help" written by Deborah Hutton and supporting Macmillan Cancer Relief which I cannot recommend highly enough. Go buy some copies and send them to your friends if you are newly diagnosed - it has brilliant suggestions and is full of practical stuff that will really make a difference when you need it most. That's it for today - off for hair cuts and buying an ice maker.
T x
FormerMember
I have only just realised that people can post replies & comments under each blog entry (doh!). Normally I am MUCH smarter than this I promise! Anyway, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone for being so supportive. The reason I joined this website was finding it during the wee small on a particularly bleak evening and finding Trishka's blog - who is an incredibly upbeat, smart and intelligent partner to a bladder cancer sufferer. Seeing her experience expressed in such normal terms really helped me that night - and that is part of why I am writing - in the hope that our experience will be of use to others, and maybe even make them smile on the way.
This kind of community and shared spirit is invaluable. T x
