Tuesday we receive the results of the latest scan. I am worried. What could the results be? Stabilised - I hope, spread to the lymph glands - then what?, further spread then what? I know that I should just wait and see but I am sure that lots of you out ther understand how I am feeling. If it has become either stable or has gone beyond hope we will try to get back to the UK. The health care here is brilliant but if there…
Ron had his post chemo scan on Tuesday. It was done at the scanner in Brive which is only 20 min away. A doctor showed us a single shot from the scan which showed some liquid on the lung. This worried Ron as it previously built up to the extent that he was taken in as an emergency admission and had it drained and "talced" The doctor said that unless it caused a problem they would do nothing. We will see the oncologist…
This week we have had a visit from Ron's father and brother. Coming over from England meant that they stayed a few days. It was a change for Ron but non whatsoever for me. I still barrowed the logs in from the wood pile. I still laid and fed the fire and brought baskets of logs up from the basement several times a day. I still worked in the garden (large)clearing fallen leaves etc. I would not expect help from Ron's father…
Ron's son and family have visited for a few days. One of the disadvantages of living so far away is that they have to fly. Fortunately they can get from Liverpool to Limoges which is only an hour away. Tim seems to get bigger every time we see him. At 6' 8" he towers over his father who is a mere 6' 2". As Ron has lost weight and his hair has thinned as a result of the chemo he seems smaller and older. They share a love…
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I am Val. My husband, Ron, was diagnosed with mesothelomia at the end of Nov just days after his 61st birthday. We currently live in France and I thought that as well as recording my feelings and fears it might be of interest to others to know how the French system differs from the NHS. It is a good service and waiting times are virtually unknown but I am not sure that I would rate it at no 1 in the world as some…
