Andrewx2's blog

W ell, I'm back at the computer this morning after a few days. Just needed the break. :-) Now where was I? Oh yes, waking up on the Saturday morning in my home from home, the urology ward, after spending Thursday in theatre and Friday in ITU. It was good to be back! But very unreal... As normal I was awake before the day started for most of my fellow patients on the ward so I did a bit of reading and listening to the…

Hi folks - I'm home!!!! Yes I am back at the keyboard this morning after over a week away having bits being taken out of me. It's been "Dead Man Walking" though to "Ring of Fire". Now where do I start? I suppose I should start on the Wednesday 12th August, the morning before I went into hospital. This was it. The actual day. No going back. No more preparations. No more wondering. This was what it felt like to get in…

Well, we are now here. The day I go back into hospital for "the big one". And the most important thing for me to say today is THANK YOU. Everybody who reads my rambling utterings on this site has helped me get through these 43 days since we found this cancer inside my bladder. I think that without this site and the support of you lot I would have probably fallen apart way more than I actually have. Now I know that as…

I feel strange this morning as my life seems unreal or rather surreal. I have just had probably the best weekend of my life, full of fun, laughter, joy and the feeling of just oodles of love and support from a great bunch of friends and relatives. But it is a joyous life in a bubble. A true experience, a fantastic feeling but I know that on the outside of my bubble, outside of my zone of support and comfort is that bloody…

Not a normal blog from me this morning. We went to see the local schools performance of "Crazy for You", the Gershwin musical last night, which was brilliant!!! But a certain song struck a cord with me for some reason and it is now one I dedicate to my loved ones who are not with us any more... The way you wear your hat, The way you sip your tea, The mem'ry of all that -- No, no! They can't take that away from me…