Do you find people are walking on eggshells around you? they don't know what to talk about. I post regularly on another forum and I had a pm from a member apologising for being insensitive about something he wrote along the lines of taking the p**s. I replied to him saying no special treatment and I'm handling this thing by taking it out of myself. I was looking froward [I said] to all the nurses nursing my wedding tackle, sod's law I get an Anne Widdicombe lookalike. Sorry Miss W you may be my political ally but no way Jose in the other department.
I missed The News Quiz this week so I can download the podcast and have a couple of them to listen to when I go in for the op, I just love Sandi Toksvig's humour. It's a must do every week to catch this programme.
But real life goes on bubbling along underneath all that is happening. Sometimes I even get an hour or two I don't think about cancer and then life comes first. Loads to do and get prepared for. I was asked about my household arrangements by the Jackie my Macmillan nurse, where was my bathroom and bedroom and other things like that. That set me to thinking about what I may not be able to do in the immediate time when I come out. I always see my own invincibility and it's an "O.K no problem I'll do that" but maybe I can't so all my ironing and washing to be done, freezer full, loads of associated tasks to deal with. It will keep me mad busy because next week is also quite a heavy week on the work front. I'll be spending a few days on some film work in Liverpool (I'm in the coach business btw) and also need to get the jobs organised for when I'm in hospital as well.
My sister in law works in the hospital I'm going in to, she's a ward hostess, or as she says a glorified dinner lady, on the ward I will be in. OH NO I've tasted her cooking before!!!!!
