Cancer, Me and Them

  • Tomorrow is D-Day

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hello everyone,

    This week we should have been on our family holiday.  In our little touring caravan meant for four but with six.  We went to Scarborough last year and really loved it.  I have many fond memories of holidays in my grandparents touring caravan from my childhood.  Caravans for both A and I are emotionally linked with our past and now hopefully our children's as we seek to imbue the same love in them.  Glad…

  • The Night Before...

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Evening all,

    Tonight is the night before.  The night before the scan.  The first full body tissue scan I have received since my diagnosis.  I am nervous.  I have had other scans but they have all either been local to the area the known cancer is or of my bones.  To date I have had no scan of my bodily tissues.  Clearly this has implications and I am afraid that they will pick the cancer up in one of my vital organs.  In my…

  • Carers and Chemo

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Evening all,

    I am sitting here with the twins on the bed scoffing malted milks and my eldest son helping me watch them. He is a proper little diamond is Older Master T, even though sometimes he can be a pain, he unfailingly provides help when I ask these days and I am very grateful to him.  I am anxious that he should not become a 'young carer' but am realistic to know that at some point this is going to be increasingly…

  • Side Effects, Shoes and Quizzes

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Evening all,

    I am sitting in bed attempting to watch University Challenge but my brain is just too chemo brain dead to think straight so I think I will update here instead.  Gutted, I used to love seeing how many questions I could get right in one programme, made me feel so clever...not feeling so clever tonight however.

    Today started with us receiving the final and very legal paperwork for our Final Will and Testaments…

  • Running, parties and hugs

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi all,

    We have had a busy few days!  I left you with my weekend plans and a promised update on the Ugly Yellow Handbag amongst other things.  I am sitting here with coffee and my favourite Hotel Chocolat chocs (others are available but not as delicious in my humble opinion) so will update...
    Sunday was the Newcastle Race for Life and little miss h'ss birthday party.  I was determined to go and wave the lovely babywearing…