So today was the final hospital appointment for chemo for J, my brave soldier, who says he isn't brave because he hasn't chosen it, but IS brave because of the way he has handled it with such courage and grace and humour.
Today was an emotional day. I went with him and felt euphoric and teary in a happy way.. He was so emotional too, happy, but also sad to be leaving behind the friends he has made in the wonderful nurses who have looked after him and the other patients who understand like no-one else can.
So now it is on to the next chapter. There was a bit of confusion this week about what the next chapter would be. First the consultant said it would be a 6 week break, then PET scan. Then I emailed him to ask about the radiotherapy he had talked about at diagnosis, and he said yes - J would have a 3 week break, then a PET scan, then radiotherapy, and then a PET scan 12 weeks after that.
He then consulted with his colleagues at the big hospital (I had a bit of a eureka moment at this point and wondered if he hasn't maybe had a hodgkins patient before?) and decided that no, that's what they would do for non-hodgkins, but for hodgkins they will stick to plan A.
That's fine with us, J gets a nice rest and can hopefully build his strength up over christmas and the next few weeks...
