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lazy day yesterday - washing, pottering, reading then decided to go for a walk to see a couple down the dale who'd invited us over before my treatment starts up again. Opened the door and it's pissistently raining. Again. So we drove. Had a look round their house - it's a longterm barn conversion - but the barn is right next to the house he and his family lived in for generations. Dad sold up when his wife died and moved…

Friday 28th August Well,friend came and we ate in on Thursday - they had the most delicious looking steaks and I didn't, haha. I've gone mostly vegetarian through natural inclination not 'choice'. Funny how we're drawn to different things - I've had a fish in batter phase, a noodle and cashew nut phase, a pasta and tomato phase, a strawberry phase... and at the time, they've all made some kind of sense. At the moment…

Afternoon all, Well the Consultant rang back this afternoon. I will be hearing from hospital with an appointment for next week for the fitting of the hickman line. Surprise was that they're keeping me in and starting the IVE chemo the following day. This involves 3/4 days being hooked up. If everything goes well, they'll let me out for 2/3 days then back in for observation when my bloods drop. There'll be a CT scan after…

Morning all. My internet went off early last night (boo).It's back now (hurray). Kids set off for Leeds Festival at about 8.30("C'moooon, Dad!" - OH is late for just about everything - drives the rest of us nuts) and won't be back til Monday night. They'll sleep all day Tuesday so I should see them Wednesday afternoon... Their English GCSE results arrived just after they left - A and A*! I'm so pleased for them cos…

Evening all, Hope you're all dealing with your day as well as you'd like... Well yesterday's exertions(!) meant that I slept until 9.30am - excellent! So got ready, stuffed some envelopes and set off for hospital. Bloods taken by familiar nurse(s) who joked about my crap veins (not true!) - I'd still like to know where veins 'go'? Really. Meanwhile, she's got in first time and it's trickling merrily so Ha! Then a 30…