It's been a while since I last blogged. I never really got used to the new site once it merged. It was just too big and stressed out for me to cope with. But I thought I should tell you all that Ian died yesterday very peacefully in the hospice. It was so difficult for him towards the end. I was so glad he made it to the hospice because it gave me the chance to spend the last night with him in peace and quiet and with…
Not blogged for a while so I thought i'd better do an update. Ian had a blood transfusion last week as his bloods were 'off' They have taken him off the Cysplatin and Zeloda as it is not suiting him, though he had it in 2006 without too much problem, (if you ignore the fact that he ended up ventilated in ITU, but that was a minor blip!). He is now on Carboplatin. It doesn't seem to be bothering him too much…
Just thought i'd do an update on what's been happening. Ian went in for his chemo last Monday and has been in bed ever since. It has really taken it out of him. Up till Monday morning he was able to do some small jobs around the house meaning he had some quality of living. But once I brought him home on Tuesday all he could manage was to just get into bed. I knew he really wasn't feeling well when he asked me if…
Oh my word I thought they were never going to let me in. I was starting to get a bit paranoid that everytime I tried to put my password and user name in it came up as 'blocked'. Then common sense prevailed and panic started to subside. Its a new site and everyone has to be loaded on and its the weekend. The person doing the loading is off for the weekend, come monday morning 9.00 I will have my e-mail to say I…
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