Post 62: Tired with 4 days to go.
Yesterday was a day of counselling and self-advocacy, but it really needed to be the other way around; to help digest the disappointment.
This morning I’ve woken to the birds chirping and lightness behind tho...
Post 61: 5 days till Chemo.
BP:
Resting pulse: 46 bpm
Other things: pills are good
Although I’ve been here before, it’s never mattered so much — 5 days to go.
The weekend’s gone without any dramas a...
Post 60: Six Days to Go.
The long, deep sleep I had yesterday helped me feel healthier.
After so many disturbed nights in hospital recently, it’s a real comfort to be back in my own bed—with my own toilet just down the hall. It’s t...
Post 59: Stressed and Confused.
I’ll start by saying that I’m home.
Great!
But the meeting I’d hoped for between cardiology, oncology, and me didn’t happen.
Yet.
I left CCU late yesterday afternoon with new meds and a plan...
Post 58: Not Out of the Woods.
Briefly: I’m still here in CCU, and yesterday’s palpitations took a full 17 hours to settle back into sinus rhythm.
The ward is mostly quiet—except for two particularly challenging patients who are ...
