To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  • Post 75: Another week.

    Post 75: Another week. ⸻ It is the start of another week Chemo is the one thing I seek I only hope my heart stays strong Right can now replace the wrong After months of indecision Finally, there’s a good decision To stop the cancer growing ...
  • Post 74: Thunder in my Back, Sunshine in Farewells.

    Post 74: Thunder in my Back, Sunshine in Farewells. The visitors had a good send-off, but my back pain stayed. ——— My Darling slept well and woke up in high spirits, smiling at the sound of our visitors already bustling about do...
  • Post 73: Olive Rides Again.

    Post 73: Olive Rides Again. No AFib today, and the sun shone on a happy family outing. ——— With chemo now delayed a week while I wait to be rebooked into the system, today was always going to be a quieter one — thankfully....
  • Post 72: Roller-Coasting Up Then Down.

    Post 72: Roller-Coasting Up Then Down. Today was always going to be a big one — the first meeting with my new oncologist, Dr A. Whatever else happened, I just needed to hear those two words: chemo restart. ——— No time to d...
  • Post 71: Grasmere Gifts.

    Post 71: Grasmere Gifts. With only a couple of things on the agenda today, I gave myself permission to stay in bed all morning. As it turns out, I completely missed a hot and sunny one — lying there in the cool of the bedroom, utterly unawa...