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

  • Post 66: Quietly, the Week Ends.

    Post 66: Quietly, the Week Ends. Not much happened today. Friday was… okay, I suppose — if you don’t count the two-hour episode of AFib that crept in mid-afternoon, just as Big Sis left for home. It’s my sisters birthday t...
  • Post 65: Good and Bad News.

    Post 65: Good and Bad News. I don’t feel like writing much today — I’ve been left a little deflated after yesterday’s unexpected phone call from Dr S, my consultant cardiologist. It was a surprise, in the best way, that he ...
  • Post 62: Tired with 4 days to go.

    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.

    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.

    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...