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Firsty, i have to ask you to bear with me as I have never written a blog before.I am a little nervous as i have a tendancy to waffle , but I feel like i need to write a diary of my experiences because i want to remember feelings that i have over time. I promise that the posts will become shorter after my initial explanation! The title will become clear at the end of my post.
Briefly, I am a wife and mum to 2 children aged 12 and 7. My immediate family have always been very close. My mum has had multiple...
We did manage to sleep last night. My poor Dad has got a chest infection and was being sick alot last night, my Mum was worried. She thinks it's part of the shock of losing his Mum. He has been in bed all day, his whole body is hurting. I am still crying now and again, my brother Simon came from London and he didnt want to talk. In the end we talked and had a cry together. He can't believe she went so fast.
My Aunt and Dad went through my Grandma's papers and found some cash she left for...
Hard day at the hospital yesterdat, had a group talk about chemo then a 1 to 1 with the nurse.
My chemo starts on the 21st with me having a line fitted on the 14th and a heart scan on the 16th so all go.
Couldent sleep last night, too many things on my mind it was so much to take in, and my imagination doing overtime lots of aches and pains:(( and then have a head ache today as im tired.
Up at silly oclock tomarrow to go to a dog show and the same on Saturday for a working test, get them in before...
Evie, aged two (the terrible twos?) is the light of my life and we went to the shops yesterday. I have laways been up front with my stoma and my bag and she has asked a lot of questions. In the queue at the CO-OP we arrived at the checkout. I have got a large rupture on my stoma and sometimes it pokes out very conspicuously. Evei turned round, patted my lump, and explained to the check out operator and anyone else who would listen "That's my poppa's bag. It's full of poo and it's going to burst!...
Cycle 3, Day 3
Sorry for the delay, Didn't really have the energy most of the time to update.
Still a little low on energy now so I will keep this relatively short, Just approaching day 4 of cycle 3, One more cycle left after this! yay! Definitely easier mentally to cope with things now, than the first cycle but feeling pretty fatigued physically. My legs are sore the same way my head was before my hair fell out so I imagine that the hairs on my legs are due to fall out over the next couple of...
Day 5! 2 weeks break now, Well, I have to go in twice for an hour each time over the next two weeks but that's nothing compared to how the last months been. Ughhh! Aching all over today, Feeling ok otherwise though, just rough. So I'm going to sit here for the next three days........WITH COOKIES!!!!!!!!
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