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Hi, I don't know where i am going with this but i guess i just need to 'type it out'
I have had a really tough day today.
Mum and I met with the lady from the fund-raising fund for the leukaemia ward that dad was treated on throughout his cancer journey. We raised £1095 for them from donations at dads funeral. It was a fantastic amount and the woman (pauline) was delighted, the money goes straight back into the ward not into the hospital funds.
They also have a charity shop for the...
Well i am shattered but i feel so good ,i knew this job had been given to me for a reason, it just feels so right, like its meant to be,
I started on surgical ward today ,apparantly one of the hardest wards ,but i dont dont care i love hard work, most of patients are post mastectomy, reconstruction ect, lots having chemo and radiotherapy , and i loved it, they were all quite happy to let me do their obs ect and care even though im not actually allowed till ive completed next 2 weeks
I think for...
Claudette dressed herself and got ready to go the the hospice for the day, but was too tired to walk to the van which took her, and was pushed into the van and the wheelchair anchored down. This gave me a chance to go out and do some shopping. She returned at 3.30, absolutely exhausted, she said she had done too much, but had really enjoyed it. We'll have to think about her spending a shorter time next week. They also took care of the sores.
She slightly recovered later in the day but had to...
A huge thank you to everyone who attended our coffee morning (and afternoon) on Friday - either at Mum and Dad's house in Edinburgh, or here in sunny Stony - and made a donation to Macmillan as part of the World's Biggest Coffee morning. And thanks to SB for co-hosting with me -would have struggled on my own!
I have today made the on-line donation of £300 - from morning, afternoon, selling a few leftover cakes at Meeting on Sunday, and adding in the cheque from Holiday School this summer...
I had my first councilling session yesterday. I did not know what to expect whether we would go through the whole story or what. It was a bit of an assessment visit, she mainly asked me about what I hoped to get from it and a few details of my support network. She was sure that councilling was a good idea and that we should start on weekly basis. I didn't feel that I gained anything from it but I guess that was not the point of the first visit.
I know they can't work miricles, they can't put...
I only have afew days to go before i start my treatment and to be fair , yep i am scared, no amount of infomation and lectures hasnt helped, but talking in the forums has
It is strange how scared i am i think im suffering panic attacks at every turn which is nothing i have experianced in my life before, and i have cook for some stuck up celebs too! so to sum up , im frightened of not knowning, worried about the treatment, and need a date for a wedding, so apart from that its all good!
I thank...
I tried to come on yesterday to update, but I just couldn't manage it.
As you know, I was refused funding by my local PCT earlier this year for CHT-25 treatment down at the Royal Free in London.
People rallied round and raised enough money to send me at the end of June.
I
had a scan after 4 weeks which showed great signs - neck was no longer
active, under arm shrank by 2cm, chest mass shrank by half.
I had
a scan last week (about 13 weeks post treatment), which unfortunately
shows that...
my darling wee sister has passed away.
she went peacefully in hospital,no pain,no worries,and her sisters with her through the night i hope she knew we were with her.God bless Tricia,ill miss u so badly. I love you x
Thanks all for your good wishes. Angela it was the lower rectal region I dont know if same but quite sure it would've been same surgery. I'm sure they will take biopsy for lab so don't know when i'll know outcome. I'll keep you posted.
Stay good
Jim
27th september - a sort of a weird one today....alls still fine...trev doin well, no pain or sickness....and had really good sleep to make up for no kippin in hospital.....so why am i feelin a bit down!!????? really dont know!! maybe the flyin about last week and the emotions of it all are catchin up on me!! really not sure! maybe when i was visitin im up at the hospital we had time for 'us'. i really am not sure. maybe im just low coz me new boyfriend got cancer and everyone tells me he ll def get...
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