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Hubby, this morn, as he arose from his bed
announced he would bake some Gingerbread!
He weighed plain flour, sieved to perfection,
while pushing dirty dishes in my direction!!
At this point I have to say
never before has he cooked ****until this day****
So first attempt was not ...well great
and out of ten he cremated eight!
One poor man lost his head
and the other one, his limbs were shed
as he tumbled off the spatula
across the floor...they skidded far.....
I ran for the torch to shine a l...
in Copenhagen?
If you put 3 kids in a room with one television and one remote control, tell them to sort out themselves what to watch, would you expect peace and harmony to break out?
So however could it be possible to put over 150 nations in one room, (each bringing their own remote control) and expect them to come to an agreement?
More on this later, but I will try not to bore you.
Bren
Hello everyone....not blogged for a while. Well i had my final cycle of chemo yesterday and i have a CT scan on christmas eve...the finishing line is firmly in my sights now...im hoping to put it all behind me and go back to work in the new year. Ive missed my job and my workmates so much and it will be nice to be back in a normal routine.
January is full of appointments...oncologist ..gynae...occupational health...then hopefully the go ahead to return to work mid february...i will have been off...
Sunday 13th December
Every day is getting better now
They have taken out my cannula and epidural so I am freerer now and the feeling has come back in my legs and I can walk around. The catheter will be removed in the morning
They say I am doing really well
I have 5 scars from the surgery, different sizes, the largest one is about 3 inches long and hurts when I move or caught but the others are fine.
Not getting any sleep at all, it is so noisy at night.
The nights are long but the days pass quite...
Saturday 12th December
I am back on normal food again, cornflakes and orange juice & tea for breakfast.
Drinking lots of water
Chicken casserole for lunch followed by pudding and custard
I am shocked that I am eating so well and not in too much pain
Friday 11th December
Kay and I got to the Lister for 6.50 but had to wait around until 12.00 before anything happened. I was last on Mr Thompson's list.
I got taken down to for my epidural and anesthetic and the last thing I remembered was it it was exactly 12.50
The next thing I remembered was waking up in the recovery ward at 5.10 and it was all over. They had done the operation with keyhole surgery I was happy that they did not have to revert to full open surgery. The operation had lasted...
The sun has got its hat on
hip hip hip hooray....
so we decided to enjoy
every minute of this day!
We set off wrapping presents
in ribbons and Christmas tape
but a glass or three of sherry
left them wrinkled with a gape!
Next to deck our hall with holly
some ivy and mistletoe
but while tottering on the ladder
hubby's colostomy let one go!
The fire alarm above his head
set off in shrieking mode
which had the neighbours running
up and down the road!
Next to fill the kettle
to make a cup of...
Went to see the oncologist on Wed and he admitted clive for iv fluids. He had got quite dehydrated and also had a ct scan done . They decided he needed a stent putting in straight away, as he hadn't kept much down since Sunday. They needed to check the tumour wouldn't push on his airway if he had a stent in. They didn't mention anything else they found on the scan, but it showed it was ok to go ahead. Thurs morning they put the stent in and it all went fine. The inside of his food pipe was a bit...
Well haven't looked at the site much this week, have been "proper poorly", terrible cough, sound like I smoke 40 a day and very short of breath. Saw GP this morning and have chest infection, that's a first so on antibiotics, hopefully they will kick in soon. I was supposed to go out for the day yesterday with my friend, but not well enough, just going up the stairs is leaving me breathless, another friend rang and said I sounded like a 90 year old, well feeling like that at the moment...
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