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Does anyone else feel that their perception of time is different now. Sometimes weeks feel like months and yet a year can go by in an almost blur. This month it's a year since Fabe had his big toe and foot bone amputated and I remember hearing the news that the op had gone well and feeling optimistic. However we then found out that while fabe was having surgery and recovering and thus unable to have chemo the smudges on his lungs had developed into multiple tumours. It was such a blow but as most...
I rang the Hospice tonight about 9.30-10.00pm as I do every night just to check that Mo's ok and settled for the night. I spoke to the Ward sister who was on the night shift, she said "Mo was settled and comfortable" no change there but I could sense there was a 'but' coming on. It did "but Mo isn't drinking as much tonight as she can't swallow very well I think the tumour is affecting her capability to remember how to swallow". Immediately I started to worry about this latest development,'what if...
Sue and I visited Mo today we had to wait 5-10 minutes as Mo was having her personal care, while we were waiting my mum turned up to. The nurses had said she was quite bright today, mum went to see Mo first as she had to go and do the charity card sales in the church down the town from 1pm-4pm today. Sue and I went to have a smoke so my mum had a bit of 'quality time' with Mo. Eventually we went in and got a big smile off Mo and loads of kisses!. While we were there a couple of times Mo said yes...
I tried not to visit Mo today as it was 'Bill Tuesday' and Carol had texted me saying she would be visiting Mo about 11.30 so I was glad someone was visiting her this morning. As I was out doing the 'boring stuff' feeling quite positive Carol texted me again saying she was having a lovely time with Mo and she had a lot of kisses and hugs. Carol also told me that Mo's hair had been washed by the nurses and Mo was very pleased they had,Carol said it was the most relaxed she had seen Mo. In the text...
I suppose the biggest thing that I noticed, that I notice again now that it is autumn, is that we were all profoundly changed, as a family by the passing of this certain relative.
He didn't talk very much but he was a key figure and we didn't really think of him that way until he did pass away. It must have changed the landscape for us all very much. For a while it did seem like we were all different people.
I don't think that was a terrible thing in the end. In fact it marked a change...
Seem to only blog when things are a bit glum, sorry.
Well I did intend to have a few wines on Friday night (i didn't manage the whole bottle stinker) hehe. Relaxation therapy as Tim put it. But I was so tired I fell asleep after one glass and missed our usual Friday evening telly entertainement and was quite antisocial to poor hubby. A shame really 'cos he had been so thoughtful the day before. He came in from work with a lovely bouquet of flowers, which isn't usual. So I asked what...
So I have survived the Danish surgeon with the" its cancer", "its not breast cancer", "its a neuro-endocrine tumour so we just have to remove i"t, "no it is breast cancer after all so you have to have chemo and radiotherapy after all"!!!
;I've survived the ever so sympathetic chemo nurse who with her head attached to her left shoulder told me I might be laughing now but I won't be when my hair falls out in clumps and I NEED a wig and the cold cap would be...
Well, after a long day our new baby Granddaughter decided to make her earlier than expected appearance into the world. Freya Lily was born yesterday evening weighing 7lbs 7ozs, both Mum and Baby are doing well.
Looks like I am going to be kept quite busy again, but I have a grin like the Cheshire Cat !
Joycee xx
In my rush to pop in before my M25 trip I forgot to mention about the glass shelf !!
I wanted this lovely mirror for the bathroom that has lights above it with a socket for his electric razor and 3 thick glass shelves, it was very expensive (£450) but it was the final finishing touch to our newly refurbed bathroom.
All I did was take the hair brush off the shelf.....honest guv....I didnt even touch the bottom shelf....it just fell off!!!!! Being toughened glass it only chipped on the corner...
Friday was my morning of being scanned.
I
had to be at Addenbrookes for 8:30 so I could drink a pint or so of
contrast medium slowly over the hour before my scan. Contrast medium
tastes a bit like aniseed. I had mine with blackcurrant cordial so it
wasn't taste too bad. The spending an hour sipping a drink passed a lot
quicker than you'd think thanks to the wonders of the i-pod and the BBC
Radio 4 "Comedy of the Week" podcast.
The scan itself wasn't too
bad. The...
