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http://veryyoungwidow.blogspot.com/2011/06/last-words.html
Last words are hugely important I think. Its nice to know that he was thinking about me in his last few hours, however hard that is to comprehend.
Keeping it short because I have to focus on my revision for my last exam on Tuesday!
I increased David's steriods upto 6mg, he stayed awake the whole day and we had a wonderful time.
I borrowed my disabled sisters wheelchair so David didn't have to walk, though he still found it tiring watching the children running around.
My other sister and her husband came with us, and she drove which was great as I didn't have to concentrate on driving and wasn't so tired and could relax and enjoy the day.
I managed to get David on 3 rides, the Viking rapids where we get drenched...
i haven't been on site for a few days but when i signed on a few minutes ago I seem to have joined the melanina group and the testicular cancer groups. I have no reason or memory of joining these groups and was just wondering if this had happened to anyone else.
Anyway best wishes to you all
Take care
Joan xx
When i write here i want to be upbeat positive and maybe a little lighthearted. As Sorry guys am on a downer today so i just want to rabble on for a bit to get it off my chest, I hope you dont mind....................
Still sore from the biopsy sick of popping pain killers and I yearn for a long hot shower! Other than that and the fact its dull outside and the family are in their beds for sat morn lie in what should I be moaning about.
My man Gerald is busy in the garden bless him, he wants to...
What a way to celebrate the beginning of Summer! After a long 7 day wait, received my scan results yesterday and its all good. The drugs are continuing to do their job and there has been no further progression. The one lymph node infected in my neck has not reduced or grown and there are no signs of cancer anywhere else. The two hour wait at the hospital was worth the wait!!!!!
Now all I have to do is continue to take the capcitabine for two weeks out of three, herceptin every three weeks, enjoy...
Improvements still happening.Doing jobs eating better,feeling ok,driving the car etc.Got appoi ntment through to see surgeon to see how i"m doing but certainly not gonna worry about that! So pleased for my wife Leanne and my boys Joe and Jack that they can see me improving (am actually moaning a bit to them, its hilarious as they dont take any notice of me) !!!!!! Eh even managed to sleep on my side as well which is good.
Here I am, feeling fit & well, apart from effects of stress, yet I am a person who has cancer.
I've had a bladder tumour removed, yet I have been told it may still be lurking deeper or even have spread.
I'm studying the sickness policy from work, cancelling a holiday & claiming for cancellation. Somehow telling my friends has been OK but dealing with this paperwork makes me feel it's really something serious.
It's the forthcoming surgery & subsequent intervention that will...
http://veryyoungwidow.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-you-can-help-me.html
I found online an article which I feel is very relevant to anyone who is grieving, especially for people who know someone who is grieving. A lot of the time people don't know what to say or how to act, and its something I have had to come to terms with recently.
Also, only have one more exam left now!! Really excited about going home next week, but not too keen on having to pack up all my stuff! Three years worth of university...
This time last year I had no idea what was in store for me. I only knew that I had a tumour and surgery would be required - probably with a course of radiotherapy and/or chemo.
12 months later I've been through chemoradiotherapy (5 and a half weeks of radiotherapy with low dose chemo), a few weeks off and then major surgery (permanent colostomy and successful removal of tumour and all surrounding area), and most recently 5 out of 8 cycles of chemotherapy. I didn't realise what a long haul it would...
So I have moved on a little further had the biopsy yesterday and today am feeling a little sore, tired and generally melancholy. I dont know why, i want to put it down to the anasthetic but that would be too easy. Now the wait until 9th June to see if there is any cancer in them, once again in suspended anmiation.
I suppose the big one draws nearer, my letter came today with an admission date of 22 June. Thats it then the unwelome one gets evicted on 23rd and i really hope he goes without too much...
