Hello All, haven’t posted anything in a while but have been keeping an eye on a 
I had to stop oral chemo because of complications and had a month without it. I restarted a month ago on half the dose. Same side effects but not as severe, and I felt I still had a bit of spark.
On Sun I was admitted with pleurisy, pneumonia & a small pleural effusion. A DNR was put in place, and things once again seemed pretty bleak. The hospital Oncologist said the cancer was progressing with widespread metastasis throughout my sternum & spine.
I saw my own Oncologist today, yesterday’s blood showed the cancer markers had come down a bit. After a long discussion it was decided to try again with a half dose of oral chemo (chemo light someone called it!) starting next Fri to give me chance to recover a bit, and repeat scans in Aug.
A couple valuable lessons learned,
Some of the things I thought were ‘in place’ weren’t actually recorded anywhere
My sons, who seemed so calm & to be coping well, have no recollection of our conversation about a DNR order earlier this year.
They were shocked, and one of them asked if he could over-ride it. They thought it was a long way down the line and just put it to one side
A strategy that’s given to alcoholics in crisis, what do I have to do to get through the next 15 mins/30 mins/hour worked really well
I’m sure my funeral arrangements are right for my family and friends
Theres no place like home 
xx
