I have an announcement.........the tree and decorations are up!!!
It’s taken most of the day and I’m walking around twinkling like a fairy from all of the glitter. That stuff just never goes, I will be finding it in my slippers for months.Â
I’ve still got 1 grandchild to wrap LL, she will have to wait until tomorrow.Â
I had a Christmas food shop delivered last night, what a nightmare. A tub of cream had leaked so the driver took it away, what he didn’t think to do was check to see where it had actually leaked. A carrier bag full of food covered in bloody cream, fortunately most of it was wrapped but I still had to wash everything off.Â
Bit of a sad but lovely story for you. My next door neighbours are 90 years old, she’s bedridden from a fall in the summer and he now has fast onset dementia, we go in daily to check on them. Anyway he popped here to ask if we could post a letter for him, and noticed the tree up. He said I would love to get Anne a box of chocolates for xmas, we’ve been together since she was 15 and it will be the first time I’ve not got her anything. My OH popped to the shop and got her a big tub of chocs and a bottle of Baileys for him, (he loves it) we are going to wrap them and give each of them a pressie to give each other. 75 years together and still loving and caring, just wonderful.Â
Hope you all sleep well tonight and are ready to start the festivities tomorrow xxxxxxx
Well I’m on the last bit of grandchild wrapping, it will all be unwrapped in 5 mins tomorrow morning lol.Â
I’ve got that feeling you get when you go abroad.......mmmm have I got everything, well it’s too late now that’s for sure.Â
8 of us for Christmas Day and 11 of us for Boxing Day, I’m going to be busy that’s for sure.Â
My OH is going to visit his side of the family on the 27th, so I can have a big clear up day or maybe a day of doing absolutely nothing!!
I would normally go with him but I just don’t fancy it as it will be the first time I will have seen them all since my diagnosis and if I’m honest I just can’t face talking about it or in fact ignoring it, if that makes sense.Â
I hope you lovely ladies are all ready for the big day. For those of you recovering I’m sending an extra special hug.Â
My phlebitis is easing after taking the antibiotics and keeping it raised on a nice soft pillow.
In myself I feel great, no other side effects from chemo. So all in all it was on 5/6 days that were rough, apart from the inflamed vein.
As hospital took blood and said no white count at all so no immunity, I have hunkered down the last couple of days, got very quiet Christmas and so hope to avoid the hospital this cycle of chemo.
Seeing oncologist Wednesday so hope he will have a plan in place for me to avoid further vein inflammation as its not pleasant.
Having trouble remembering who had what coming up so will just say I hope you are all well and continue to stay that way and I wish you all a very happy Christmas xx
Ali, good to hear that things are a bit better for you now, fingers and toes crossed you don’t need to visit the hospital again.Â
Jolly, they were so happy when we took the pressies round, brought a lump to my throat bless them. I’ve decided to cook them a nice Christmas dinner too and pop it round before we eat ours.Â
I suspect everyone is in bed getting some zzzzzz’s in so that you’re up nice and early.Â
Well we all got here to celebrate. Well done lovely people.
It’s been a busy time for us all and as Jacks said if we ain’t got it we ain’t got it. For two days maybe we can put everything aside and just live. Jacks that story broke my heart but the fact that you are doing wonderful things to help is the true spirit of ChristmasÂ
No doubt Libby has ripped her way through all her parcels by now and is busy deciding what to wear and what to play with.Â
I realised I’d stopped going out too because I was fed up of answering The Questions.
So all my lovely kind, generous and big hearted friends out there; I’m sending you a massive HUG and wishing you a joyful day making memories.
See you all the other side of the joy of Christmas
Merry Xmas everyone hope you have all had a special day and are enjoying bit if festive tv and ripples now.
All good here Libby has loved all her new stuff and gets so exciting about even the smallest gift she is fab to be around.
In-laws are here! They are going home tmrw morning. Usually stay a day or so longer but we said wanted Wed morning to ourselves. They could stay till later tmrw and still come to my mums with us in the afternoon (as they normally would) but have chosen to leave after breakfast. My mother in law has then said about 30 times (no exaggeration) it will be strange spending boxing day "on their own". I have been a good patient even tempered girl and not snapped but she said it to my mum one too many times and my mum replied "I imagine it will be strange for my 43 year old daughter having a big operation to remove cancer when she should be at home playing with her 7 year old!! " Go mum!
Anyway all us well haven't thought too much about Wednesday and going down now to play Fantastic Gymnastics Game with Lib.....one which I'm rapidly regretting buying her!!!!
Take care everyone. xx
Luckily she said it in a jokey way so no silks ensued but did give my mum a silent high five!!!
p.s should point out that my in-laws will have brother in law and his wife staying with them for 4 days over new year so will literally have 24 hours on their own!
Oh good on your mum JammyR I hated and still hate any comments on my cancer I hated being the one with this in the room. You'll be playing with Libby before you know it and lots more Christmases to come xxx
