28th October.
Where to start…….?
My cousin Peter and his lovely family have been over from Australia for the last week or so, so a ton of time has been spent with them having lovely catch ups, dinners, tea, drinks, laughs and family time. Last time I saw Peter and Belinda his wife was in 1996 so there was a lot of talk about. His reason for coming, apart from see all of us lovely peeps was to bring over the ashs of his father, my uncle, my mothers brother to scatter them. The job was done and i am not going to dwell on it. Below are some photos of their time here.
All the family except Noah who is in Düsseldorf, but that’s for another day once he is home…….
This is where I place myself every morning to be Zapped, as Nick puts it. I think it looks more like a torture bed but i have got used to it and find it strangely comfortable. Is that because all the other shit I have been put through makes it a breeze? Maybe. I guess it could be called my friend as it’s mopping up any cancer cells that might still be still partying in me. That party is over and it’s time to F off cancer!
With Macmillan coffee mornings, Breast Cancer Now Awareness day on the 12th October, Stand up 2 cancer last Friday and it being Breast cancer Awareness Month i was sent a photo by a friend called Lorraine that inspired me to take this one of Dolly to make the point.
Dolly says “ GET THOSE PUPPIES CHECKED! It saved my mum. Otherwise I’m just being made to look like an idiot”
Apart from radiotherapy, a physio session, a meeting with my oncologist I’m with for the radio, this week I had to go to UCLH and have an infusion of a drug called Zometar. Where to start…..I was called in early to the appointment as I had to get a blood test before they could do the infusion. It took 2 hours for the result, not very nice hanging around a waiting room full of other cancer patients. It reminded me that I have been ill and is rather depressing. I didn’t like that part as I went alone and everyone else seemed to have someone with them. For the first time I also felt rather sad and lonely. Please don’t worry about that bit, the infusion took no time at all once they got on with it and I skipped out of there and came home to a G and T which cheered me up. The side effects began to kick in that night only to get worse 24 hours later. Beginning with slight flu-like symptoms to then turn into full blown bone aches. My whole body ached and on Thursday morning when I got up I was hunched over, could barely walk and felt like I was 100. Lucky nothing a whole load of drugs couldn’t sort thank god. To this day I’m still a wee bit stiff but that is also due to the lack of oestrogen I was told by the nurse with my Dr Pigott. If I have to tie my shoe laces I’m alright going down but getting back up I feel like a giraffe when they fall over and then try and get back up again. It is not pretty. Thankfully I only have to have this infusion every 6 months and only 4 of them. 1 down 3 to go!!!!! Zometar is to help my bones and prevent Osteoporosis.
Hope came home this week end to do the family thing. It has been so nice having her around. She had some work to do for uni and Nick and i had to be her models. What we have to do for our children…… Just a normal week end in the Palmer House!!
This photo from my very old friend Jenna sums it up really with two more from today.
Please remember to keep checking your bumps for lumps and stay happy. Life is short so make the most of every day. I will be. Thank you for all your love and support.
Until next time, big love to you all.
Glorious Day 