It seems like no time since Chemo 3 and I find myself just ahead of the preparations for Chemo 4 on Friday (hopefully). Since the last chemo I have been suffering from some pain in my wrist due to inflammation of the blood vessel, thankfully Dot has checked out the symptoms and has confirmed its sore but harmless. The action plan is simply to go to the other side next time so I can have a matching pain.
Plans changed over the weekend as Lee wanted to go to a science festival thing and I had a phone meeting today so we did not go to the cottage instead Lee has gone up today to see her mum and dad and I have stayed home with Joe the builder to catch up on some work, make the MG club meeting and start injecting myself with bone pain formulae from tomorrow morning. This way they can stay up longer as I have to be back for blood sampling thursday morning, and I get a few days of peace and quiet at home. This turns out to be fortunate as Poppy has just developed a cold so it keeps her away from me when she is most infectious.
Philip and Debbie came over for lunch saturday, it was the first time I had seen Philip, my brother, since the diagnosis so it was good for us to catch up, our first entertainment in the new kitchen. Last night my friend Nick called over for a chat before heading off to Ireland and we bemoaned the "falling to bits" of our bodies while having a beer in true old man style. In truth I started falling to bits earlier than most thanks to falling into a fire when I was two but its only really struck me in the last few years as I accrue injuries that I know will be limiting for the future.
So I have a day off from work tomorrow and will concentrate as usual on good diet, exercise and meditation to try to get my head in a good space for Friday. Its funny with Chemo that you begin to dread the treatment a little, as you willingly do something that is going to make you sick, in the sense of symptoms/nausea etc, it kind of runs against the grain, but as we have said before in these pages there is no road but this road, so get over it and get on with it! I hope it is dry tomorrow as one of my favourite forms of meditation is to clean and polish my MG really well in time for tomorrows club meeting, for me time just flies by when I do this. I think moving things back into the kitchen and the house can wait for another day.
Cheers for now
Gerry
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Gerry, my mother, Lee's grandmother, Frances Dick, used to have a saying that I don't think we really appreciated until we got older, and then it became somewhat comforting, hopeful, and helpful -interestingly I came across the source the other day in a book I am reading called "Prescriptions for Living" by Bernie Siegel......... it goes like this -
There was once a king who wanted something to help him in times of trouble. The king asked his advisers for words that he could engrave on a medal to carry with him at all times, words that would be helpful no matter what problems he encountered. The king's advisers were unable to come up with a single, all-purpose motto that satisfied him. One day a wise old man came to the castle and heard the advisers talking about the king's impossibledemand. The old man asked to be taken to the king, and when he was shown into the throne room, he knelt before the king and said simply , "This too, shall pass." the king instantly saw the wisdom of the old man's words. He thanked him, had a medal struck with the wise words and carried it with him to the end of his days.
Nowadays, I appreciate it!
We'll be thinking of you over this Easter weekend.
Jen
Hi Gerry
Was just reading your blog when Ross asked "What are you reading?". "The diary of a friend who has cancer", I reply. "Aaaaagh" says Ross "How do you get that?". "Well no-one really knows yet" sharing my wisdom. "Isn't it from the sun?".
Now I'm getting worried about the North Pole idea as I read how this year's group are getting on (or not). Anyone interested the details are on : http://www.landmarkadventures.co.uk/location.html
Hope you're recovering from the latest round.
Andy
Hi All,
Thanks for keeping in touch, it helps me not go crazy being at home all the time!
I liked the motto and will take it to heart jen and bob thanks for that and the prayers. I foolishly tried to do without the painkillers on thursday night (the onese I complained about not working) - well they were working ! Finally gave in at 2pm and needed the motto till they cut in about half an hour later and I could stop groaning and sleep! Broke my own rule about taking the meds and not arguing too much.
Nights in Wanchai, and days on lamma island with Jeff and you all is a great memory Karen. I look forward to doing it again in six months. In fact I have been promising myself one wild night out with lots of beers on my list of things to do afterwards but now you have fixed the location. All I need now is a meeting around the Sevens and it could be perfect.
One of the most surprising things I have found out about cancer Andy is that they really do not have a clue how most cancers are caused, some like skin cancer from sunlight or lung cancer from smoking they have a cause and effect but not a real mechanism sorted. The good thing is that a breakthrough in understanding the mechanism may lead to better and less toxic treatments even real cures, thats just my little plug for cancer research.
I caught up with the website for your expedition, looks like a real adventure with all the possible setbacks that really happen to people. My sister may in the end take the prize for the most extreme reaction, if her plans work out, but I am saving that for a month. So far you are still in the lead.
Anyway thanks all for keeping in touch, I appreciate it and look forward to chatting in future here or on the mails that many of the shyer bloggers prefer to use (there is a link to my home email on the profile if you did not know)
Cheers
Gerry
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