Just a quick post to say all is well over here.
Apart from that I have been working away on some reviews I have taken on to keep me busy and the normal demand of different people issues in work, this is the one area that I have tried to keep going as a lot of it is based on personal relationships which are hard to hand over if you intend as I do to return to work around September.
I have now fully recovered from the chemo, apart from deterioation of nails, thinner hair, loss of touch in my fingers and toes and a certian amount of tiredness/breathlessness all of which will pass once I stop the chemo. The next treatment is due on Tuesday and I will take more care with my preparations this time round given what happened last time. Fun will be provided by watching the opening of the world cup with Nick, him being English and my friend Jim being a Scot should help the entertainment.
My local doctor saw me yesterday to give me the offical form which allows me to stay off work if I want for another two months but permits "light working" and hence gives me a get out clause for when I want to get into the plant or go to meetings. I am missing our big semi-annual Gore meeting for all the manufacturing folks in Washington this week which is a disappointment but nothing I can do about it unfortunatly.
So nice summer days here in Edinburgh, ticking over with my work stuff and not feeing too stressed. I am looking forward to the consultation on the 22nd as that is when I will decide if radio therapy is needed and can then make plans for life after treatment, everything is pretty much on hold for a few weeks until that decision point is reached.
Time to water the garden
Cheers
Gerry
3 comments:
You were much asked after and missed by many at the Futures 7 meeting (which was a good one). Two big awards for the Fabrics and EPD teams at Shenzhen which brought a fatherly tear to my eye. Jobs a good un
Doug
Gerry ... I too attended Futures 7 and I wanted echo Doug's comments.
We can all share pride in what the Shenzhen team has accomplished, but you, more then anyone else, drove the planning and efforts that allowed them to get where they are today.
I consider myself to be extremely lucky to have been a small part of a very large effort.
Thanks and hope to see you soon!
Hi Guys nice to hear that futures 7 went well I had hoped to make it but the extension of my treatment scuppered that plan. The team in Shenzhen earned their award through there tremendous hard work over the last few years, we all were very lucky to work with such a great team.
Cheers
Gerry
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