A technological breakthrough in the form of a mobile telephone card attached to my computer now allows me to have internet access while in hospital. As I have two weeks in during this chemo, and then six weeks or so in isolation for the stem cell transplant I treated myself to the card so I can surf the net while stuck here. There are a lot of things I want to learn about running a small business to help Lee with her start up, most of which is available on the web and I will try to find out how to do more interesting things with the blog - like post pictures of "Gerry's monk look with plumbing attached" etc.
At the moment I have been admitted to the hospital, blood samples taken, and sorted out my home for the next 4-7 days. Soparanos, west wing and lost are lined up for video entertainment along with the full Godfather films and Die Hard, the latter if I am needing mindless distraction depending on side effects. Lee has gone down to Dumfries today for a meeting after we had coffee together and good luck hugs, it is a beautiful bright sunny winter day and the road to Dumfries is a fantastic combination of rivers, moors, forests and mountians with a wide sweeping road. I used to commute up this road when I lived in Dumfries and had the Porsche 911 so I persuaded Lee to take the Aston Martin. I was pretty jealous on one hand but pleased to see the car used as it was intended for relaxed open road cruising.
Yesterday and on Sunday I did manage a few phone calls for work, the guys in my team have chosen a new leader, David Hopkins, and reorganised their work to adjust to me moving on, they phoned me to get some advice and to run the new plan past me which was very nice of them. They have come up with a good plan forward and I was able to wish them well with the new organisation. That helps me concentrate now on getting through this treatment and getting well again before I have to think about working which is a real relief. Sometimes I fuss and worry too much about letting the team down (though all they have ever been is supportive and asked me to take it easy) so changing roles and coming back to something else is a good part of the plan. I am quite looking forward to, firstly getting well again of course, and then taking on a new challenge as I have been doing a similiar job now for more than five years.
So back to the world of hospitals and being "plumbed in" to my chemo pump, the doctor just gave me the all clear for the start of the chemo so I will sign off now and talk to you all tomorrow.
Cheers on Burns Night, but short of a wee dram to celebrate
Gerry
So I will keep in touch as things progress
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Gerry
Hello from Dumfries. Just to let you know we are thinking of you here and hope all goes well with chemo 2. Don't worry we will keeping aside your wee Burns night dram & more - for when you're ready to get down here for it. Meeting up with some of the old gang tomorrow night so no doubt your ears will be burning. Re deputy bloggers trip to Dumfries -Lee next time count us in if you have time.
Take care Gerry,
Love always Fidelma & Kenny
Hi Kenney and Fidelma,
Good to hear you are meeting up with some of the old gang, I am really looking forward to getting to the end of this treatment and being able to run down for evenings like that, I hope it went well and kenny did not pick a fight!
Lee was travelling to a meeting and had a colleague with her and kids to pick up on her return so she was tight for time this time. She did really enjoy the beeftub road in the Aston as we have worked out where the go faster buttons are on the gearbox now, I must get kenny to have another go in sport mode which I had not discovered when he drove it!
Chemo 2 is going smoothly so far but tomorrow is when the wheels tipically fall off. Kenny owes me some baldy guy style tips, remember your hat when its cold and suncream when its hot I have learnt already ! I think I need a wide brimmed hat for style to join my beanie and my Aston racing baseball cap.
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