Back to Reality

After an amazing trip away, it was back to reality with a bang on Tuesday.  We headed back to London for what we thought was just the drug for my back but ended up being another chemo session :(

We thought they would wait until after the gamma knife treatment next week but they decided to go ahead with it this week and then schedule my next one for March 19th to give me a couple of weeks to get over the gamma knife.  I have been feeling a bit fluey and shivery since Tuesday and had a rough night last night but thankfully nothing like it was 2 weeks ago!!  Just taking it easy at the moment and waiting for the symptoms to ease off...

Trip to Switzerland

We had a fabulous time away in Switzerland!!  Despite being very sick for the first 4 or 5 days, it was lovely to spend time with Paul, Pami, Alisha, Luana & Celina and we had some really good times together : )  I wasn't up to skiing but it was great to be up in the mountains anyway and enjoy the amazing scenery.....we even managed to sunbathe (in our ski gear)!!

Here are a few photos.....

Hello From Switzerland

No prizes for guessing that we made it to Switzerland and are delighted to be staying with Paul, Pämi, Alisha, Luana and Celina!

Healthwise, it hasn't been a memorable few days following Sharon's chemo on Tuesday, but it worked out that she was well enough on Wednesday to make the journey. Since then, things have been a struggle energy wise, and significantly more so than was the case last week. However, rest is the very much the order of the day and we have been very well looked after!

Right now, Sharon has woken up feeling much better than last night so is picking up.

Our plan is to all head away together to another part of Switzerland for the next few days. As we will be away from internet access, I don't expect the blog will get updated for a few days, but am hoping that we will have lots of photos to share next time.

Pancake Tuesday

We were back in London first thing this morning for the second part of my chemotherapy.  We got a chance to speak to the doctors about the scans and some of the side effects of treatment but thankfully we had no issues with scalp cooling today!  It was tough but so much easier than the last day - they kept a really close eye on my body temperature, wrapped me up in blankets & heat pads and made me take lots of hot drinks....any excuse for plenty of coffee!! 

After a very hard day of driving, mentoring and supporting me at the hospital, Dave was back to work in the kitchen this evening....making pancakes!! 

And he did a pretty good job on the clean up afterwards too!! 

If I feel well enough, we're hoping to get to visit our friends in Switzerland tomorrow.  It is really close to finishing chemo but we booked the trip back in December when I was doing well and we really don't want it to miss the chance to see them.  We're packed and ready to go but we'll make the call in the morning.....