Day Sixty Eight

I've had a lovely, relaxing day with Peta today....she's looking amazing and it's so exciting to think she's going to be a Mum in 3 and a half months :)

We got out and about to the post office and supermarket this morning but apart from that just spent the day chilling out and catching up (I even tried my hand at flower arranging!!). It's also been lovely to catch up with family & friends on the phone & skype this evening.

I've been feeling well today and have just taken the last of my medication for this cycle so hopefully I will continue to improve over the next few days.

Dave has taken the opportunity to visit friends in Edinburgh this weekend as Peta is here to look after me. Hoping he has a great time with Mez and Miriam and the girls and enjoys the break from looking after me.

The post man came to the door with a special package this afternoon - Thank you so much to John & Eunice for the lovely gifts you sent - it was very thoughtful of you :)

Day Sixty Seven

I think Dave should do my blog every day....he's much better at it than I am :)

I've been feeling quite well since my chemo on Tuesday - I feel a bit nauseous first thing in the morning but once I start taking my medication I don't felt sick or dizzy and have been eating really well. Marilyn is looking after me really well as always! And Andrea & Dave accompanied me to the clinic yesterday evening for my 24 hour injection.

My aunt recommended that I tick each session off the list once it's done and it really helps :) I'm half way through the chemotherapy now which is a huge milestone!!

I have had 4 cycles of receiving two different drugs and will move to a third drug for another 4 cycles, starting on Feb 23rd. This one will take longer to administer so it will be a longer day but the good news is that I will have it every 2 weeks instead of every 3 weeks and the side effects are meant to be milder.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Peta this evening & spending a few days relaxing & catching up with her.

Day Sixty Five (Chemotherapy 4)

Sharon's little helper on duty today and posting a quick entry on her blog.

Sharon had her fourth chemo session today at the Royal Marsden in London. With the exception of the "cool-cap" things went well and the use of the portacath was a lot easier than previous visits. The cool cap appeared to be quite uncomfortable today, but I am amazed at my wife's grit and determination to carry on with it.

We had a meeting with the consultant oncologist again this morning and he was encouraged by her progress. From a quick examination, he believes the tumour is continuing to reduce in size, which was obviously very powerful news for us both to hear.

Back in Swindon tonight, so that I can call on two very special nurses (my Mum and sister) to be around for Sharon the next day or so before heading up to pick Peta up from the airport on Thursday.

I know this must sound quite tiresome and repetitive, but we are GENUINELY so thankful to everyone for your love, support and prayers. We have been reminded again today that God is very much in control of this situation. On that note, time to retire to bed after a good day :-)

Day Sixty Four

I got up early yesterday - to watch the Australian Open tennis...pity Andy Murray didn't make it! We came down to Swindon in the afternoon & had a great time catching up with friends. It was lovely to see Duncan and Andrea back from Portugal for a few days (sorry we didn't get a chance to take a photo!).

Marilyn, Andrea, Dave & I went to Ashley & Nicky's for tea - Nicky is an amazing cook and we all loved the fabulous chocolate fudge cake & chocolate tarts :) Thank you so much for tea & we hope your heating gets fixed really soon!

Today has just been resting ready for tomorrow - I spent the day at Dave's Mums house and was really pleased I got to see Betty & Maurice and Kate.

Tomorrow is my fourth chemotherapy session out of eight. I'm so glad it seems to be going so quickly & looking forward to what the consultant has to say tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a lot easier now that the Portocath has been fitted. We need to there for 10:30am so we'll leave early and hoping it won't be too long a day.