The Day After The Last Day
I took this image last weekend as part of a challenge set via a group I am part of on Facebook. I chose the hat and sleepy pose because it summed up how I have felt over the past few […]
#11
This is dose number 11 of 12 and it’s the day before the last day of 2016. I am joined today by a select band of other chemo patients as we are pumped and primed with good poisons. We are […]
The End is Nigh!
Well, that got your attention. You will be relieved to hear that the end I refer to is not mine, but the conclusion of my chemotherapy. Yesterday was dose 10 of a planned 12 and so I have just two […]
A Tough 10 Days
Whilst I was out last night with some great friends, one of the more gorgeous ones said that I hadn’t updated the blog recently. I explained that the last ten days had been a bit tough and so it was […]
Constipation
Sung to the tune of the great Roy Castle’s Record Breakers Theme Tune Constipation, Constipation, Oo-ooh Constipation, that’s what you get. When you find yourself backed up, ‘cus your chemo blocks your guts, Oo-ooh! constipation’s what you get. (trumpet solo […]
And They Ate Cake
A few milestones were passed this week, as we reached the halfway point in my chemotherapy treatment (6 doses down, 6 to go) and I managed to get back to doing some actual, real work for money. I have also […]
Feeling Fruity
It’s always nice to get an unexpected parcel through the door, especially as these days most of my parcels seem to contain colostomy bags and the associated items that are sent along with them (poop bags, wipes, anti-adhesive spray). So […]
Chemo Day 4 The Movie
If the video won’t play automatically on this page click here to view it on YouTube. The last couple of weeks have been pretty normal and busy as we sent off child number 2 to university and received back child […]
It’s A Small World
I live in a wonderful place, a small rural village in Somerset, where the sense of community still exists. Farmers still cultivate the land, race through the village on huge tractors with little regard for the laws of the road […]
First Dose Done
So the first dose of chemotherapy has now coursed through my veins and I have been detached from my mobile pump and am free to frolic the hills and valleys of Somerset for a few days. No real ill-effects so far, […]