Thursday 10th January, 2019

Wintalympix1

Posted by at 4:58 pm in Health, or lack thereof, Just for fun.

Go on, tell me, who wouldn't want to tackle this slalom course on a tea-trolley?

Wednesday 9th January, 2019

Radio silence

Posted by at 3:10 pm in Health, or lack thereof.

Apologies for the lack of recent updates - I didn't want to be posting through the fog of chemo.

The first cycle of poisoning is now over, and we're waiting for the blood-counts to bottom-out so that we can see how they recover. My head's a bit clearer now, so I'll keep you posted more often.

Friday 4th January, 2019

Tea for two?

They didn't have this level of service when I was in here before. Every Friday, Ward 41 gets cakes on plates and tea in china.

So, if you're considering a visit, you know which day's best.

Thursday 3rd January, 2019

Frequent-flyer privilege

Posted by at 1:03 pm in Health, or lack thereof.

All good so far. One dose each of GCSF and Dalteparin, both subcuts in the belly. Chemo starts this afternoon.

Got me a new club-card:

Tuesday 1st January, 2019

New year, new ethos

Posted by at 2:52 pm in Celebrations.

Thursday 27th December, 2018

Delete cookies and cache, then reboot

Posted by at 5:02 pm in Health, or lack thereof.

Relapse confirmed.

They've made up their minds and are now in accord with each other - we're going for the FLAG-IDA regime, which means I'll be resident on LRI Ward 41 again. Kick-off will be at 14:00 on 02/01/2019.

And I'll need a stem-cell transplant if a suitable willing donor can be found.

Thanks to Chris and to Santa, I have reading material to tide me over the first few days: