I know some of my friends and relatives around the world are waiting for my next bit of news.
So here goes....
I went to the second session but they said that as it was a Friday there would be no-one there on the Saturday to give me the boost with the hypodermic I had last time. We took the stuff home and one of our nurses plugged me with it on Saturday. Each following session will go the same way - dash home and get a fix.,
I was rather run down, but the journey alone could do that and I decided in the end that the only real difference from the first round was the tenderness in my mouth. If I am careful with drinks and food so that it is warm rather than hot when I eat it I should get by. It may be that later chemotherapy sessions will cause other problems or more sensitivity in the mouth. I have been advised to prepare a mouth wash and use it immediately after the next session.
I went out for a drive with Mark and Penny day before yesterday. That was my first time out of the house since session two. We saw 26 different birds and it was rather misty so next trip we may see more.
Today Hnefi got out of his field. Everyone went out to try to wrestle him back in. I was pushed up in the wheelchair and first of all I made a fuss of Hiedi. Next I approached Hnefi with the head collar and some apple. He let me put the head collar on and walked back with Mark. Poor old Heidi thought she was being deserted and we had to follow her round the ruin to get her in her collar. She finally understood and then Sruart led her.
The two of them are now back in their lower paddock. This leaves the upper paddock for the dogs to exercise in. There are so many lambs and besting birds about that this is one of the few places they have a degree of freedom.
There is a lot of bustle in the kitchen. We will have Margaret and Christina here at lunch time so that makes eight of us. Normal roast beef and roast spuds and parsnips.
Until today I have kept away from people as the therapy gives the immune system a smack. Living dangerously today.
One more week for Mark and family. They have moved a lot of furniture from the house, started building a windbreak at the north side of the back gardern and retrieved the trailer so that we can use it if required. He brought plants in pots from the old house and there are more to come. We will talk to people with vans (two have already volunteered) and then clear the house. I use the royal we nowadays, It means someone else will do it but I will shout at them.
Anyway it is a busy day so I'm off for lunch and then a siesta.
Thanks for you comments and kind thoughts.
