Plus! I have a dongle! I am online….
I think I am nearly ready to emerge out of
the ‘Chemo Chrysalis’ that I have inhabited for the last few weeks. I am still
a bald little caterpillar at the moment, with my insides still mushy and rearranging,
not compatible with normal life. But in
just a week, all going well I will use
my new wings to fly home J.
I am day 10 following stem cell transplant, I
have zero neutrophils – so no immune system. I have needed 2 bags of platelets
for clotting. My Iron levels are good though, 9.9….must be all those spinach
juices they set me up with good reserves! I have been in isolation for a week,
It’s only been today I have been able to do anything but lie listening to the
radio, this experience has looked a lot more like the chemo scenes off films,
except not as much puking, and a bit more morphine. Let’s just say I used to
find my own bottom burps inappropriately hilarious, now they fill me with fear.
My hair started to shed Monday afternoon, so we
shaved it. It’s come out really quick and I am pretty bald now, luckily still
have eyebrows. I bought some nice little lycra beanie things from cancerforce
to keep my melon warm.
Didn’t ever have the energy to finish my
‘Gruffometer’ or my MSFB tool, I think I can safely say that for the most of
the last 2 weeks I was off the chart! I still will do them though as they could be adapted for all manor of of ailments. My counts should start to come up in next
couple of days, and from then on hopefully just get stronger and stronger. Projected schedule, December- walk dog on
beach bit further each day. By end of January thrash little brother at
badminton. End of March, hair growth allowing, back to salsa!! End of April,
start training for a ten km run. End of May beat everyone I know at badminton J cool – that’s the next 6 months sorted.
As part of my recovery though, I need a bright
colored, preferably red, corduroy sofa, L – shaped. It came to me when I was
mid chemo coma, thinking that when I go home I don’t just want to go to bed all
the time, but inevitably I will because my bed is uber comfy and my sofa, well,
isn’t. So I am blatantly and brazeningly asking for your help to make my wish
come true J I have had so much generosity and love sent my
way since I have been on this journey, I may well have used up all my cancer
chips….but who knows? It's worth a try! I am sending this to my
brother to post on my blog and try to sort out a link.
*** SO (hijacked by Sims little brother!)... A new corner sofa is it? This lady obviously needs and deserves it - lets make it happen! Its only a week so we gotta move fast!
I've looked online and a comfy corner sofa, as she has said she needs, will cost around £1000.
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*** SO (hijacked by Sims little brother!)... A new corner sofa is it? This lady obviously needs and deserves it - lets make it happen! Its only a week so we gotta move fast!
I've looked online and a comfy corner sofa, as she has said she needs, will cost around £1000.
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Thank you! (end of little bro Alex' blog invasion!)
Loads of Love
Oh, FYI, I totally meant to not adopt sick role in hospital and get dressed everyday and spend lots time out of bed. Well it turns out I AM the sick role, haven't been dressed for a week and am obsessed with comfy pjs. Also have spent most of he time cosey under my rainbow duvet cover :)
Oh, FYI, I totally meant to not adopt sick role in hospital and get dressed everyday and spend lots time out of bed. Well it turns out I AM the sick role, haven't been dressed for a week and am obsessed with comfy pjs. Also have spent most of he time cosey under my rainbow duvet cover :)