Today was not all about cancer

Monday, 28th June
After a busy weekend with Body Shop parties and watching Germany do their best to humiliate the England football squad with a lot of help from John Terry. I was tired but today was not going to be all about cancer. I was taking myself off to the Linda McCartney Centre as part of the Macillan Cancer Care at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. There is an initiative that give a boost to those going through cancer treatment called Look Good ... Feel Better. With sponsorship from some of the largest names in make up you get a goody bag to take away with you full of make up and beauty products. The day is an opportunity to meet up with others and also a walk through a new make up routine. In my case a much need brush up on putting in eyebrows.
A wonderful day was had by all I am sure and I really enjoyed myself.
The best part was the opening when the woman taking the session said that we are all friends together and we did not have to wear our wigs, scarves or hats. All bar one took them off and I was surprised at how well people looked even without hair.
Tuesday, 29th June
A day to recoup. Sitting on the settee doing nothing much. Started to watch the West Wing from episode one. In the main just too tired to do anything. Even taxing the brain is becoming a mountain I don't want to climb. Lets hope the next few days we get back on track.
Wednesday, 30th June

Still working through the Beauticians price list. I had a manicure but we had to tidy up my toes and had a pedicure as well. This time instead of the red we went for purple and little nail art to add to the fun.
With my new sandals they look great. Just hope they hold out.
This sort of thing will have to stop when I get back to work. With wearing shoes who will see such things.
Friday, 2nd July
Another thing that will have to stop when I get back to work is the lady that lunches days. Here was a perfect example. Met up with a fellow Toastmaster at the Pizza Express in Cheadle for a good chat and catch up. I learnt that she was going to do a tandem parachute jump at the weekend. I said that she was very brave and then she said that what I was going through was more so. I still beg to differ, as you would not get me jumping out of a perfectly good plane.
Saturday, 3rd July

Today is something I do want to carry on when I get back to work and that is trips like today. Meeting up with two work colleagues and we are travelling down to Stratford to see Romeo and Juliet at the Courtyard Theatre. Romeo is being played by Sam Troughton (for those who watched Robin Hood he played Much, I know I had one eye on Guy of Gisborne but still he was there I am reliably informed). I was a little late at the meeting point, part to Chemo head forgetting to fill the car with fuel.
We got into Stratford in good time and used the park and ride to get into town. We found a nice cafe for lunch, which turned out to be part of Drucker's. My all time favourite cafe in Birmingham growing up so it was a real step back in time for me.
We then made our way down to the Avon and walked to the temporary theatre, the Courtyard. The old theatre is still a building site and will probably be a wonderful place when it is finished but we will have to wait and see. We had a quick look in the shop and I bought a couple of things including a programme. Once the doors opened we found our seats and settle in for the play.
What a great production! One small problem was that at one point Sam came cycling onto the stage and hit the gates at the back, one of them bounced open and hit him on the eyebrow. Over the next few minutes it started bleeding, enough for one of his fellow actors had to remove it. We then saw a succession of attempts to stem the flow and cover it. I just hope he was okay as he did look a little dazed for a while after.
Once it was all over we walked back to the bus stop and thence to the car for a journey home. Good day was had by all.