I have had another very busy week and this one started with a bang and carried on to treatment day. One thing I have tried to do is carry on as normal where possible. This on occasions has been difficult but I am always up for a challenge, but I have yet to learn when my body is ready to say no more.
Saturday, 22nd May
Today was one of those days that I could be myself and carry on as though nothing had changed. I was off to an event I had not been to for a while and see friends I had not seen for at least a year. I was going to a PowerTalk International council meeting. Some workshops and of course the business meeting/AGM. A great day was had by this delegate and I even learnt something, which is always a bonus. There were some new members who I had not met before. I am now looking forward to next years meetings and doing the same. I even got up and had my say in both the workshops and the AGM.
This was followed by being picked up by my husband and went off to some friends to help celebrate a birthday. They were putting on a B-B-Q. So it was Burgers and Snags (sausages) all round. Early to bed, just beating the little man to bed. Kids are great, there was not comments on the lose of hair or the strange shape of body without the prosthetic. Wish we could all be like that. My only comment about the evening was that it was too hot. I struggled to sleep due to the heat, and then my husband decided that he could not sleep down stairs and joined me, first time we have shared a bed since the operation.
Sunday, 23rd May
Not quite the early morning I expecting when the curtain fell off the window, up with the birds is one thing but up when you hosts rig the curtain is another thing. Still we trooped down stairs and started playing on the Wii, it got quite competitive at one point and had to be stopped so we could get ready to go to the pub for lunch. A nice roast lunch and conversation extending the birthday party a little.
Monday, 24th May
My body is now rebelling and I am rebelling, I am shattered but I don't want to be beaten. Saying that the newly covered sofa is calling me and recorded items have to watched. No I have to go and get some cushions. Off to John Lewis and the purchase of four cushions for the sofa. They look fabulous.
Tuesday, 25th May
Duvet day at last. I have a very important thing to watch. Richard Armitage in Chris Ryan's: Strike Back. I also have to record it for a friend, who does not have Sky One. Brilliant programme, another DVD for my collection me thinks. I am just happy with the ending, I hope they make a new series to finish it off nicely, but I know what these programme makes are like and would like us just use our imaginations.
Wednesday, 26th May
Started off the day as all days should start on the beauticians bed having a facial. Relaxing and invigorating at the same time.
Once home had a text from a friend who is free for lunch and so it was with my face on and my glad rags that I drove into Manchester and met up with so old work colleagues. Had a good chat and then went to the office to those that could not make it to the lunch but were still in the office. Everyone was eager to know my news and say that I looked so well. This all sounds so well and good, but when you feel so knackered that you could just curl up under a desk and go to sleep it is not always welcome.
Suddenly realised that my parking ticket was about to expire so I left and moved the car to another car park. Made my way to Waterstone's and did a little more shopping. I then settled myself in a Starbucks and put pen to paper and now starting a more detailed version of events for a possible book (see Bucket List).
Met up with friend for our pre-theatre dinner. We decided to go to Cafe Instanbul on Bridge Street, Manchester. On arrival she told that this was her second Turkish meal of the day, as her boss had taken the office out to another Turkish restaurant on Deansgate. Still we both enjoyed our meal and nearly forgot about the time until my alarm went off and we suddenly realised we had to get to the theatre.
We arrived at the theatre with some time to spare. We collected our tickets from the box office and changed our arranged for the final production as part of our season tickets at the Royal Exchange. Today's production was Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. I had forgotten how witty it was and the wonderful dialogue, some of which we do see in My Fair Lady but it is usually then interrupted by a song or missed out completely. The girl, Cush Jumbo, was brilliant. The rest of the cast was good too. As always a good production in the round.
I even got home before my husband, who was also out with a friend to see Robin Hood, with Russell Crowe.
Thursday, 27th May
Another day of out and about. Firstly it was a quick trip to the hospital for my pre-treatment bloods to be taken. I was picked up and would be chauffeured all day. Following the hospital we then went to pick up another friend and went to the Lowry Outlet Centre for my important shopping and also for a Birthday lunch. Some items were purchased and we decided on the Italian restaurant for a change.
I was then dropped off home for a couple of hours rest and recuperation before getting ready for my next car to arrive and be whisked off to Manchester again. Tonight was Orators and I was taking on the role of Topics Master. A good night was had by all and I enjoyed just doing the normal week by week diary of events that I had before all this happened. Of course it is not the same but there again will ever be. I had a quick chat with some of the members and networked with some of the guests. Got home and went straight to bed. God knows how I will feel tomorrow!
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Monday, 31 May 2010
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Getting on with life
Tuesday, 20th April 2010
Well today is one of best friends birthdays. Today I want to surprise her and have decided, even if it kills me that I will going to her Birthday tea and the local Chinese restaurant. I know I will pay for it Wednesday but it is for a good cause.
Phoned my friend and told her about my surprise and she is over the moon that I can join her. She has said if by the time they arrive I have changed my mind then not to worry.
Well I glammed up and was mistaken by some as Annie Lennox, I am sorry to Annie as I think she looks fab and am only a pale imitation. Still who would know what I am going through if I can look that good.
We had a great night with good conversation and a lovely meal. At one point I did think of asking for the ice cream to be mircowaved as it was too cold for me.
Wednesday, 21st April 2010
As foretold I was not that clever on Wednesday but I had to get myself down to my local GP to get my 'fit'note and other forms. She was pleased to see me and thought that I looked really well. Will people learn that I am going though some strange stuff and I am not supposed to look well.
The rest of the day was spent lying on the bed and listening to Classic FM, it has been my regular listing for a while but I am now addicted. I know some purists will not enjoy the fact that they only play excerpts but as of an evening they do play the full works.
Thursday, 22nd April 2010
As the weather has been really nice I had transferred my arrangements from the lounge to the conservatory. I can still watch DVDs or listen to CDs but I can do it in the warmth of the sun. I also get company from the cat that has adopted us.
I had a visitor today in the form of a girl from work. It was really nice to have a good chat and talk about other things that what is going in my world. She is due to leave work soon to have a baby and so we talked about that and the fact that we are going to Stratford in July to see Romeo & Juliet.
Today is Toastmasters and I do feel a little guilty that I am not going, but you can not do everything and you have to selective about your invitations.
Friday, 23rd April 2010
I am now feeling a lot better today and could even pass as human. Well I definitely think that being off work is going to cost us a fortune! I have just found another fantastic programme on the BBC called Cracking Antiques. They take a room and put in High Street mock antiques and show that person what they can do if money was no object, the current episode showed a lounge and it cost over £13,000, they only have £2,000 to spend. They did it and was actually under budget if you excluded the curtains. The big thing for me was they took a £90.00 Chesterfield sofa and recovered it for just under £600 and it looked fab. I mentioned this to Ivan in the morning and by the afternoon a local upholsterer had visited us and given us a quote for out suite. I also had a glazing company visit for a new garage door, which Ivan broke the other weekend. So by the end of the day I had spent big!!!!
My last visitor of the afternoon was my shopping. I have now decided it is best to do online shopping that way we do not get side tracked into buying all sorts of things we don't want. I still managed to order stuff that we didn't want or need on reflection.
Now that all my scheduled visitors had left the building I have decided that the idea of going into Manchester to see my ex-work colleagues from the local paper was a little too much at this time. Maybe next time.
Phoned my friend and told her about my surprise and she is over the moon that I can join her. She has said if by the time they arrive I have changed my mind then not to worry.
Well I glammed up and was mistaken by some as Annie Lennox, I am sorry to Annie as I think she looks fab and am only a pale imitation. Still who would know what I am going through if I can look that good.
We had a great night with good conversation and a lovely meal. At one point I did think of asking for the ice cream to be mircowaved as it was too cold for me.
Wednesday, 21st April 2010
As foretold I was not that clever on Wednesday but I had to get myself down to my local GP to get my 'fit'note and other forms. She was pleased to see me and thought that I looked really well. Will people learn that I am going though some strange stuff and I am not supposed to look well.
Thursday, 22nd April 2010
As the weather has been really nice I had transferred my arrangements from the lounge to the conservatory. I can still watch DVDs or listen to CDs but I can do it in the warmth of the sun. I also get company from the cat that has adopted us.
I had a visitor today in the form of a girl from work. It was really nice to have a good chat and talk about other things that what is going in my world. She is due to leave work soon to have a baby and so we talked about that and the fact that we are going to Stratford in July to see Romeo & Juliet.
Today is Toastmasters and I do feel a little guilty that I am not going, but you can not do everything and you have to selective about your invitations.
Friday, 23rd April 2010
I am now feeling a lot better today and could even pass as human. Well I definitely think that being off work is going to cost us a fortune! I have just found another fantastic programme on the BBC called Cracking Antiques. They take a room and put in High Street mock antiques and show that person what they can do if money was no object, the current episode showed a lounge and it cost over £13,000, they only have £2,000 to spend. They did it and was actually under budget if you excluded the curtains. The big thing for me was they took a £90.00 Chesterfield sofa and recovered it for just under £600 and it looked fab. I mentioned this to Ivan in the morning and by the afternoon a local upholsterer had visited us and given us a quote for out suite. I also had a glazing company visit for a new garage door, which Ivan broke the other weekend. So by the end of the day I had spent big!!!!
My last visitor of the afternoon was my shopping. I have now decided it is best to do online shopping that way we do not get side tracked into buying all sorts of things we don't want. I still managed to order stuff that we didn't want or need on reflection.
Now that all my scheduled visitors had left the building I have decided that the idea of going into Manchester to see my ex-work colleagues from the local paper was a little too much at this time. Maybe next time.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
First Treatment Update
Well that was a different weekend. I have had better, but with hangovers I have had worse. That is not to say that I have not had any ill effects from the Chemo. I have had really bad heartburn which I did not know if I could treat whilst on the cocktail of anti sickness drugs. One of the anti sickness drugs was a steroid and made me so jumpy I was more like a cat on a hot tin roof. To help I stayed above stairs and left my saintly husband (those who know him don’t say I said that) to look after the running of the house.
He made sure I was supplied with food and drink and told me off when I was a bad patient and did not take my tablets.
I went to see the MacMillan nurse at the hospital on Tuesday and she gave a quick check up. The scar is looking good and she even commented that I looked great even after going through the Chemo only on the Friday. Went in to town on a little shopping trip and bumped into yet another ex-work colleague. We passed the time of day caught on up on work stuff and went our separate ways, still it is always nice to know that you are remembered.
I have finally caught up on the third part of Clarissa on BBC Radio 4 with the divine Richard Armitage playing the libertine Lovelace. I have also caught up on Flash forward, not that I am any wiser from when we left it last year, but to see Joseph Fiennes and Jack Davenport seemed to be enough.
I will admit that I am getting a little forgetful in my daily routine, but there again it is the Easter break and normal service will resume after the Bank Holiday weekend this weekend.
Some Administration has to be entered into before I sign off. Prays go to my late father-in-law who would have been celebrating his birthday today, god bless him. Big hugs my cousin and her husband for the new addition to the Latimer family little Eva, welcome to the world. To my Pops and my Uncle happy birthday both, enjoy a drink with friends. To any one I have forgotten in the Birthdays and announcements I apologise and will try to remember next time.
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