Kirsty

It's a lie in today as the  sound of Channel 4's very own Kirsty's Home Comforts suddenly wafts through the curtain towards my bed at 5.05am. That, and the crunching of what I would put as a loose estimate of 3 packets of crisps. 

The room suddenly filled up last night at about 10, so we are back to a full compliment of 4, and associated smells and sounds. The regular trundling of trolleys to the loo as the saline sollution mixed in with everyone's chemo reaps it 's inevitable consequence.

Wait! He 's remembered Noel's on again. The box is chosen, will it be a deal or no effing deal? 

Sleep deprivation and Noel and Kirsty notwithstanding, health-wise I feel pretty good. No reaction to the chemo this time so will hopefully be out a bit quicker. Lack of appetite, nausea, dry mouth etc are kicking in a bit as expected, but managed by tablets etc.

5.45 quick update. Obs done and thanks to my ever-resourceful & beautiful wife's suggestion of last night I have a half-solution to the noise. I'm listening to 6Music through my big-old headphones at low level which is drowning out everything else. Huzzah! Making my ears blooming warm though.