I have to declare that I have totally underestimated or, more likely, ignored . how serious all of this is.
tomorrow marks 2 weeks since the radiotherapy finished, and I think I had imagined that everything would start to be ok by now, but it isn't.
the last couple of weeks have been really rough. no sleep, constantly wretching, spitting out the horrible mucous, now the burns on my neck are really coming through and are pretty uncomfortable. I've obviously got no energy because of the weight loss. the catchh22 is that until I put weight back on I can't begin to fight all of the bad stuff, but the bad stuff is stopping me put weight on because of the run-down state of my mouth.
I think I kind of thought that, give it a couple of weeks and I would be walking Gracie in to school and things could start to get back to normal. I could even get up on my own and Keeley could start to get her life back.
Keeley remains optimistic and provides me with everything I need to be be able to get better. It's just up to me to get my head around the timescale.
Anyway, this getting it off your chest session will hopefully be another tick on the 'getting there' chart.
....like getting violently mugged out of the blue...
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...then the secret police come round in the middle of the night to work you over just for the novelty...
it's the relentless nature of the business that overwhems me (& I'm just reading about it,this time around...)
Horrendous as the radio/chemotherapy is,it's gotta be better than letting Nature take its course.(Of course)
Lots of all the best from out here to you & your lovely family,& hope the recovery time
speeds up for you soon
Love to you Dom and the gang, we think of you often and although rather new age and hippy we send you our best love and good vibes from the back of beyond down here in Dyfed. xxxxx the only way is up x
ReplyDeleteyou guys! your positivity and welsh good vibes are just the ticket.
Deletehey Dom - you look very fetching in your new hat- we bought one for Pete for fathers day very similar . I bought it in Tenby on sunny Saturday as our choir was singing in Church there and us choristers were being presented with our RSCM awards for being jolly good singers and choir members .Still feels odd being at a seaside resort and NOT being on holiday there - I think some convalescence for you by the sea is needed xxx Lou
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