3 Too Many

T Day = 13  (Chemo only in weekends)  29 Chemo to go this round.

First up apologies for the slow update of Saturday – busy day and tiredness stopped anything of any  sense been produced.  I only managed about 2-3 hours sleep on Friday night as between pain & general restlessness I could not settle down. Up by 5am – taking painkillers to balance out through the day so that they are not overlapping and they work into my routine – then set out chemo & other drugs for the day, etc.  Have a really dazed fog feeling on today – it is going to be some work to get through it.

Get brekky ready for the lads as footy day and wake them earlier to stop the last-minute Saturday panic that inevitably comes with it.  Bloody weather is appalling outside – blowing a freezing gale windchill just above zero – but at least it is not raining. All seem to have woken on the right side of the world – fantastic! All done an out the door 15 mins nearly earlier than normal – perfect. 

Lachies games first up against a handy FC2011 team – freezing on the sideline – Lachie puts in a great effort – not quite 100% yet – manages to core a goal and with his most committed effort so far this year gets Player of The Day – well done Dude.  The team unfortunately lost  till 4-2 – but a good effort all round.  Next off round the corner to Jacob’s game against Nomads – via the Old Vicarage for coffees and  a snack  as energy starting to wane & having  a nausea wave feeling day   – Jacobs game is on the most open field at the back of Halswell – burr – its freezing – coffee and muffin disappear to quickly! Energy topped up  – and feeling foggy but great again.  Actually – feeling better bar the nausea waves as the day go on.  Jacob and his team put in a great effort and come away 3-2 winners. 

Home to warm up, eat and then I’m off to watch the Halswell PInkies take on the FC2011KNVB (no idea what that last bits for).  Sue whips up a batch of Cheese puffs for lunch – yummy winter warmer food with a cuppa – soup.  Fish collects Lachie and I and off to Halswell again.  Lads have a great game – though only had 11 players, so was very tempted to pull the boots out of retirement a go and stand in field to make up numbers.  My energy has returned hugely and the fog has lifted as well – no tiredness feelings or the likes that normally hit mid arvo – can only put it down to lots of fresh air and no Radiation today.  BUt also realise that if I was to go on the footy pitch that it would probably take its toll over the next few days – so decide against that price as would rather enjoy a good feeling day over footy – did I just say that??  Game is very slow-paced – we missed scoring in open goals – ahh!!  And somehow snatched a 4-2 defeat from to many opportunities! Well done Craig though on first touch goal scoring!

Off to Roh & Andy’s tonight for dinner and to watch the rugby.  GeT round there – and my old friend tiredness arrives – but this is almost embarrassing – I can’t literally keep my eyes open – I just drift off mid sentence and then sort of come too a minute or 2 later – I can’t watch the rugby, or even have a conversation.  It is like someone just flicks a switch on and off on your brin and you are there then you’re not.  So sorry guys.  Sort of watch a distorted game – as in I only seem to se bits of it and they have already to ma played 3 halves!!! Trying to have a conversation is near impossible. I manage to wake just before dinner thankfully, as in as quick as it starts with you falling asleep like this you go the opposite – the batteries are full the brain goes on and nothing has happened.  This is what it is like when I say the energy plug gets pulled – you just shutdown – mentally, and physically.  The brain decides its break time so close down – so if I happen to be talking to you or visiting and just nod off – it’s not your company – it’s my body & brain just saying rest time sonny!

We head home about 10:15 as the boys are off to What Now thanks to the Cancer Society in the morning so have a 6am start to get them ready to have them at the studio by 7:15am.  I have M&D time then try to fix Sue’s laptop – but keep falling asleep so it is taken off me before I drop it and I’m sent to bed too  – guess I didn’t sleep enough at Roh & Andy’s before – mind you it has for me been a big physically draining day.  So that’s about it – not a lot today – standard footy day.

Hope all have had a great day/evening/ Saturday and are fit and well.  Have a brilliant weekend all!

Kia Kaha.