3 Too Many

T Day = 17 (Adjuvant chemoradiation) – 17 Radiation & 25 Chemo to go this round.

Today Iis the first day since it all began that I have woken to an alarm clock, pain, or any other thing!! Thank goodness  – yay!!!  May this be the start of something good! Still feel good but a wee bit foggy.  Brain has still been processing lots overnight but that’s ok.  Up then at 5:40 to get the drugs ready as I must have the first ones at 6am sharp – so while it is a milestone – it is still bloody early!

Smooth morning with the boys up and ready early, Mum arrives about 8am to take me to hospital as she is my driver today and wants to see the mask getting locked on too for radiation.  We head to the hospital about 8:30 and Richard meets us there too so he can see how it is done.  Mum asks lots of questions and is fascinated by it all.  Nice to see hear  Zapping goes well and doesn’t seem to take it out of me as much today as normal.  But then again I seem to have good days on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Mum and I head off then to the new building , as IT are now officially resident there.  We stop for a coffee and muffin at The Coffee House in Montreal Street and have a fat chat about the radiation and treatment, among other things.  IT was nice to catch up like that

Direct Mum around the winding path to get to the new access point in Gloucester Street  – man its winding – it ‘ll be great if when they open another street thru – like Tuam (they are waiting to demo the old Civic Chambers there I think).  Else I could don a hard hat and walk in thru the checkpoint in Gloucester Street – not ideal though. Arrive at my ‘new ‘ work and promptly set about setting up my new spacious desk to how I like.  This is awesome – so quiet and so much room, and best of all – an office sized space –  15 months and 1 day since 22 Feb!  Last at work until about 2pm when Sue picks me up – I show her around the new office and my desk! Very impressed.  The views are great too.

Am starting to fade out so its home to rest and take it easy. Jane calls for a quick chat. Then I just potter around the house in small bursts – no big walks like yesterday, and log into work for a bit and to fix a small problem.  SUe is out picking up the Vectra which has been getting a WOF – and a couple of of things looked at –  my pocket is already hurting at the thought of the bill!!  I keep doing things and balancing it with rest in small burst s as suggested by the physio until tea time – which tonight is a very yummy Chicken Pasta care of the Booths – thanks guys – it went down a treat with all.

Zoe makes a quick call, and is down this weekend so will have a proper catch up then.  Then Kelvin – friend comes over to go over the family tree he is making – he has a list of over 460 names so far – wow!!!  Sue and him are working on the Family Trees – so I look for house s to rent while Fletcher’s fix our house.  Pretty quiet evening and day really – been in pain  on and off today so had to balance the meds more – but all in all it’s par for the course.

Anyhow – folks M&D time and sleep is calling.  Take it easy out there. 

Kia Kaha.