3 Too Many

T Day = 22 (Adjuvant chemoradiation) – 14 Radiation & 21 Chemo to go this round.

Well a good long sleep after heading to bed early last night – well until 4am anyway as my friend pain again – wakes me from my slumber.  Oh well – doze then until 5:30.  Get up and into it for the day – usual morning routine – pain killers, cuppa tea, sort out drugs for the day, start taking drugs – you know the things you do everyday – oh well at least you do if you have Cancer and can’t sleep!  Then get the brekky bits out ready to go.  Decide to ignore the docs and head into the gym for a small time to do some light weights as I need to do something with this extra weight I’m carrying and to try to feel normal again.  Not ready to lay back and let the tumors dominate me!  It’s great – about 25mins in gym – just light weights – doubt I could do what I was doing before this.  Come out feeling great – it helps clear the mind too.  Just ned to get on the spin bike for a bit next.

Give the boys the treat of shaving off the rest of my hair seen as more has gone awol overnight  – I’m stunned at the speed of how quickly it disappears.  Rush then to get ready as zapping at 8:50 today and we’ve got to drop Lachie at school on the way.  All good with the zapping and blood test.  Then off to work.  NIce to see the new building such a hive of activity and with so many smiling people in it.  Work goes well – actually feel like I got somewhere today.

Sue picks me up at 1:15 and manage to do a couple of chores (for Lachlans b-day) before heading home.  Log back into work and keep working on what I was earlier.  Get a call saying we have a house to live in while Fletcher’s fix the house – yay!!! Go and have a drive past – brand new house – very nice.  Boys all excited about it too.  Get home to find Alistair – work colleague from Southland waiting to visit.  Nice surprise.  It was a great catch up and nice to hear about your plans too Alistair – safe & enjoyable, carefree safe travels.

Home then for an early tea – energy starting to fade and nausea kicking in big time   Still manage to eat, stay awake and have a game of cards with the boys.  Blog time – not a long one today as not lots to go on about really – another work day and a day of tiring but managing it.  Pain has been better today – guess that’s the beauty of having  a high pain tolerance. 

So signing off early tonight – M&D time about 10 then off to bed for another – hopefully descent sleep again. 

Have a great evening/day/ arvo all – stay safe out there.

Kia Kaha.