Sunday 17 June Ramble
June 17, 2012 — HeadlessT Day = 42 (Chemo only in weekends) 0 Chemo to go this round.
Round 1 down!!!! No more treatment (Radiation or Chemo) for a month. Seems quite strange actually. Get up at 5:45am as last lot of Chemo still to take. Terrible sleep as pain and restless. Got to bed about 1:30am so lacking sleep too. Bloody freezing morning too. Into the routine as normal – and on the pain killers quickly too. Damn things aren’t working though. Make a cuppa tea and do my stretches to see if the back and legs will ease up a bit. Getting cramp in my feet now too – ouch!! Sit down and do Saturdays blog seen as I didn’t finish it yesterday – I know slack bum. Get it done finally with a bit of an effort – hard remembering what I did the day before today.
Slow cruisy day ahead I think as my back is giving me hell today and feel lousy all up 
– the irony of it all – last day and everything craps out. Mass sleepins for others today here – nothing to be up for and to bloody cold. Even Lachie and his mate are staying in bed chatting. Jacob comes down to see me and rugs up and watches What Now then decides to cook pancakes for the boys for brekky as a treat. Good lad. Have a hot shower and pain killers to see if I can get on top of the pain – head is joining the back in the pain stakes too.
Hobble around helping Jacob with the pancake cooking. Pain killer is finally starting to take the edge off the back. Dad turns up with Lachie’s birthday present – a very cool radio controlled Front End Loader. He is looking very relaxed and happy and have a good chat. Lachie is happy with his pressie. Mum turns up then as well to see us and get some printing done. She is on her lunch break so in a hurry. Shaun turns up to pickup Lachies mate. Mum leaves after a coffee & with her printing. Dad leaves not long after too. Ahh – to many people at once 
Plod on with the day – cruisy – the boys are happily entertaining themselves. Suns out I’m just plodding on trying to get on top of this bloody pain!! Hang out some washing then cook some lunch for the boys. Suns out so at least it’s sort of warm. Get firewood in but bloody agony so takes several trips. Watch Alvin and the Chipmunks – Chipwrecked – and try not to sleep through it – well all of it anyway DInner time then, watch TV and do blog.
Boring very,very quiet day all up as back and head pain has won the day today unfortunately I hope that i a week’s time I will be in a different place with this pain, etc. as I will be off the drugs for a week by then. M&D time – yep these will continue as normal. Hope you’ve had a happy and safe weekend all.
Kia Kaha.
June 18, 2012 at 7:52 am
Yahoo! End of round 1 – DING! DING! Hey Tony, I hope you don’t mind me sharing my mental image of this moment for you: I see a boxing ring for your fight (3 against 1, cowards!) and the bell for round 1 has just gone .. you are going back to your corner, and not only do you have your immediate support crew of family and friends ready and waiting, but hundreds more of us are crowding round that corner yelling encouragement (some of us from the cheaper seats at the back, otherwise known as Auckland) and willing you on to go back stronger and harder for Round 2. Sticking with this boxing analogy, we all score you the clear winner of Round 1 … so I guess it’s time to grab some hot chips & a cold beer before the start of round 2
Love & hugs to you and your lovely family from us lot.
June 17, 2012 at 11:02 pm
So very very proud of you Ant for being so determined. You have certainly made me take a good look at myself, and reassess everything about my past and what I want in my future. My current motto in life is ‘its not alright to have an ok life – it has to be a GREAT life, and its my responsibility to make it happen’
Love you all xxx
June 17, 2012 at 10:57 pm
Never a dull moment at your house is it. Funny to read mum and dad in same house at same time and all is calm. You know exactly what I mean Ant if you recall our growing up..lol xx