Monday, 21 March 2016

Monday 21 March - pleased that this is the last week of this batch of treatment

Good morning all!
This is the last week of Conslidation 3.1 so I have chemo tomorrow and bloods on Good Friday.  Next week it will just be blood tests Tuesday and Friday.  I am getting quite tired so it will be good to have a small break.  There are all the usual side-effects as well as the steroid impact on my sleep, or lack of it, but it is all manageable.
I quite like being awake in the middle of the night and getting through my chores - the house is starting to look a little tidier!  I actually slept much better last night - 2 hours and then a solid 3 hours.  Of course I felt groggy when I got up at 6am but you can't have everything.
I had a lovely day yesterday.  The village I live in is full of talented and interesting people.  One of the many musicians had organised an acoustic session in the pub.  So I was able to walk 10 minutes round the corner, drink Adnams Southwold (1/2 pint only) and listen to live music and chat to the folk I know here.  You're probably wondering why I am drinking beer - my taste buds have thrown a wobbly and water tastes odd.  Beer still tastes like beer - what do you think my consultant will say?!
After the live music a friend and I had a fantastic hour with a small business owner opposite the pub who does hat hire.  My friend Hazel's elder twin daughter (my youngest daughter's best friend) is getting married in Oxford on 2 April so we went to sort out our hats.  Liz managed to find both of us something wonderful and we had a huge laugh into the bargain!
We are expecting a houseful for Easter so Andrew already has the menu sketched out!

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