Today was the last day of chemo for this week.  I am starting to feel increasingly weary - the cumulative effect of the cytarabine.  It may only come in a small amount  but it packs a large punch!  I now have the rest of today, tomorrow and Monday off and return to the hospital Tuesday - Friday next week for more cytarabine.  I'll have to see whether I feel well enough to continue driving myself.


In other news, I have acquired 3 children's plots at our local allotments on the edge of the village.  These are just the right size for me to manage without exhausting myself.  I have planted my strawberries in the middle one andintend to put maincrop potatoes in the other two.  We have a vegetable patch in the garden at home but I always slightly resent filling it up with potatoes when I could grow more interesting things.  I have just set my seed for climbing French beans and also patio pot French beans as well as climbing peas (we'll see how successful these are this year - they get one more chance...), parsley and lemongrass.  I've also got some pak choi seed which needs to wait until it is warmer.  I will plant new potatoes in the garden plot as there is nothing much nicer than new potatoes on your plate that were in the ground half an hour ago.