This turned out to be a very hard week. I will have to write about it a bit later when all my thoughts have been worked out. Sorry, but I have to think things out. The emotional affects the physical and vice-versa. The first part of the week was hard emotionally. The rest was hard [...]

Our friends came over for dinner last Friday night. We brought in food from Riz, always wonderful and tasty. Unfortunately, Daryl who organised the evening came down with stomach flue and could not come.  We had a great time. I monopolised Judith all night which was wonderful.
My back had started hurting in the afternoon. This [...]

avastin, avastin
what art thou
you come in a plastic bag
invading my heart
poisoning my body
weakening my spirit
racing through my body
wrecking ball that you are
stopping blood vessels from forming
killing cancer cells
yet here we are
eight days later
reeling from your invasion
exhausted from your tentacles
sleeping or awake
not feeling like much
going through the motions
dealing with your pain
avastin, avastin
what art thou

Last Thursday was the start of chemo week. Avastin was added to the mix. Another unknown, and as you all know by now, I am not a big fan if unknowns of this kind.
My brother and his wife left on Monday morning. My sister had come for the day on Sunday and left that same [...]

The good people at Wellspring allowed me to join the Art Therapy session that takes place on Wednesdays between the hours of 10 and 12.
Devin and I drove Janet to work in the morning. We got to Wellspring about 30 minutes too early. We had a coffee and read the paper.
Art Therapy. I had no [...]

Sunday night had the predictable sleep schedule. There was a slight variation. I drove Janet to work, then went back to bed. We have an appointment with the surgeon, Dr. Kennedy at 3PM for a look see at various things. I still don’t know how they can tell whether the insides are healing or not.
I [...]

I have to get a belt in which to carry this stupid baby bottle. You keep forgetting that you are attached and walk away only to have the bottle dangle. Nothing happens, everything is taped to my hairy chest. That is the part the nurses enjoy the most. They make sure the tape is applied [...]