A beautiful April day yesterday, the warmest on record since the 1940s apparently. Also, my Mum’s birthday and yesterday was my Dad’s. I have always felt close to my parents both when living and dead, but I have felt their presence more in recent weeks.
This “cancer journey” has been a busy one over the last ten days but is now settling. Family will be getting tired of me complaining of fatigue, but I have really felt drained.
Then, in Weston Park hospital on Wednesday was a large poster illustrating the fact that apparently 90% of patients feel fatigue because of many reasons, so now I can doze during the day with a clear conscience!
I have now started monthly injections into abdomen to combat bone lesions but the oncologist thinks these are not significant. Hopefully he is just covering all the bases.
Still awaiting biopsy results, but they should be here soon, ensuring that cancer is targeted by the correct treatment – much of which has already begun. I have every faith in Dr Winter. All in all, Wednesday’s appointment was positive. I just need to build up my fitness levels to make sure I can face any challenges that might lie ahead.
So, a look around for projects to do and people and places to visit this summer to make sure I use time positively. It’s so easy to take time for granted and therefore waste it. Every day feeling well and shared with those we love is a bonus. I am indeed grateful. So “Let the sun shine in”.
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The sun has been a blessing in our extension project as well Pauline, the rain really has set us back! But the concrete as been poured into our foundations, stabilising, setting hard, getting ready for the bricks to be put on. The tulips 🌷 are out in our pots as well they look beautiful, but obviously they won’t be their for long so you and max will have to come up and plant our summer flowers for us. But going back to our extension, families are the same they need strong foundations for which to grow, build, support. And even if the walls fall down around us, the foundations will still be their to start over again!
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Happy to see your blog tonight and know all is going to plan Pauline. If you feel tired have a nap, because it’s your body telling you that’s what you need. The beautiful sunshine brightens us old girls up, however the go part of it proves a little more difficult. Hope you have a lovely weekend with the family. Love and prayers.
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Ross you’ve got me in tears, I’m an emotional wreck Mum and will be thinking of you and all you’ve been through these past 8 weeks as I pound the streets of London tomorrow! You will keep me going 💚 I love you 💚
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What beautiful words from all of you my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Good luck for the marathon tomorrow Naomi.xxx
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Wonderful words again Pauline. Ross, your analogy of foundations and parents is spot on and so powerful. Some aren’t so fortunate to have such “foundations” so they make their own and continue the circle of life with their own children. I’m one of the lucky ones, and Pauline, you and Max provide great “foundations” x Good luck Naomi x
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Feel free to use my parents static in Bamburgh as a base for any little Northern adventures Pauline, I will sort it with Jess when you think of dates 💗
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Hi Pauline so glad all is going well for you thinking of you your words and thoughts are are insperational as always praying for you lovely lady xx
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