I've decided to set up this blog because I am so blessed with support from friends and family but I'm struggling to keep everyone up to date with how I'm doing day to day. So, log on whenever you like and I'll do my best to keep it current.
As I'm sure you already know, on Monday I had a small but mean lump removed from my left breast and will be starting chemo and radio therapy soon, when it’s all healed. I’ve caught this thing early and prognosis is very good. I am in good spirits, very positive and keen to get on with the work I’ll have to do over the next few months and looking forward to coming out the other side with a clean bill of health. I’m aiming to be skiing next year!
This is not the hand of cards that anyone would want to be dealt, but these are the cards I have, and now it's up to me to play my best game with them. I plan to return to wellness and normal life as quickly and completely as possible, with optimism, strength, humour and love.
No pain at all from the surgery, which seems strange, but I'm not complaining! I also seem to have full mobility in my arm and shoulder, despite having my lymph nodes removed. Who needs them anyway?! I'm very glad that it's my left arm, makes life a lot easier. I have a 'drain' from the surgery, which means carrying a small bottle around in a little black shoulder bag for a few days. Hoping to go home when Mike finishes work tonight.
Mind you, it's a lovely day out there and I'm tempted to do a runner. Better not.
Bill and Henry know that I have had an operation to have the lump removed, and then I’m going to have lots of strong medicine that will make me feel a bit sick and tired for a couple of days after each time I have it. They know the medicine is going to make my hair fall out and so I’ll be wearing wigs etc but it will soon grow back. They know life will carry on as usual as much as possible, but that things will be different for a few months. I haven’t used the word 'cancer’ yet, but think Bill has worked it out. Bill thinks that it would be pretty cool for me to go around bald and thinks that I'm going to grow a beard.
Dr Henry came in with Mike last night and charmed the ward, funny little man.
Mike is being amazing, 100% the person you would want to have by your side when tackling something like this. When a real challenge comes along, that's when you see how someone steps up. And he has really stepped up. How wonderful that after almost ten year's of marriage you can have the opportunity to really see what your husband is made of. Darling, I love you so much.
This journey, I think, will be very enriching in terms of the important relationships I have.
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