Wednesday 26 June 2019
After waking for the toilet at about 5:30, I wasn’t able to get back to sleep, so I did some meditation and some simple yoga sun salutations. Despite having had a short night, I was feeling reasonably good.
I had a bit of hospital porridge for breakfast and spoke to my mum on the phone for a bit. Then I managed to write a bit more of the blog. One of the nurses also came to change the dressing on my PICC line.
Pia came in at around 12:30. We hung around for a bit and then went out for a walk. We stumbled across some interesting little shops, there seem to be some great hidden gems in Bristol. We also dropped into a Pret A Manger for a bite to eat – Pia had a salad and soup, I just had some fruit and orange juice.
After getting back to the hospital I had a dose of Metoclopramide (I’d had my Dexmethasone and Omeprazole earlier in the day). I was hooked up to the IV pump about 16:00 to start the longest of my chemo sessions.
Pia and I did a bit of self assessment admin, then tried to watch a video from the Human Longevity Project, but we found it a bit serious and tiring for the mood we were in. Pia left about 19:30 and had a smooth drive home. I tried to knock out a few more blog posts after she had left, but was getting weary as the evening wore on. The last bag change was at around midnight and I had Bleomycin for the final two hours. I tried to sleep a bit while that went in. The session finally finished a little after 2 am.
A Journey Through Cancer 
Hi Andrew
Thank you so much for sharing your journey. It is very touching, but also interesting to read. I like the style you write your blog. This may sound weird but I cant wait for the next post.
I’m so proud of your strengt and additude. Keep up the good work of getting better….and writing the blog. You got me hooked.
Thumbs up for Pia as well.
Lots of love
Elisa
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Thanks Elisa!
I’m a good three weeks behind in writing, but I’ll try to catch up over the next couple of weeks if I can. I’ve just finished my third and final inpatient stay which has floored me a bit, but I managed to perk up a little this afternoon/evening which has been nice. More to come soon!
Axx
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