Onwards and Upwards No. 9
Hello my healing team,
I hope this update finds you well.
I start this update with the very sad news that Sarah’s step mum Heather passed away recently after battling cancer for several years. Heather was a very kind, thoughtful person who was always there for others. Heather, thank you for all that you did for us and with us. We will miss you. Big hugs to my father inlaw John, to Sarah and her sisters Bec and Narelle. Heather suffered with Multiple Myeloma. I think it is just bloody crap that two of us in one family have this cancer. Actually, it is crap that anyone is diagnosed with it.
Happy new year. I hope you have had a nice break over the festive season. As always, we have been busy. We returned from our holiday on the 23rd December to a full house of family for Christmas. It was great to immediately be immersed in family having been away for six weeks, although we did have to hit the ground running. You will all be happy to know that I was successful in finding a gift for Sarah. Phew…….dodged a bullet there. Christmas with the family was great and New Years was equally as good as we hooked up the caravan again to spend New Years with our very good friends in Jamieson, which is in the mountains in Central Victoria. Great fun.
You will be happy to know that i am getting a mop of hair back! I even had my first hair cut a few weeks back! Whilst it is growing really slowly, I am happy to report that it hasn’t come back looking like pubic hair and it’s not red (not intending to offend people with red hair😁).
Now we are starting to get back to reality. I have met with the nutty professor (Spencer) and he suggests that all is ‘in order’. Actually, I was just touching base with him given we really have no new testing or results to review. You will be happy to know that his car repayment is now covered this week. I have also started my monthly injection of the bone hardener (Zometa) which helps strengthen my bones against the cancer. So, nothing significant to report. Hopefully just smooth sailing for a while.
My other news is that I will be returning to work at the start of February. As I still experience fatigue, I will be going back on a 3 day a week basis. I have been feeling a little anxious about returning to work as I expect to find it a little harder to manage my wellness while I am there. I do have to make it all work. So, I attacked those feelings head on. I went into the office to spend a few hours in that environment ‘acclimatising’ whilst most people were still on holiday. I set up my desk, caught up with a few colleagues/friends and spent a few hours writing. I am happy to report that it felt great to be back and I am excited about returning! Attacking my challenge head on payed off.
Well now that we are getting into late January, so rather than sitting at home waiting for February to arrive, we thought we would jump back in the caravan and head to Echuca for a week. So I sit here having just spent the last hour in the pool with the kids. I know……. It is tough for some!!
Take care
Geoff
