Daily update<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The massiveness today is its Maria\u2019s last day at work \u2013 she has retired or is retiring when you read this. I think it best to ask her how she feels about this because I feel it\u2019s probably my fault. I am very happy about it but perhaps I shouldn\u2019t be. Somehow we must party tonight!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you all so much for enduring these lurid excerpts from my cancer diaries. According to Sis A the titles could make for a collaborative surrealist poem. I love that idea.\u00a0 Particularly as someone else does the editing. I sense that some of you are worried that your news of all the exciting things you are doing that I can\u2019t do, might piss me off \u2013 they don\u2019t at all \u2013 please keep them coming. Your random news headlines are like gifts to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since yesterday my appetite has tailed away to zero despite the regular anti sickness treatment. I really don\u2019t like this as it\u2019s hard to do anything with an imminent puke on the platform waiting to pull away but I am getting used to it and hope it will diminish in time. The last cycle was terrible probably cos of the Covid vac so I am hoping for a more mainstream journey this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria is at work today but the lovely J next door (now on this mailing list) keeps checking on me via what\u2019s app so I feel very comfy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria went through hell trying to juggle her responsibilities on the last day playing for exams etc and being here for me. I was absolutely insistent she went. I relish the care she gives me but I do take advantage \u2013 I can get my own water refreshed \u2013 I can open the door for the cat I am just idle and needy. I am really happy she\u2019s there to close the circle properly they have speeches prepared and whatnot. She can\u2019t miss that although she would like too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The district nurse Julie just dropped by to adjust my catheter. It had dropped off last night and was tied on by a brilliant silk tie from 1980 I had attached this morning. It\u2019s loads more comfortable. No more rasping and tugging no more pink wee, Happiness!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have been buying opera DVDs from Ebay \u2013 so cheap \u2013 I would describe them as the sort of German challenging classics I have always vowed I enjoyed but really I endured. Berg \u2013 lulu and Wagner \u2013 the ring complete. I have an ancient Mac laptop that has a DVD drive so I can watch them in my bed conveniently placed to capture me as I pass out after 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometime ago I bought Samual Becketts film collection -blooming not cheap \u2013 same category of pleasure anticipated. They are quite short of course, great cultural capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sickness is waning so time to top it up with a blockbuster chemo tab \u2013 dreading it.
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