Wednesday 18th July

Wednesday 18^th July

Got delayed going into hospital for yet another blood test, this time by Charlie and Camilla. They did wave as they passed by and I am so looking forward to our intimate meal for 4 tonight – (Or is that for 400). Anyway I digress after brightening up the quiet oncology unit today with my smile and cheery nature. I had blood test and the results were RUBBISH AGAIN! (So much for positive thoughts!). Good news is my clotting platelets are raised slightly to 50 – BUT bad news is my white cells are to low I’m now Neutropenic!  I think they’ve got me mixed up with someone else! I go into hospital well and they seem determined to make me sick! Anyway here are the doctors’ orders ;-

Eat a good healthy diet

Get plenty of fresh air

Exercise regularly i.e. Tennis, Badminton, Swimming etc

Sleep every afternoon and NO VISITORS unless they do housework or/and gardening

(Talking and Socialising far too tiring)

All the above is true.

I’m now on antibiotics for a week and obviously no chemotherapy tomorrow. Blood transfusion (Tigger Juice) Friday – no visitors allowed (that is true!) After which I’ll feel full of vim and vigour – apparently! Repeat blood test again on Monday (starting to look like a junkie with track marks up my arm) with hopefully chemo sometime next week. All jolly good fun I say – Bring it on!

“An optimist is one who fills in his crossword puzzle in ink.”          Clement Shorter