May14-15 summary

Was going to call this chapter a postmortem of May 14th, but thought that would be a little macabre.  Woke up after a couple hours sleep at 2am. My thoughts racing around, going through the events of the previous day. So, here they are:

Got up well before the rest of the household, as usual. The kitchen table was bedecked with decoration
in my favourate blues, lots of shiny glitzy starts and flowers and banners reading Happy Birthday.
Cutest gifts from Nancy. I got my work done, we had breakfast and finally left for chemo, when I
remembered that I'd forgotten to take my steroids. So, we raced back as fast as possible, knowing that
there was a policeman right at the entrance to our community. Well, the genius had his lights flashing,
so it was hardly a secret.

Lucky to get back as I found Mr. Jimmi Hendrix well inside a huge plastic garbage bag, scattering it's
contents all over the kitchen floor. Fortunately, he had only just begun his pilfering, so I managed to
scatter him out of the kitchen, pick up the bits, take the steroids and rush back to chemo.

As we walked in, found Adam and Lee already there, with crowns for all and the whole room singing Happy Birthday to me. Eventually, I got hooked up, but clearly there had been some sort of snafu, which I was unaware of. Turned out that Nancy had ordered cup cakes, balloons and decorations, which were supposed to be hung up in the room before my arrival, but the woman brought them 4 hours late. To me, it made no
difference, but I think poor Nancy and, to a lesser extend the kids, were stressed out.

I nodded through a lot of the morning and it was all over by about 1.30 Very early. End of my big chemo sessions. Now, we have to wait for next week to learn whether they did their job. On Tuesday morning, I'm due for a petscan, which takes a 'photo of the body and shows where there is cancer. Quite nerve wracking in anticipation.

I had a rest this avie and then, to my great delight, went off to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,
which I've been waiting to see since the trailer showed, October last year. Why it took so long to be
released in the USA, is beyond my understanding. All good things are supposed to come to those who wait, and this was no exception. Nothing deep or heavy, but pure delight. A bunch of old codgers, pretty much down on their financial luck,  retire in a hotel near Jaipur. Having been twice to Jaipur, I especially loved the surroundings. Fabulous acting, light and lively plot. Just what the doctor ordered.

We got home a little later than expected and still had to see to supper. Lucky we live in an age of
freezers, so that was easilly accomplished, if not very healthy. Everyone collapsed into bed and it was
the end of the day.

I awoke about 2am and now, after 4am, am thinking of making another attempt at
sleep. Lots of thoughts about what the last 4 months have meant and now, more importantly, what the next 3 months will do and how I will get through them. It is definately going to be a different chapter in my life. I am inutterably grateful for all of the support I got through my chemotherapy. I am very, very lucky and want to thank everyone who kept me buoyed up through it all.

Also, thanks to the people who sent me birthday wishes via Facebook. I don't know how to reply on
Facebook, so I hope you read this.