Back to hospital

Day 152- Tuesday

So I get admitted to hospital. Poor mum, her first day off and I phone her at 8am. I need to do a stool sample and have some saline. I get treated like a queen and get the bed in the chemo room! Struggle with the stool sample .(poo details coming up) I'm currently having wee-poo again. The sample pot was a skinny tube that came with a spoon! When your poo is liquid a spoon isn't going to help!

Spend the rest of the afternoon resting at mum's hotel. Then home to meet our visitors. Have a lovely evening catching up, whilst they all enjoy an Indian take away! Smells delicious!

Felt ok for a few hours so hopefully will be better tomorrow.

Sick

Day 151- Monday

Spend all day ill. Don't know if I have food poisoning or a stomach bug but I am not very well. Doesn't seem fair really.

Steroid moon face

Day 150- Sunday

Can you believe it is day 150 already! Time really does fly when you are having fun!!!

My phone changes time in the night and the alarm wakes us an hour early. Annoying! Decide to make use of the early start with a bath, facemask, body exfoliation and hair mask. Why I bother with any of these things I do not know. The facemask brings me out in a few spots, the body exfoliation makes my chest rash worse and the hair mask, although it softens my hair, just makes it look even limper! Add my steroid moon face, my untoned flabby tummy and you have a very pretty picture. But at least my nails are growing well!!! Through the whole chemo process my nails seem to be flourishing! Staying long and strong I think they are taking any goodness from the rest of my body!

Take Malika to the vets and her bandage is removed but she has to keep the cone on for another week. In fact she is given a bigger cone as she cleverly manages to lick her paw with the first cone. Whilst waiting to see the vet we meet Buddy's sister! She is identical to him just slightly fatter and shorter. She has been adopted by a family with kids and it is so nice to know she is happy. When I go to stroke her she does the snarly lip like Buddy used to so a family habit not one taught to him by naughty Malika after all!

Pop to Spinney's with Matt and again it tires me out. Come home to watch Avatar and I come over all sick. Have to rest on the couch for a few hours and doesn't bode well for our visitors.

I make dinner tonight for everyone-fajitas and nachos. Have to do the food prep sitting down but I manage it all on my own and it tastes good. Gives mum a break as she is still struggling with the shoulder. It is moving a little better and she has been able to do slightly more today but still not good. Her and Holly are off to their hotel apartment tomorrow ready to make space in our house.

The weather has cooled so I think a walk is called for and then bed with a magazine.

Today's quote- ' You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do'.

New mall

Day 149- Saturday

Went to Ibn Battuta mall for lunch. First time I have been to that mall and it was good. Much quieter than the other malls and had some good shops. I am so desperate to shop but have zero energy to even get out of my chair.

Home in time for my snooze and a spot of Mario Kart! We take Buddy for a walk around the lake and he manages to pull me along. Hilarious, he is like a mini huskie!

Watch 'The Voice' and I think I prefer it to x-factor. Time for a quick ice-cream and then off to bed!

Depressing house

Day 148- Friday

Today is not a good day. My throat is still sore. Really tired and spend most of the day on the bed again. Starting to panic that I am not going to feel better for Matt's friends and family coming. Meeting my potential future sister-in-law (!) for the first time and wanted to be on good form. Don't want to be the boring person sitting in the corner with no banter.

This really is the most depressing house. Holly and Matt escape today to go to the hygienist! Have acupunctured mum today so we will see if that helps.

Today's quote- 'Turn you cant's into cans and your dreams into plans'.

sore throat

Day 147- Thursday

Wake with a sore throat. Get up and then snooze on the couch for 3 hours!

Mum's arm is still bad so we are the boring house just sitting around sleeping and moaning!

Malika has her check up at the vets. They are not completely happy so the bandage goes back on for another 3 days.

Matt has broken up today for 10 days Easter holiday.

Hopefully tomorrow is a better day.

Poor mum

Day 146- Wednesday

Been really tired today. Needed a pre-lunch and post lunch snooze.

Mum has really hurt her shoulder and can't sleep or use it. We have her on the anti-inflammatories, pendular exercises and heat but she is refusing to let me acupuncture her! Hoping it will settle over next few days or will have to try to get her in to Up and Running.

So the house is dusty and we have both sat around doing nothing all day! What a pair!

Really humid again today but manage to have a bit of a walk and then Matt pushes me around the lake. Just in time for sun setting and a slightly cooler breeze.

Today's quote- ' work like you don't need money, love like you you've never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching'.