Day 311

Good Evening

Today I finally had some relief from the Sx and it sure makes a difference, the cloudiness is going and I feel like I have a bit more energy. The weather has been cooler and I think this helps a lot, I have been getting hot flushes also. Today a friend from town who has been on Chemo Therapy for 18 months rang me up from the hospital where he has to go and have it, it was so nice to hear from him and the cancer in his liver is shrinking which is great news and all the way through he has been so positive about it all. He has kept in constant touch and I think we have given each other a lot of hope to see things through what ever may come for us both.

Its not easy for him as he has to travel back and forth to the hospital for treatment as well as in between for dressing changes, over an eighteen month period that's a lot of travelling considering it is a 6 to 7 hour round trip just for travelling, I take my hat off to him, a real champion.

John

Day 310

Hello again

Well we had some good rain here today and it was very much needed, it helped top up our water tanks and give the countryside a well deserved drenching. My Sx were better today, but still doing the hard yards with the TX. At times it feels like a dream that has been going on for nearly a year and find my mind ever drifting lately and thinking about the changes that have taken place, what and how will I feel after TX, will things be as they were or will this be a new chapter in my life.

What ever the outcome I know I have changed and I think it will be a change for the better, TX has taught me patience, humility and understanding, traits that can only be better for me....

Stay Strong My Friends

John

Day 308 and 309

Hi All

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe one, my Sx after the Injection have been horrific to say the least, thank goodness I am near the end, I couldn't cope with to much more of these days from from TX hell. I am keeping up a good fight but to be honest its taking a toll on me and each day is getting harder to get through.

Keep well my Friends and on with the show...

John

Day 307

Hi

Tonight I had my 44th Injection and finished another box, now I am down to 1 box left finally, only have 4 more Injections to go and they cant come quick enough. Have to go for my week 44 blood test during this week coming and hopefully all will be good, still been feeling off sorts and today was a very mixed day again. My Son and his girlfriend went back home and the visit was great, I am so proud of him and they are going well together, I am happy he is settling down and met such a nice partner.

We had some rain today which was good and tomorrow if I can will have to clean our water filters on the gutters as they overflowed wasting some of the catchment. Another long night coming up, I can feel it already, not that I am wishing anything on myself, but after this long on Tx I know the signs, all is good though and I have the computer to keep me occupied in these times...

Have a great week everyone and smooth sailing.

John

Day 305 and 306

Merry Christmas All

Well Xmas Eve and Xmas Day all went well here in the bush and it was definitely the most different Xmas I have ever had, I actually took part and enjoyed the spirit of Xmas and mixed in with all our friends and relatives. Maybe the TX has given me back something and is making me re look at a lot of things in very different ways now, so for that I am thank full.

My Wife and Family have been so supportive to me and at times I have been a real hand full for them but they have rode it out.

In closing I would like to thank everyone for the special friendship and support on my journey this far and it sure is a team effort.

Thanx to my Tx Buddies Linda and Robert who are constant beacons in the darkness for me and I know in my heart these are my mates whom I will all ways cherish dearly.

Thank you also to the many other people who I have met and become friends with on the road of Tx and the happiness they have given me too.

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and Safe Journey through Life...

John

Day 304

Hello

Well today my sx improved and had some welcome relief again, at times i don't really know how the heck I am feeling. The TX has definitely changed me, my outlook and perspective on things is very different from before TX commencement. Many days just bleed into another and its hard keeping track of where i am at times, but I new this was not going to be an easy venture and many times it seems insurmountable in the quest of going the full term, I can only imagine those that have done multiple treatments and the anguish that's associated with that. I have often thought about how one approaches this and the physical and mental strength that one needs to have, in saying that, these drugs can break the best of people quite easily no matter how strong you are, its in charge and what it dictates goes....

Rest Easy

John

Day 303

Hi again

Today and tonight have been better then the last few days, still not over this weeks shot yet, but I expect tomorrow will be kinder. Just cant find even ground on this TX, probably because there isn't any that goes to plan anyway....

Still feeling very seedy and cloudy headed, apart from that every thing is good....

Goodnight All

John