Hi fellow GB downhillers. Well the nurse rang me yesterday and said there has been no change on my last MRI and no further signs so chuffed with that. Next MRI is sometime in September. I have also taken up painting (commissions taken), but only paint blue sky and sea so dont expect a Vermeer …
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Latest news
Good morning my fellow downhillers. I hope everyone is well? I had my MRI scan yesterday, face mask and had to go in alone. First attempt to insert needle into my vein failed miserably, second one successfully completed, however left bruises on both arms. I have to wait now for the results, (whenever that is). …
Life is what it is ……
Hi downhillers. Hope everyone is ok? Everybody’s life is on hold with this virus and that is not good for us select few with underlying conditions. So how do we get over this boredom threshold? The cornflakes jigsaw lasted one breakfast and I ate my finished article. Tasty but it was never going to make …
Lockdown
Hi everyone. I hope you are obeying government guidelines regarding self isolation. How am I, probably the same as everyone else bored. I may or may not previously mentioned my MRI was supposed to have been carried out on 3th April but as my wife and daughter had a cough I cancelled it to be …
Latest news
Hi fellow downhillers. I hope you are all keeping safe and isolating. If you are all like me you must be totally bored not being able to see family and friends. I can only watch so much TV without getting bored. It’s bad enough we are the people who are classed as vulnerable and we …
Continued chemo
Good day everyone. I had my bloods taken Monday (I know so unusual having that done). Yesterday I met my nurse who checked my latest platelets readings. It was exactly the same 153, as my previous readings the week before so I was able to recommence my chemo treatment last night. I am on reduced …
February
Hi fellow downhillers, hope you are all well. I have had a cough for past couple of days but apart from that have felt ok, so fingers crossed it stays like that. I have a hospital appointment on either Monday or Tuesday (my choice nurse has told me) for my bloods, then have a meeting …
Update
Morning/afternoon/evening depending on what time you are reading this my fellow downhillers. I had my hospital appointment yesterday for a catch up to see how I was feeling with my nurse and she said would I like to know the results of my last MRI scan (I know it is that scary time), well she …
2020
Sorry haven’t posted since the end of last year been hectic as you can imagine. News wise, I haven’t started my next course of chemo yet as my platelets are low so having blood tests on a weekly basis. In fact I have another blood test tomorrow. Had my MRI scan yesterday, still waiting for …
Happy festive greetings
I hope everyone had a fantastic christmas with lots of rest and not to much trauma in between. Apologies for not writing earlier it’s been manic with blood tests (in fact at hospital now to have bloods taken), more bruising I bet. We had a fantastic time in York cold but amazing 5 Christmas markets. …
Brain Man 