Home at Last

Well we were finally given the best news ever at lunch time today, that Steve could come home.

He is incredibly exhausted and uncomfortable. He has had no sleep since Monday and now sleep just wont come! His mouth and eyes are sore and his skin is itchy and dry. He is still not eating and drinking only a tiny amount. As things still don't taste as they should.
He needs to go back into hospital on Thursday for his blood tests and check up and then we are back in for the treatment again on Monday 31st. At this stage Steve has asked me to ask that if he can have some quiet days at home with no visitors and I will let you know as soon as he is up to seeing people.

Through this awful process your eyes are opened to so many things..................

The kindness and thoughtfulness of people who nothing was to much trouble, Ive realised that friendship and family love are things to be totally treasured and without this, this awful experience would be a whole lot harder.

Also that when you think things are as worse as can be that speaking to other relatives and patients in the hospital you realise that so many people in this world are going through very similar things and worse.

And finally complete strangers and their ability to make you smile by random acts of kindness. One of the mornings when Steve had an awful night and I had stayed with him all night I popped out at 6am in the morning, desperate for a coffee. I went to the local cafe "Beppes" and they were just opening up. Seeing my sorry state the owner told me to sit down and he would make me a coffee. He asked me about my situation and was so kind and listened to me without any thought to the chaos of his cafe going on around him. He brought me my coffee and then from behind the counter produced a bottle of Whiskey and told me to put a little drop in, as it would "take the edge off of things" when I went to leave he wouldn't take any money from me but told me to keep my chin up. It amazes me the kindness of complete strangers and I hope one day Im able to do the same for someone.

Well Im looking forward to Steve coming through this over the next few days and spending time together with the kids.

And thank you once again for all of your comments and for the "Bon Bons!" Thankfully those are still tasting the same and he is munching away at them!!