Long but surprisingly lovely first day........

Well today has been a long but surprisingly lovely day………
I called up this morning to find out whether they had a bed for Steve and had a very strange conversation with a nurse on the ward, which started off with her thinking that Steves surname was Ward!! She didn’t know at that stage whether he had a bed but called me back and told me they did and when I asked what time shall we come in she told me No rush my dear!” So being the pushy person I am, I kept asking yes but what time shall we come! so finally it was decided that he should come in at 2pm.
We went up to London by train and had a lovely surprise at Woking station where we saw Windy and Jeanie and their brood of children on their way to London for a visit.
When we got to the hospital, we were told that the bed wouldn’t be ready until about 7:30pm, so after seeing Tom (Steves Consultant) and the registrar Louise who talked Steve and I through the treatment schedule and how given the bed situation wouldn’t be starting until tomorrow advised us to go out for a walk and some dinner.
The weather in London was lovely so we walked and had coffee at some lovely places before finally having dinner.
We got back to the hospital at about 9pm, only to be told yet again that they still had no bed and Steve would have to sleep on a temporary bed in the ladies ward! At which point his face lit up! Clearly not thinking it through, given that he is on a cancer ward!! Bless him J
Its strange really but its only when I leave Steve in hospital does it truly hit me that he is unwell. I know it shouldn’t be that way, given the fact Ive heard it with my own ears at all of the doctors appointments but its so easy to act and think everything is well, as Steve is so positive, cheerful and upbeat that you can put this terrible illness to the back of your mind.
But leaving him behind and walking out with out him hurts so very much.
Well better get some sleep in my student accommodation, so I can be up early to see him.Thank you to everyone for the kind messages and sorry have not replied to them