Still no cancer drug and still sleeping

Its hard to know how to start this entry as Im desperately thinking of a positive way to start this. Well Steve is still sleeping but whilst sleeping or resting, he is out of pain. When he is up and about pottering in the garden, his back is very painful, which stops him from doing the things he wants to do.

Over the last few days, he had been getting a high temperature in the evening. The first evening I knew he was hot but didn’t know how hot! But after he had his nightly tables it went down. Telling the Macmillan nurse and doctor the next day he was hot, was not that helpful, they obviously wanted to know what his temperature was! So a quick trip to the chemist and a dilemma over whether to spend the extra money to buy a thermometer which took the body temperature via the ear, rather than under the tongue and I quickly remembered Steve's preference for the ear, which is how they take it in St Bart's versus under the tongue in St Peters and decided that Steve was worth the extra £10, that and the hassle free it would provide me, when I want to take it.

After several nights of Steve's temperature reaching 38.2, and the tablets not working their magic, Steve visited our wonderful GP Dr Carty, who listened to Steve's chest and has diagnosed him with a lung infection. I was at work when Steve went to the GP' s surgery but having nipped out to organise the appointment I couldn’t really pop home to attend with him! But on hearing the news that it was a lung infection it took all my will power and strength to go back into the meeting. I was gutted as it really isnt what Steve needs.

Steve has antibiotics for a week, which should help clear up the infection. Another 3 tablets to add to the pill box! Which is now at the point of bursting! In the evenings alone, Steve needs to take 10 tablets, which is the same amount as he needs to also take in the morning. Oh and not forgetting the injection as well in the evening.

As much as I had high hopes and Steve of course that he was on the up after his Mums birthday, things have started to slip back down again, he is sleeping more and more each day and when he is on the odd day able to do something like take the "foreign" grass out of our lawn! Don’t ask! For those of you who know Steve really well, then you will know of his passion for a perfect lawn! I've heard many a story about when he was playing cricket and the team was fielding him spending time weeding the out field, whilst keeping the other eye on the ball! Needless to say I had no idea that you could get foreign grass in your lawn but apparently you can! And quite frankly cancer or no cancer no "foreign" grass is going to be allowed to reside in our lawn! But now even this takes it out of Steve. But with his determined spirit most days he is able to keep on top of such things!

Every day we have at least a couple of visitors, most of the time, people pop in and get offered a cup of tea then shown upstairs to see Steve, the smiles and the laughter are such wonderful things to see and hear, that even for those 30 mins, they break the day up and Steve becomes himself again. What determination and spirit he has, to keep things going and is so interested in what everyone is up to. So please keep coming as it make such a difference to Steve to see different people and catch up on the latest goings on and I know in between sleeping, he always has a point of view, well after all he is still Stephen Wright!!!