"The best way out is always through"

Last chemo – hooray!! I have finally arrived at my 6 th and final chemo session! It has been a journey in the true sense…I have learned so much along the way about myself and others – and I have been pleasantly surprised at how manageable  (for the most part) the whole experience has been. I have found hidden reserves of resilience that I didn’t know I had…and this has been enabled by my darling, long suffering husband Harry and our wonderful family, as well as all the friends who have offered so much support and comfort along the way. I can never thank you all enough.     As usual, I had a downhill slump (‘flu-like’ aches and pains, extreme exhaustion) post chemo. I think that it is now taking me an extra day or two to recover… however I have been told that this is to be expected, given the cumulative effect of the chemo. Nevertheless, knowing how long it will take for the side effects to abate…and knowing that the improvement is not far away makes the ‘slump...

Well here we are, the penultimate chemo treatment...number five, with the sixth (and final) one in three weeks. I can't believe how quickly this whole process has flown by. My recovery from the last chemo was fortunately uneventful. I had my usual slump on the Monday post chemo, then started to pick up on the Wednesday, and fortunately was almost back to normal by the Friday. The last two weeks were bus y, and consequently before we knew it, we were back at Peter Mac for treatment today! I got back to walking and exercise as soon as I was up to it, and I feel sure that this is helping with the speed of my recovery. It has, for the most part, been perfect weather for walking in my favourite haunt...the glorious Royal Botanic Gardens. We have joined many friends for lots of lunches and dinners . We have been to m ovies and live shows, and have caught up at other times with friends. Edie, our beautiful granddaughter, invited us to her kinder for her special Shabbat - where ...