Last night was wonderful: Adam "Spuds" Fudakowski was elected Chairman of the OMV (I had seconded his nomination and helped him a little bit with committee details etc), Jo "Djo" Dowbekin was elected as an Elected Member (I proposed her... no no, not TO her, I mean her nomination... oh nevermind) and lots of of … Continue reading The Chairman has retired… Long live the Chairman!
A quick update
They counted my stem cells today (1, 2, 3, 4... 7326, 7327... yawn) and they're not numerous enough yet to harvest, so it looks as though that won't be until Monday (I'll be here and expecting your visits until then). Meanwhile, I'm going to pop into London this evening for the OMV AGM! Cool. I … Continue reading A quick update
A Call to Arms
Some of you might be confused, as I had been half- (well, three-quarters-) expecting to go home today, but I'm still at the Hotel St George (excellent facilities, easy transport connections, friendly staff, 2am alarm calls). I have, as previously mentioned, finished the chemo, so there's not too much going on, apart from the GCS-F, … Continue reading A Call to Arms
Why so good, huh?
In case you wondering, yesterday was great because:My methotrexate level was negligible and thus effectively out of my systemMy Intensification Phase was therefore finishedMy main chemo is now therefore finished (though there's serious chemo as part of the autograft, and quite possibly some chemo afterwards too, but let's not spoil the mood)I was therefore also … Continue reading Why so good, huh?
Well, it’s not meant to be easy
Despite my claims that I would be posting my often from within hospital, it's now been a good three days since I last did so, but I do have an excuse or two...Thursday was of course the jour de methotrexate, kicking off at a sprightly 4am with hydration, and also saw me wander the hospital … Continue reading Well, it’s not meant to be easy
Toot toot… hang on, what’s that needle for?!
So here I am, back in room 9 (phone: 2568) of the RMU at St George's. I had a brief sojourn in room 2, but the kindly nurses moved me when somebody moved out of here, knowing I was rather fond of having the interweb at my fingertips (the wireless signal doesn't reach room 2). … Continue reading Toot toot… hang on, what’s that needle for?!
St George’s here I come… again
It's a bit late and I ought to either be sleeping or packing, so I'll keep this brief. Tomorrow (Wednesday) I shall return to St George's to finish off the Intensification Therapy. I went up on Monday and Laura (the transplant nurse) ran around like a mad thing ringing up to book me in for … Continue reading St George’s here I come… again
Now we’re getting there
The trip to the Marsden on Tuesday wasn't really much use, to be honest, as they hadn't managed to receive all the information they needed, and as I hadn't seen Dr Dalley at that point I didn't know anything about what dates he was planning for my autograft... I'll be having radiotherapy at the Marsden … Continue reading Now we’re getting there
Free money for charity!
Please just click on the link below, scroll down to the big blue square, click on it and easyJet will donate 25p to the leukaemia charity, The Anthony Nolan Trust.Please forward on to everyone you know, sit back and feel great about having done something good today!http://www.easyjet.com/EN/About/charity.html******************************************************************************Michelle LaneCorporate Fundraising ManagerThe Anthony Nolan Trust - Taking … Continue reading Free money for charity!