Sunday… again!
Apr 5th 2009PeterGetting My Life Back!
Where did the week go?!! I was at work on Monday and Tuesday, but home again Tuesday evening for a quick trip up the Guy’s for another referral to sort out some minor skin GvHd problems. Now that the major snagettes seem to be under control, we are slowly picking off the minor ones – this one was skin related and seems to be under control with some topical steroids – another check up in six months! At the end of the month I have another appointment in the oral surgery clinic to see how the dry mouth problem is getting on. You may recall that the radiotherapy damaged my salivary glands, but that too seems to be improving slowly. I have also had another appointment for a lung function check – important because if that shows an improvement, it means that diving might be back on the agenda (not that it is off – just a long way down – no pun intended!)
I was back at work on Thursday and Friday, then home for a sunny weekend. This morning I embarked on a “slash and burn” gardening exercise – in collaboration with my next door neighbour – on an adjoining hedge. So far it is slash – burn will come later. I was pleasantly surprised to find I could do more than I was expecting – I even managed to get the chain saw running (!) although the chain seemed blunt, and the whole thing needs servicing – it must be about 4 years since I last used it, so it didn’t get used in anger! However using loppers above my head showed that my upper body strength is still a bit lacking. But thank you Stuart for your help though!
And finally I heard from a friend from University days – Jane – who I lost touch with just after I graduated, and that came through a mutual friend, Faith (who has posted here before). So thank you Faith, and great to get back in touch with Jane!
So in all ways this week – Onwards and Upwards!