Day One - Chemo & Coldplay

So Friday was D-Day (drug day) I had an appointment with Dr Ben to go and get the chemo. Appt. was at 2pm and surprisingly it took about an hour to go through the whole process. By the time I got down to the pharmacy the drug company in the eastern states had closed for the weekend, so they said they couldn't dispense the Thalidomide.... after some calling around, they got through it all and after a coffee and some more waiting we left with a carrier bag of stuff.
It's a confusing scenario, 10 pills of this on days 1,8 & 15, and 10 pills of another on days 1-4 & 12-15 (taken in the mornings after food) then one pill a day for 2 weeks (at night within one hour of food), then up the dose to 2 pills, 1/2 aspirin to keep the blood flowing........ I've decided in need an old lady monthly pill sorter outerer !!

So anyway, 1st lot of morning pills went down without too much issue. Put Coldplay on the Sonos and skulled some milk. Then it was off to the hairdressers and a quick stop by the cricket (still 42C on Saturday) before heading back to home for a dip in the pool and a cool down.
Nana nap was next, then thai takeaway and a glass of vino. Had a bit of a headache most of the day, but who's to know if it was just because of the stinking heat and nothing more. I'm betting most of Perth were feeling a little headachy yesterday !! Water is going to be pretty important. Three litres a day and stay close to a toilet !!!
Quick call to the besty for a update and the day was gone. All in all, a pretty normal Saturday.....

I have to say though, one of the most overwhelming parts of this so far has been the outpouring of love from everyone. I'm a pretty open person - I don't really keep things like this to myself, but even though I've put it out there for all to know, the messages from everyone have been incredibly touching. I feel very humbled that so many people would reach out. Thank you if you are reading this part of my blog. It means so much.

The other thing I've decided to do is the 365 day photo challenge. One photo a day for a year. Day one and two are done (day one was my pills)
Day two...... what else :-)

I can't believe how lucky I am to have these two guys in my life - Charlie is so gentle and soft, Maverick is a cheeky monster, but certainly knows when mum needs a hug and he will not leave my side if I am not feeling 100%. Whoever sent these two, to Dirk and I, must have chosen them very carefully (ok that might have been a bit deep - sorry about that !!)

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