Countdown to T

The T lands at 1200 today. Beside myself.

No news on Mum though unfortunately. They told us we'd hear this week and now no-one - can get hold of the oncologist's secretary to get the results of the scan. Its hugely frustrating. Don't they have someone to cover if the secretary is on holiday? Really annoyed and of course its really upsetting for Mum. Fingers crossed we hear something next week.

Now on with the cleaning... That's all. J x

Aaaaarrrrrgh

Will this cleaning madness never end?

I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made her leave her key, if I'd have known for just one second T'd be back to visit me....

Looking forward to it immensely of course. That's all. J x

P.S. DD was assigned the task of finding me a cleaner but I have heard zip. Zilch. Nada (and other hip current phrases of the young).

Nuts & Fig & T

First the nuts. Saw a greenfinch on my nuts today. Yay. They're not all dead. Hope he or she manages to find a mate and we get lots of new greenfinches. Also, the thrushes are back. I think they're after the berries on the mountain ash trees over the road. But they also pull up all the moss from between the paving on the terrace which makes it look really untidy. But I like them so don't mind too much.

And message for Fig - CHECK YOUR DIARY. Are you free to come up at Easter?

Mrs T arrives on Saturday. I couldn't be more excited. That's all. J x

Morning All

Not much news to report I'm afraid. Mum hasn't heard any more yet but we're expecting the results of the biopsy some time next week. I'll let you know as soon as we do.

Work has been the usual treadmill - 2 days in Wrexham and 2 in Manchester with just one in Warrington. But actually feeling a bit more positive about work at the moment. I'm dealing with the issues (people) I have and having given up the "Lead BLM" duties I now have more time to spend on my Team which is good. It also allows me to take 2 days a month off (Time Off In Lieu of hours worked or TOIL) in order to spend it with the Aged Ps. We're planning a trip to London for February. Yay.

Two nights out this week: Restaurant Bar & Grill with DD on Thursday and Grill on the Alley with Lesley & Gill last night. V good. Nice quiet weekend catching up on The Story of the Musical will be great ahead of the fabulous Mrs T arriving next weekend, That's all. J x

Mother Update VI

Mum had a good night - even slept through me setting of the house alarm system! She looks and sounds good this morning although it is still painful for her to laugh and cough (but I remember what that is like). She ate a (quite large) meal last night and doesn't appear to have suffered any ill effects from that either which is good too. So now its just a question of waiting for the results of the biopsy to see what further treatment is required and how effective that is likely to be. Fingers crossed.

All things being equal I will head back to Manchester tomorrow and be back in work on Monday (albeit in Wrexham rather than Warrington). Joy. That's all. J x

Mother Update V

She's Out!. Yes, Mrs L has made the long trek from Morriston to Sketty and is currently ensconced on the sofa at Chez Lewis catching up on recorded episodes of Flog It, Bargain Hunt and Pointless. I, have therefore escaped to the bedroom to update the blog for you. Typically they informed Mum that she could leave 15 minutes after visiting tine had ended so me and my Dad were half way home when the call came through.

She is still in some pain and no doubt will be for 5 or 6 days to come (if my experience is anything to go by). But hopefully she won't fully experience what I did as we hope her wound won't become infected.

We don't know yet what the future holds in terms of treatment or prognosis but for the moment we're just focussing on the fact that she is home. Thank you everyone for your good wishes and cards. I'll let you know how things are going in due course. As for me, back to Manchester on Sunday... That's all. J x

Mother Update IV

Egg sandwich stayed down which is a great result. As did the pasta in a tomato sauce and ice cream she had this evening. Mum was also sat up in a chair when we visited this afternoon but back in bed this evening. She seemed really bright this afternoon but clearly more tired later. Hopefully, in the absence of sickness, she will be able to get some sleep tonight. But her wound is starting to hurt. The pain from a cut muscle can be excruciating - I know - so I've told her to get some morphine when they do the drugs round tonight. Hopefully she will have listened to me. Other than this, not much to report. So goodnight Blog-World. See you tomorrow. That's all. J x

Mother Update III

Mother has requested a small egg sandwich for lunch. This is good news. Hurrah. That's all. Eggs to boil and all that... J x

Mother Update II

Just been to t'hospital again. Mum didn't have a good night (too noisy) and when the nurses sat her out in a chair this morning she was promptly sick so they put her back to bed. This isn't too alarming as nausea is a common side effect of anaesthetic. So she was tired when we saw her but she was drinking cranberry juice although hadn't had much to eat. We'll take her some ice cream when we visit tonight and see how she gets on with that. She still looked quite well and a few of her drips have been removed. Hopefully she can still come out on Friday but we'll just have to see how things go. I'll keep you informed. Dad and I are a fine so thanks for your good wishes everyone. That's all for now. J x