Blog of Random Thoughts
Some days are very tough and I do not like those days. It is a stark reminder of everything that I need to be careful of and what I can or can not do. I can not use will power to overcome physical and mental exhaustion. I can try and push through but it makes…
Being a PSW can be difficult I think. Mel has been doing this for me for the last couple of months and I think she is exceptional at it. I think that I am probably a bad patient in the sense that I tend to push myself a bit too much and then i crash…
Yesterday we had visits from the international coordinator and the doctors. The international coordinator had dropped by to check in on us and chat a bit. She brought us some iberico ham, and some other treats. We chatted about our families and showed her all of the snow we had back home. She was quite…
Yesterday we had some time with the translator while waiting and Mel spoke with others to find out more about the hospital. It is considered the best hospital in Spain. The Royal family comes here as well as other high profile people. You can tell by the hospital itself. A story that the translator told…
This hospital is probably one of most beautiful hospitals that I have been in. It seems more like a wellness center than a hospital with international admissions. There are large spacious patient waiting areas so you are by yourself. From what I have seen from some of the areas, everything runs like quite smoothly with…
I had to go for my CT scan this morning and then have my pump disconnected. Arriving at the hospital parking lot I had found a space but with the truck you need to back into the spaces and I could not figure out a method to actually get the truck in because there was…
It amuses me how easy it is to forget things about the chemo treatment. It has only been two weeks but yesterday so many things happened that I forgot some of the effects. I forgot that when I eat my whole mouth locks up and it is very difficult to swallow. I forgot that I…
This is the third session of Chemo and things are a bit better today compared to my first two sessions. The port seems to be getting better as there was less discomfort when they inserted the needle into the port. I could feel the needle being inserted, but the sensation of the fluid going into…
The amount of support that we have received over the weekend has been surreal. Mel does not think that we deserve all of the love that we have received and she has made comments about how we need to pay this forward to everyone. I reminded her that people have wanted to help us out…
I had mentioned on Friday when I was speaking with the social worker while writing my legacy document that I got emotional at one point. Over the weekend, I have seen numerous posts from people I have interacted with over the years sharing positive things about me and my family, and it gave me a…