💞 A bittersweet week 💞

Wow where do I begin this week… A trip to A&E, phone calls from school, round 5 of chemo and race for life….

So it appears that 2 bags of chemo doesn’t like me one bit. After doing so well over the weekend I started to go back down hill. Sickness was the worse I just couldn’t eat anything, I had a horrible taste in my mouth, no energy and the medication just wasn’t cutting it. Tuesday came and a phone call to the emergency line meant a new prescription for stronger anti sickness, 24 hour monitoring with the possibility of going back into hospital? Infection if it doesn’t improve.

Tuesday evening I got a call from Kyrie school. Kyrie had been quite unsettled for the past 2 days upset and telling her teacher about “mummy being poorly” how I had a poorly arm where my medicine goes in (picc line), my poorly boobie, I’ve lost my hair, I can’t play as much and I sleep more. I was absolutely heart broken. Me and Jamie have been very honest with Kyrie from the beginning told her pretty much everything. We didn’t think she would understand as much as she has done. A very emotional phone call with me feeling like shit already and now having to discuss a plan to try and cheer my little girl up…..

A long chat with her teacher we decided that Kyrie could take a special item into school with her that she could hold when she felt upset. When I was first diagnosed my best friend’s bought me a little hug me bear to keep me company during my chemo as we are currently not allowed anyone on the unit with us. The little bear has written on it ‘a hug from me to you’. Jamie and I felt this would be the perfect little something and we were right Kyrie has cherished it since.

Wednesday morning came and I felt no better so a trip to A&E to be checked for any infections. A full Mot later and a total of 12 hours I was allowed home. This was all part and parcel of chemotherapy and I had to put my big girl pants on and crack on basically. A new plan was put in place at home which basically allowed me to rest more and everyone else doing a lot more for me! Anyone that know me knows I don’t do rest well but it’s either that or keep going back into hospital so…. I’ve given in.

Friday came round far to quickly round 5 one bag of chemo this week, was home for lunch time with some strong anti sickness again, my chemo nurse has been brilliant lots of different tips and I’m not taking my trial meds anymore so let’s see what this week brings.

So after a busy and eventful week I was looking forward to the weekend family time, no school run and this week something very special to me. Some very special ladies were completing race for life and have raised an amazing amount of money. They absolutely smashed it and I’m very proud of them. So a very bittersweet week and now relax……