G'day All,
I am now installed at the Royal Marsden (Wilson Ward for the time being) and am about to start treatment in the next hour or so.
It has been a busy week! Two teeth (wisdom plus next one along on the bottom right) pulled on Tuesday at the Royal Marsden plus a kidney test (scored 110 whatever that means! Apparently 55 is not good) which went well. Taking my teeth out was a preventative step as the jaw does not respond well following radiotherapy. I have to say the extractions (like everything so far) went better than I could have hoped. My top jaw will not be affected.
I was supposed to be admitted for treatment on Thursday, however, due to an influx of patients and a lack of beds, I was sent home and asked to come in today. I was initially offered my own room with en suite on Thursday (Lucy and I both were more than surprised), only to have it requested back 20 minutes later due to the influx of female patients (women causing problems yet again!). Thankfully, life returned to normal on Friday as I was installed in a six person ward! I look forward to making some new friends.
Lucy and I have found a fabulous Turkish cafe next to the hospital on Fulham Rd which we have been lunching at. Great organic salads and houmous etc.. and home baked bread. Fresh juices and excellent cofffee. All visitors note, visit the cafe en route and surprise me! An Americano with a bit of hot milk on top plus a fresh carrot juice will do just fine.
Many thanks to everyone who has sent/bought/dropped off comedy DVDs, my collection is now very impressive. I promise all DVDs will be returned after my treatment and after the girls have no doubt passed their critical eyes over them. This could be a few months!
Just like owners look like their dogs or vice versa, people' s choices of comedy DVDs and CD's (thanks by the way Julian and David for the Steven Wright CD's - they are brilliant in the car, very surreal just like this whole process) offer interesting insights into character. I think I need to have some serious conversations with one or two of you when I get out of here!
I have also added some classics to the Mills library. These include; Kath & Kim Series 1 and 2 (still outrageous), Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (pure brilliance), Marion & Geoff (bizare) and the complete (I mean complete, Bob) box set of Babylon 5 (every series, film, pilot episode and related shows). It will probably take me 6 months of concentrated viewing to get through the contents of the box set alone!
I can unfortunately confirm that hospital food is the same over the world. I wonder if that cafe is open 24 hours and whether they do ward deliveries?
Time to get fired up for the first round of chemo.
Love and best wishes to all.
Stephen XXXX
PS: Food parcels gratefully received!
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