Apart from the way we've coped, another angle of general interest is the length of Pads' illness. This is an emergent trend with enhanced therapy.
Pads mates generously gave him some i-Tunes vouchers, since he now has an Apple device. Last night he finally got around to choosing something, that was proving tricky because he's no fan of the current music scene. The only item he'd landed on was some John Williams movie music that we already have. He'd looked at films to purchase, but we were both surprised at how little choice there was. Anyway, since he likes film music, it seemed like a good idea to go around the store picking up individual tracks and so he spent a while on that project.
The Christian Lewis Trust play therapist returned on Wednesday. Pads was keen to see her and, as usual, they had a 42 deck game of Skip-Bo. 42 cards each makes the game last about an hour. She came within one card of her first ever win when Pads snatched victory at the last!
Pads had planned a hot-tub for Thursday and he was well enough to take advantage. Friday was clinic day. This time he wasnt given an option as it is important for the consultant to check him over before a new cycle of chemo starts. On the way back, mum pushing the wheelchair, he met the gastrostomy nurse and a fellow cancer sufferer. This lad is now blind from the illness, yet very perky. Pads was highly amused at the way he was 'explored' through touch and questioning. It is another reminder of how common suffering is and how many are in similar, if not worse, sitations.
I've just taken paracetamol and codiene 'Padi style' - throw them all in together and take a swig! At 1.30 am my eardrum burst, the pressure from an infection finally grew too great. Thankfully it's ten years since this happened last. We were on our way up to Achiltibuie to visit McFarlanes, stopping off overnight at Jean's. That was just one aspect of just one of our eventful trips North. I've got more pain relief on board this time but when the nurse on the phone asked me what my pain score was, I found it hard to be precise, not wanting to over-state it when Pads has endured so much so patiently.

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We hope your ear recovers quickly.
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