Hi everyone,
I had my chemo on Tuesday 22 Jul so I'm still feeling a bit grotty but will soon be looking up. My hands have been particularly bad this time but have just got good enough to allow me to type. Other than that everything is well in the Bradley household. I'll be pretty busy for the next week so don't worry if you don't hear from me before my next chemo session.
Hugs to you all
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday 16th July 2008
I know that it’s been ages since I posted and I apologise to anyone who was worried but now it’s summer we are trying to make the most of sunny days and I may be remiss in my posting so don’t worry if there are gaps in my postings.
Wed 16th July
Travelled down to Kent to see Scotney Castle, weather was fantastic! hot and sunny like a proper summer day. The castle grounds were lovely and although we couldn’t get into the old castle (they were working on it) we did get some pictures of the outside. See a couple of pictures below and I’ll probably post some more on Flickr soon.
We bought some local strawberries from a farm shop on the way home and they tasted sublime (best I’ve tasted in years).
Tues 15th July
Weather was not so good so we went to see Mamma Mia at the cinema, it was fantastic! The story was totally crap and the plot had so many holes you could drive a truck through it but the music was great as always and it was a real ‘feel good’ summer movie of the best kind.
Mon 7th to Mon 14th July
Tired on Monday so we rested up after our busy Sunday. Tuesday was chemo day so spent it at the hospital; everything was okay so it all went well. I didn’t have a bad cycle this time but still quite fatigued so didn’t do much for the rest of the week except knit, take short walks in the woods and play on the WII.
Phil has bought me this wonderful game called endless ocean, you can deep sea diving and see lots of fishes. There isn’t any time constraints on doing stuff and it’s not energetic like the sports games so it’s ideal for bad days. It’s a special boon on days when my hands are sore so I can’t knit because I can use the hand controller and forget my woes in the ocean.
On Saturday Phil took me to visit a local yarn shop I’d discovered on the net and it was wonderful, they were really friendly and I found out that they also do knitting circles twice a week so I’m going to try sometime soon.
Sun 6th July
Fab day, we went out urban exploring with some friends, the place we originally intended to visit had guards so instead we took them to North Weald Redoubt which has some very interesting history.
It makes life some much easier now that I have the little portable seat we bought as I can sit down for a bit of a rest whenever I need to.
If you are interested in the pictures I took you can see them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jill_bradley/
Fri 4th to Sat 5th July
On Friday we went to Costco and then the Borders bookshop which is always fun and always expensive! On Saturday we visited Dad for a while.
Thurs 3nd July
Better day so we went to the reservoir for the first time in ages ansd walked for about 45 mins which I was very pleased about.
Tues 1st to Wed 2nd July
Not such god weather so the only exercise I had was playing a bit of tennis and golf on the WII. I’ve also been knitting like a thing demented, I’ll post a picture when I finally finish something but don’t hold your breathe
Mon 30th June
Nice day again so Phil took me to Sutton Hoo which I’ve wanted to visit for ages, the museum bit was a slight disappointment but we walked out to the mounds and they were very impressive
Tues 24th to Sunday 29th June
I had chemo as usual on the Tuesday, mostly sat around for the next few days apart from the occasional walk when the weather was good. I did go to a craft shop with my friend Sam on the Saturday but it was mainly card and scrapbook stuff which is not my thing so I sat on my portable chair and enjoyed the warmth while she shopped. On the Sunday I was a bit better and the weather was okay so Phil drove us to a different county park for a picnic.
Wed 16th July
Travelled down to Kent to see Scotney Castle, weather was fantastic! hot and sunny like a proper summer day. The castle grounds were lovely and although we couldn’t get into the old castle (they were working on it) we did get some pictures of the outside. See a couple of pictures below and I’ll probably post some more on Flickr soon.
We bought some local strawberries from a farm shop on the way home and they tasted sublime (best I’ve tasted in years).
Tues 15th July
Weather was not so good so we went to see Mamma Mia at the cinema, it was fantastic! The story was totally crap and the plot had so many holes you could drive a truck through it but the music was great as always and it was a real ‘feel good’ summer movie of the best kind.
Mon 7th to Mon 14th July
Tired on Monday so we rested up after our busy Sunday. Tuesday was chemo day so spent it at the hospital; everything was okay so it all went well. I didn’t have a bad cycle this time but still quite fatigued so didn’t do much for the rest of the week except knit, take short walks in the woods and play on the WII.
Phil has bought me this wonderful game called endless ocean, you can deep sea diving and see lots of fishes. There isn’t any time constraints on doing stuff and it’s not energetic like the sports games so it’s ideal for bad days. It’s a special boon on days when my hands are sore so I can’t knit because I can use the hand controller and forget my woes in the ocean.
On Saturday Phil took me to visit a local yarn shop I’d discovered on the net and it was wonderful, they were really friendly and I found out that they also do knitting circles twice a week so I’m going to try sometime soon.
Sun 6th July
Fab day, we went out urban exploring with some friends, the place we originally intended to visit had guards so instead we took them to North Weald Redoubt which has some very interesting history.
It makes life some much easier now that I have the little portable seat we bought as I can sit down for a bit of a rest whenever I need to.
If you are interested in the pictures I took you can see them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jill_bradley/
Fri 4th to Sat 5th July
On Friday we went to Costco and then the Borders bookshop which is always fun and always expensive! On Saturday we visited Dad for a while.
Thurs 3nd July
Better day so we went to the reservoir for the first time in ages ansd walked for about 45 mins which I was very pleased about.
Tues 1st to Wed 2nd July
Not such god weather so the only exercise I had was playing a bit of tennis and golf on the WII. I’ve also been knitting like a thing demented, I’ll post a picture when I finally finish something but don’t hold your breathe
Mon 30th June
Nice day again so Phil took me to Sutton Hoo which I’ve wanted to visit for ages, the museum bit was a slight disappointment but we walked out to the mounds and they were very impressive
Tues 24th to Sunday 29th June
I had chemo as usual on the Tuesday, mostly sat around for the next few days apart from the occasional walk when the weather was good. I did go to a craft shop with my friend Sam on the Saturday but it was mainly card and scrapbook stuff which is not my thing so I sat on my portable chair and enjoyed the warmth while she shopped. On the Sunday I was a bit better and the weather was okay so Phil drove us to a different county park for a picnic.
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