Hi all,
Mat here again, as Vanessa is feeling a bit too weak to be blogging over the last few days. She's doing okay, but suffering quite a bit from fatigue and nausea. This is as expected, as the chemo starts to kick in and kill off not only the cancerous cells, but other fast growing cells in the stomach and gutts as well. We've still got a fair way to go, as her white blood cell counts are decreasing but haven't bottomed out yet. They are expecting her to become neutropenic by Tuesday / Wednesday. But for the moment, she's still able to have visitors without the need for special precautions. But, if you do want to visit, please text or call first.
While the drugs have played havoc with her appetite, not aided by extremely bland hospital food, it hasnt quashed it all together. On my way over to visit yesterday, I received a text asking me to get her a Maccy D's cheesebuger and milkshake. Classy! Fortunately the milkshakes are actually encouraged by the nutritionalists here, as they are a great way of getting a lot of energy rich food into people with little appetite. Any excuse if you ask me! As for the cheeseburger, apparently, that was just for the gherkin. Not for the nutritional value, just for the taste.
In other news, we've discovered what the pinkish purpley lights are that we can see from Vanessa's room. Kira and Sean came over yesterday to visit and brought a pair of binoculars. Best guesses from the Camden masses had been Koko's, but my money was on the Roundhouse. The binoculars revealed differently however. Turned out to be just a branch of Foxton's! Ah well, there goes the mystery. I think I prefered it when I didn't know.
Vanessa was also delighted that one Mr Matt Cardle won X Factor. 'spose its better than a scouser who seemed to have had fully body botox and was unable to move. anyhows....
Vanessa thanks everyone for the kind messages. I know they mean a lot to her. She'll respond as and when she's feeling up to it.
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