This blog post was written yesterday afternoon but due to inefficient wifi connection & the fact we met up with friends after in one of our favourite pubs delayed publication until now :-)
I'm currently in hospital for my continued treatment staring at the bright sunshine thinking why wasn't it like this for the solar eclipse earlier in the morning?! There I was in the garden, wearing my dressing gown (obviously a true astronomer's outfit) clutching my safety glass so as not to blind myself and ..... there was absolutely bugger all to see here in Surrey!! Gah! Frustrating!! Talk about cloudy with a chance of meatballs weather. Cloud cover was so thick, it was like soup.
It made me reminisce about the August 1999 eclipse. Back then, when show time came I was in central London and me and my work colleagues were out in Hyde Park armed with pin hole cameras and eclipse glasses. It was also cloudy then but not as bad as earlier so we saw 'something' with the most memorable part for me noticing how quiet the birds went when it got gloomy. Very eerie.
It was also an opportunity for me to get to know my new work colleagues better. Now, I'm in the middle of cancer treatment. How times change. I'm just hoping I'll still be around to see another eclipse!?!
Anyway, Mat hand-delivered a falafel wrap from the falafel stand man at Waterloo for lunch and so we were able to eat these in the hospital garden sunshine which was nice. I don't usually have company for treatment as most people are at work so this was lovely.
Replenished for treatment, I got told off during it! Or rather some of the nurses did! As has always been the case, I treat the medical team that care for me like friends and try to remain upbeat whenever I'm in hospital with them. We try and have a laugh and I like to say hello to all of them if they are around.
Today, apparently there was far too much laughter coming from my cubicle and it wasn't fair that one patient was getting so much attention as all patients are only supposed to have one nurse....
I'm not sure if it was another patient (I think so) or 'management' but I have no words other than the fun police are clearly everywhere & watching you... Don't laugh too much now!
PS: F*ck cancer, ignore the haters and laugh like you've never laughed before.
2 comments:
Ah, those naughty fun police! Just keep on laughing - whatever helps you get through this, is all that matters for now!
It is very much whatever gets me through this! I refuse to let this vile disease get the better of me. I try to be 'me' still although it is bloody hard at times. It is really nice to hear that people think I'm doing OK, so thank you for your comment :-)
Give me a shout if you are feeling a need for a cheering section anytime. Xx
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