May Contain Nuts

Now, what has happened this week? The family gradually got better. I was wearing a mask around the house when they were home, but they were good at staying away from me. 

All the gang went out for drinks in London on Saturday and they sent me pictures of what they were up to, and a got sent a funny video of them in the disco toilets! I missed being there, but I was delighted to be kept involved. It lovely knowing they are thinking of me when they are out. 

Nicola called me on Saturday to see how I was. She’s always doing regular check-ins with me, she doesn’t need to, but she does. She was off to the Notting Hill carnival on Sunday, and she is another one who sends me pictures and keeps me updated.  

James popped in on Tuesday for a catch-up. I’m still unsure how it got to be that time already when everyone is getting ready to go back to work. I will be missing so much. I won’t get to know the kids or be part of the fun packed days. I know the students will cope fine. They won’t miss me, as they don’t know me. My main fear is the amount of work James will be expected to do. Attendance can do that part of my job but dealing with the MyConcerns that get uploaded by the teachers is a mammoth task. The only thing I can do from home is to just keep myself updated with everything on MyConcern and Go4Schools and keep reading any of the emails that are sent my way. But there will be an awful lot that I won’t see or even be part of, and my main job is to know everything! It’ll be tough, but I must stay home and keep safe and concentrate on getting better quickly. James looked well, married life is agreeing with him. I miss my work son. 

On Wednesday, I went to lunch with Liz and Nicky. I hadn’t seen them since the day they came over to babysit me. It was joyous spending time with them, and laughs were had. We even popped to see the house Liz has her eye on. John Edwards called in the afternoon to check in and see how I was doing too. 

Thursday was a day of just waiting around. It was my first afternoon booking so I couldn’t go anywhere in the morning or get involved in anything big as we would need to leave at 1pm. Got to the hospital, sat in the waiting room and didn’t get taken round until 2:30pm. There was a lady sitting next to me on the bank of seats and I recognised her but wasn’t sure where from. After I was getting settled and having the drips attached to me, the lady from the waiting room came round to see me. It was Sarah’s mum! She has been having weekly chemo sessions as well, but I remember Sarah saying that she was always booked on for the afternoon slots. I must try and look out for her again as next week I will be there until 5ish as it the big one again. 

Whilst talking with the nurse, Tracey, it then turned out that not only did she go to school with Julie who I work with, but her ex-husband would’ve been the year above me when I was at Hamstel school. These weird connections make me laugh. Either I know too many people, or the universe likes to mess with my head! 

Chemo went quickly, no problems at all. I was in Bay 1 with 4 gentlemen and a lady I remember from a few weeks ago. Had a few conversations with them, but they all left before me, so I just sat listening to podcasts again. Hannah picked me up at the end, so she has now got to experience the waiting in the car park game. 

Got home, ate pizza and nearly fell asleep on the sofa, The girls sent me to be and I was asleep by 10pm.