I've had two great weekends with my old school friends - the first one in Bristol with Katie, Claire, Gill and Sarah all lodging up the road in Jacqui and Shane's nearly finished basement flat and the second with Margot, Rachel and Emma in a 5-star cottage just outside Bath. These are definitely 5-star friends and we had some 5-star moments. The funniest moment of the first weekend was the girls' shopping frenzy in Woolies...yes, I said Woolies...well, I suppose you don't get all that cheap and cheerful stuff in Paris and Milan!! Thanks girls for the best therapy I could have!
I had my CT scan on Monday - it felt strange to be back at The Glen and all the bad memories came flooding back but at least I didn't have to drink the horrible yellow liquid as they weren't interested in looking at my bowel this time. The radiologist wouldn't touch the vein in my arm for the injection of contrast dye as it has been so hardened by the chemo drugs so he went for the back of my hand which is still red and sore. Not pleasant but all over now! Let's see what fun and games the bone scan brings next Monday.
Other than that, I've been working alot..and enjoying it - I'm back to my normal hours on 1st April - but am looking forward to a few days off over Easter and doing some nice stuff with Martin and Iona. Martin, by the way, is taking it a bit easier this week after his indecently respectable performance (can you have such a thing??) in the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday - 1hour 26mins!
D-day is on the calendar - my next appointment with Dr Braybrooke is Tuesday 10th April. He'll have the scan results and, hopefully, we'll know how things are and what's happening next. Until then, I'll be enjoying the sunshine! It's just great to feel well and normal again!
Love Vicky xx
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Those Clarks and Clinchs have almost finished the basement without my input???!
tsk tsk tsk!
Good luck in advance for scans!
Terry xx
Hooray for Woolies-where else does one shop? Galeries Lafayette and Prada are so last year! And hooray for you.. glad to hear that a bit of normality has returned for a while.We are thinking of you and keeping all manner of things crossed for your next scan and the meeting with Dr B. on the 10th.
Enjoy Easter- hope the Easter Bunny is extremely generous!
Lots of love
Vanessa and the other Francesconis
xxx
Good for you both - for you for feeling so good, and for Martin for doing a more than respectable time in the Bath Half!
Good Luck on Monday and shall be thinking of you then as well as on the 10th.
Love,
Karen x
Vicky, how could you inform the whole world about our shopping kinks?? But I ask you, where else do you get 2 for the price of 1 pyjamas (ideal for my twins) or cut-price dressing up outfits ? (just came back from Eurodisney yesterday and believe me, prefer the Woolies sales prices for that Cinderella dress...). You lot living in the UK just don't know how lucky you are.
Long live Woolies!
Shame we couldn't fit in some Cadbury's Easter Eggs in the meagre hand luggage allowance you are now allowed on plane trips. I do miss the Chocolate Buttons Eggs.
lots of love & best wishes
Claire, Vladi, Paul, Julien & Innes
Dear Vicky
How good to hear that you have had a break from things - and time to get out and enjoy yourself. You have been such an inspiration showing so much bravery when others in similar circumstances may have crumbled! How about getting on another `bus trip` up to Liverpool - there is room for the three of you to take a well deserved break - and we would love to see you again! The `Mersey air` is very good for you you know!!! I`ll book tickets on the ferry!!!
Keep your spirits up
Much love
Muir and Rod
Hello,
Glad your scans will be over before Easter. Haven't blogged for a while but hopefully you know I am thinking about you lots. Great to read about your wonderful girls weekends. You just can't beat them, can you ? See you soon, love Helen
Hi Vicky, glad to hear you've been having fun with the girls! I have everything crossed for you for the 10th - All the best and have a fab Eater!
Marina xxxx
Hi Vicky! It is so good to hear that you're feeling better now & that you had a great time with the girls! Good luck with the next scan, I hope everything will be fine! I will be thinking of you on the 10th.
Love, Sanne xx
Dear Vicky,
It is great to see you in such high spirits! Hope you have a relaxing and sunny Easter with Martin and Iona. I will be thinking of you on D-day Tuesday!
Love Inge
Vicky, I'm keeping all my fingers, toes and anything else I can find crossed for you for the 10th - I hope the news from Dr Braybrooke will exceed all your expectations. I can't believe how much you still manage to fit in - keep fighting it girl! Don't give up (my Dad did). We're thinking of you all (ever since I heard your news).
Lots of love Jane, Tim, Ellen and Charlie.
Hi Vicky,
I'm still drifting back down to earth from my wonderful trip back to Bristol. It was so good to see you, and as I expected, looking so well! No-one would ever guess what a tough time you have been through recently.
I want you to know that you are very much in my thoughts at the moment - in fact I even dreamt about your appointment with Dr B and he was very proud of your progress and fighting spirit!(As are we all!)
Have you started your training for the Bristol Half yet? 1st of April wasn't it?
I'll be checking the blog at 10 min intervals over the next few days in anticipation of your results.
Lots of Love
Sarah & Skip xx
P.S. Hi Martin, did Vicky tell you about our night out planned for July when we are both back? Just the 4 of us. I'll make Skip promise not to mention the Ashes!
just a quickie to say I will be thinking of you tomorrow and willing the news to be good.
Helen, Quent and Oakley
We are all thinking of you today and hope you get the best news. And by the way, thanks for taking the bin in!
Pete and Anne.
PS By the way, Andy and I are off to Cornwall today and hope to get a bit of sailing in. Maybe you can all come sometime this summer. Martin can show you the ropes!
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