Hi Vickie and Colin

Sorry to hear about the unplanned visit, but us MM ers are or will get used to the unexpected :-S
Get well Colin and stay well.

Tom Onwards and Upwards xx

Hi Keith

Well I hope next year is good for you and all of us next year 😀 am sure its no too much to ask is it??:-S
Good luck and hope the bloods help you sooner rather than later.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" x

Hi Megan

Yes am sure Phil will be Jel when he knows about my white board with results posted every afternoon 😀
It looks like you might not have a Transplant Ward ? if Phil is kept in same place before he leaves you will have to have a walk to see if the ward exsists Ha ha.

But the haematology ward at our Local (Scunthorpe General) was…[Read more]

Hi Mary

Just thought I would ask how you are? hope you are doing ok

Love Tom xxx

Hi Tom,

Phil will be jealous – a board in your room with your results written up daily? At this stage Phil would just be happy with a piece of paper slipped under the door!! I think the biggest problem is that Phil has still not made it to the actual Transplant Ward, there is such a bed shortage that Phil is still on the general haematology…[Read more]

Hi Megan
I hope your first day back at work went well? and they let you get a few bo bo's sneaked in during your shift ha ha.
As for the blood results at Castle hill where I had mine done blood results were writen on a board in my room every day and the nusre talked me through them and that was great 😀 I was told everything all the way…[Read more]

Day Twelve (Day Eight) – Good news and bad news that is actually good news

After asking every day since he was admitted Phil finally got to see his blood results today (the computer seems to be down a lot!). This is the good news as Phil likes to know exactly what is going on and he has found it hard not knowing what his blood has been…[Read more]

Hi Vicki,

So sorry Colin had to visit the hospital yet again, it just doesn't seem fair, you finally get him home and then he gets sick and at Christmas! Hopefully his bloods pick up quickly now he is on the tamiflu and antibiotics. I also hope you recover quickly, there are so many germs going around at the moment, I feel like I should wear…[Read more]

Dear Mary

So sorry to hear your sad news.

All love.

Mavis x

Hi Sue

Had missed your last post. sorry you have been so low, but it is so understandable. I had been thinking of you both, especially over Christmas, I know what a difficult time it must have been.

As everyone says, do keep nattering support staff about the pain control.

Lots of love and prayers.

Mavis xxxx

Hi Keith

Hope you begin to feel better as the new treatment kicks in.

All the best for 2013. May it be a much better year.

Best wishes.

Mavis x

Hi Dai

All the best for Monday. I do hope the new treatment is successful and trouble free.

Lots of love.

Mavis x

Hi Helen

A bit late, but wqnt to say great news that you at last feel "well". Hope you have had a good Christmas.

All blessings for 2013.

Love Mavis x

Hi Tom and Jean,

It appears I jinxed Phil by writing a 'starting to improve' post as two hours later he threw up for the first time, hopefully it will be a one off!!

I am trying to make sure I get enough sleep but I am a bit like a naughty child, there is no one here to tell me to go to bed so I don't 🙂 I am back at work tomorrow for the…[Read more]

Hi Megan
Phils doing great it sounds better than mine 😀
Keep up the good work and Megan dont forget yourself I hope you are getting plenty of rest and sleep.

love Tom "Onwards and Upwards" xxx

Hi Dai

Well I am pleased Christmas came and went and didn't leave you with anything nasty 😀

I hope young Alfie is soon over his grown up Flu.
Good Luck on the next round and lets pray that the side effects are short and Kind.

Tom "Onwards and Upwards" x

Hi Megan
Hope you are bearing up. 🙂 glad that Phil's tummy is getting better. Hope all goes to plan. We were at consultant today and are just waiting for the phone call. Dr told us that the first 14 days of transplant were the worse. So Phil has reached that hurdle so hope he is turning the corner and that he can see the light at the end of…[Read more]

[u]Day Eleven (Day Seven)[/u] Starting to Improve

Phil's upset stomach that appeared on day eight is still with him but is getting better so hopefully the corner has been turned. Phil's neutrophils are still dropping, today's reading was 1.3. There was a brief improvement in the neutrophil levels on day nine but the doctors said this was due…[Read more]

Hi Gill

I am in NZ,one daughter in Turk and Caicos island,Ruth lost Matty is this Christmas is hard for all are family but we might not be allot get her,but Matty is never far away,so no matter were you spend Christmas,there will always be that feeling of absence .

Gill you have your grandchildren to keep you going,so promise yourself,you…[Read more]

[u]Day Ten (Day Six)[/u] More of the same

We knew Phil would be in hospital for 3 to 4 weeks but when you are living your normal life a month can pass in the blink of an eye but when your life becomes reduced to a single hospital room (with no windows!!) the time can drag a bit. Day ten is very similar to days eight and nine but I had to look…[Read more]