Wedding and other stuff

Another eventful week, started with Hannah and Mark's wedding on Saturday (4 Aug). They were lucky with the weather and got some lovely photos between the showers.That's another daughter married off with  another grand child imminent as well. The clan seems to be expanding at an exponential rate.

  The happy couple.

The whole day was a very happy celebration and despite the fact that I managed to catch a nap between the wedding and the wedding dinner I still slept most of Sunday, I can't believe how fatigue can overtake me so completely. Still it was well worth the expenditure.

Monday we went for my Chemo review with my consultant, all is going well and she has taken me off the Fragmin! I now a greater respect and understanding for diabetics who must inject everyday. Just this step has made another difference to my outlook, it is another sign that I am getting closer to completing this phase of treatment.

Tuesday I spent the day fitting some 'naughty' new exhausts and a more freer flowing air filter to my motorbike. It took most of the day and made my stoma and hernia ache I put this down to to the constant bending over but the results! The bike sounds much more fruity I can't wait to give it a spin.

I am on leave at the moment and this has given us an opportunity to do some things that we have been promising to do.We took the youngest three up to London on Thursday, we'd been meaning to take them to the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) in Southwark for some time. It's a bit more expensive than the other more recognised burger chain but the food is very good and we will go back. We did our usual stroll back to Charing cross along the South bank and enjoyed the carnival atmosphere that the Olympics has brought to the city.

I finished the week starting my 5th cycle so I am officially over half way through. The first 3 days after the infusion still make me tired and sensitive to climate but the reduction in the dose and the warmer weather have made all this easier to deal with.