final dates...

Spent the last week very slow: rebuilding blood counts, trying to put on some weight and sleeping lots. Sandwiched inbetween all that, visits to the day unit... today been given date for final chemo (hoo-bloody-rah), which will be on Thursday - plus bone marrow test on wednesday morning. At last. The end is finally on the horizon. One more bout of poison. If all goes to plan, my litres of chemo will be administered over 5 days, so I should be outta the hospital by next monday or tuesday - then wait for neutrophils to drop and immune system to fall to ground zero, and then the long haul back up. One more minefield to cross. Hopefully there will be no dramatic temperatures or infections, and I wont having to keep rushing back into hospital at midnight.. I have inner ear viral infection - so get horribly dizzy, especially when lying down - but hospital dont seem too concerned. I am just chalking it up as yet another complaint on my ever increasing list! I hope to God all these ailments will pass soon and be forgotten. Bright autumn day. Red russet leaves and sharp blue sky. Lots of planes criss-crossing over London, leaving skies full of lingering vapour trails. I dream of somewhere far away. Hope everybody fine and dandy - I am wondering what weather is like in sydney / singapore / italy and ohio... ciao tutti