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April delights
The last couple of weeks before we headed to Spain (from whence I write this, already rather pink from some desperate-for-sun=bathing minus suncream..) were lovely social affairs. My sister was over from Holland, finally selling her old house in Morden, which had been rented out for about twenty years. Quite a relief all round to…
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Two-Stop Weekend Oop Narth
For once we weren't heading north towards our Harrogate chums but instead started off with a 2 nighter at Ross's sister's place in Derbyshire. In a very sweet little place called Hope, so yes, the very lovely Hilary & Jim do indeed 'live in Hope'…. There's a stunning view from their house, which seemed to…
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H’s birthday Part 2
What a lucky boy – the celebrations continued in the days post-birthday, starting with a surprise trip to Fi & Rich's for dinner. I had told H that I'd booked a night at a little dog-friendly country pub but the closer we got to Henfield, the more suspicious he was. Though he had no idea…
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H’s birthday – part 1
This week heralded the last birthday for Mr H that starts with the number 5 – eek!!! Can hardly believe that this time next year I'll be married to a 60 year old, surely neither possible nor legal when I am only 27 still?? …
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The Coach & Hares
In between FAR too much Kantar work over the past few weeks (good in a way, as it means I won't have any to do in April/May/June when we're away a lot), I managed to get away with Nicky for a Sat night chez Sophie in Marlow. Started off with a bit of Martha time,…
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Nice bits in a busy week
How typical – having had limited dribs and drabs of Kantar work for sooooooo long, it all came in a massive deluge over the past 2-3 weeks and is set to continue till we head off to Spain in – eeeeeekkkk!!! – 4 weeks' time. So, trying to get my head down and get that…
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Good News re Amyloid
Spent Wed & Thurs this week mostly at the Royal Free hospital, doing a whole barrage of tests to see if I had amyloidosis to add to the joys of myeloma. ECG and Echo, several scans, a walking test, whole body scan (including fat count, cheers for that), radioactive injection and final scan before getting…
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Some nice bits…
All this myeloma talk is getting in the way of good old fashioned socialising, far more exciting. So a snapshot of some of the much more enjoyable bits of the last few weeks.. First off, Clare G's birthday, of course involving a few cocktails and a…
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Update on the Royal Free
So – having booked me in for my 2 day joy session at the Royal Free, meant to be this Thurs & Friday, they rang back within 24 hours and cancelled it. All the plans that I had for those 2 days I had moved out – and then had to try and move them…
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Next Steps
I heard from the Royal Free yesterday and am now booked in there for 2 days of tests next Thurs & Fri to see if I have amyloidosis as well as myeloma and what impact it may – or hopefully may not – have had on my major organs. Sounds like a pretty thorough barrage…