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And the Biopsy That Was
Got dragged back in yesterday for a 'let's get it done before Easter' bone marrow biopsy. This time though, it went exactly as it should be – proper anaesthesia, only the pain of the local in the back of my left hand, and then waking up in the recovery area with it all done and…
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The Bone Marrow Biopsy That Wasn’t
I just knew that something was going to go wrong yesterday… Turned up at Parkside at 5pm with H for the dreaded BMB yesterday and headed to the 3rd floor (Oncology) where I thought this would take place. Or at least start from, as I thought it would be done in theatre. Was then told…
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No Man’s Land
Hmm, it seems the hope of March has given way to the treading water frustration of April. I'm no longer getting better or improving in any way, and hitting the plateau of 'so this is what it's going to be like from now on' is a pretty disappointing place to get to. It's all the…
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Monday Morning Mayhem
There's nothing quite like waking up of a morning, and realising: it's Monday, so the weekend is all over the fantastic sunshine of yesterday has been replaced by cloud and wind the kitchen is pong-ily full of wine glasses, cheese wrappers and ashtrays as we had people over for a BBQ last night Scrumpy's lethargy…
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The Wimbledon Weirdo
So – how many of you have ever seen this guy? He cycles slowly around Wimbledon on this bizarre orange, red & yellow, flag-covered bike. Never seen him stop or get off – just pedalling quietly away around the different areas of town. Caught him today up on the common as we were taking the…
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Ross’s Birthday dinner
Very nice dinner out last night for Rossco's birthday. Drinks at the Prince of Wales pub in Putney first, then off to La Gazette up by the top of Putney Hill crossroads for dinner. It's a nice local French brasserie, more garlic on the menu than you can shake a vampire at, as my 'had…
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There’s a Reason…
… that I very rarely go the nail salon in our little parade of shops. Normally it's because the owner is a bit of an aggressive Vietnamese lady who never makes you feel very relaxed, and I much prefer the nice people at Hannah Nails, just round the corner from J's house. But yesterday I…
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Poomageddon
There's definitely a clue in this title – don't read on if you're the squeamish sort…… I was woken at 3am this morning – by what can only be described as a truly terrible smell. And given that I was fast asleep, and my bedroom is an entire floor up and half a house away…
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AV Cocktails
Well done to Curly for dragging a few of the old AV girls out for some cheeky cocktails last night. I poled into B@1 at a minute to 7pm to find an impressive row of chilled mojitos already lined up already in front of Jane, K and Curly – I knew there was a reason…
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Clarkie’s 50th
it must have been a very long time since I last drank 3 cans of with-caffeine Diet Coke in an evening – pathetically, as a result I have now been awake all night, yes all frigging night, as a result. What a dork. Even the hefty slugs of vodka that accompanied them at Clarkie's 50th…