28 March 2019.
Same old thing.
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
I'm not shopping for sympathy, but I'm not much of a talker about private stuff (much to Suzanne's dismay) so I'm writing this the keep family and friends up to date, and save you all a bunch of phone calls and emails. Maybe this will also help out someone who might go through the same thing somewhere down the track. It's always good to get the story from the horse's mouth, even if his tongue is a bit munted. 😃
Another standard day today,
Drive 60 k to hospital.
Radiotherapy.
Nurse review where I was told to eat more.
Drive 60 k home.
It's all taking it's toll on us both now. I can have a sleep on the way home, but as Suzanne is driving, it's probably better that she doesn't. We pulled over for Suzanne to have a break as she was nodding off, coincidentally at the Darrell Lea (Chocolate) Outlet store. It's a sweet place (sorry) to visit. They sell chocolate seconds and you can buy a huge bag of broken Easter Eggs for few dollars. Their double coated. white and dark chocolate, liquorice bullets are to die for. I think we'll be visiting here a lot more when I've got my sense of taste back because it is the BEST chocolate we've tasted.
Another side effect of my medication (Big doses of Steroids every day) is that I'm bloody grumpy and had to get along with. Yes, more so than usual. Obviously Suzanne cops the brunt of this. It's not fair as all she does is worry about me and look after me. Sorry Suzanne.
Tonight I kept mt previously made promise. "Yes, I'll take the Morphine. Yes I'll drink the pink goo that coats my throat and numbs it. Yes, I'll try and eat." I managed a bowl of Minestrone soup and a couple of small bites of Salmon.
I've told Suzanne that once we get this out of the way we'll go on a holiday of her choosing. Suzanne is the opposite of me and likes lazy holidays, apparently they are relaxing, and she deserves whatever she wants after this.
We started making a list of what we wanted:
Relaxing.
Nice hotel.
24 hour room service.
Walk to good restaurants.
Somewhere cool, not hot.
Not touristy.
We thought about a lot of options, one of which was a week in a Melbourne hotel, but realised we'd probably go home t see Vader a couple of times - more driving.
We loved our Tasmania trip and thought about a week in Hobart, or Launceston, but I'd want to visit lots of places. More driving, and it's not about me.
Then I browsed our want list again. It was obvious. We needed to go on a cruise.
I's funny because we did a three week cruise of the Mediterranean a few years ago and although it was OK, it's not something we would do again. Well, I think we will, possibly Melbourne to New Zealand. If you have any suggested cruises email me at mykolajenko@hotmail.com
Same old thing.
OK kids, I've been diagnosed with cancer at the base of the tongue in my throat. Not a good thing, but every medico I've spoken to has been extremely positive and told me it is totally curable with treatment.
I'm not shopping for sympathy, but I'm not much of a talker about private stuff (much to Suzanne's dismay) so I'm writing this the keep family and friends up to date, and save you all a bunch of phone calls and emails. Maybe this will also help out someone who might go through the same thing somewhere down the track. It's always good to get the story from the horse's mouth, even if his tongue is a bit munted. 😃
Another standard day today,
Drive 60 k to hospital.
Radiotherapy.
Nurse review where I was told to eat more.
Drive 60 k home.
It's all taking it's toll on us both now. I can have a sleep on the way home, but as Suzanne is driving, it's probably better that she doesn't. We pulled over for Suzanne to have a break as she was nodding off, coincidentally at the Darrell Lea (Chocolate) Outlet store. It's a sweet place (sorry) to visit. They sell chocolate seconds and you can buy a huge bag of broken Easter Eggs for few dollars. Their double coated. white and dark chocolate, liquorice bullets are to die for. I think we'll be visiting here a lot more when I've got my sense of taste back because it is the BEST chocolate we've tasted.
Do you remember Coconut Roughs from your childhood?
There are ever better.
dlea.com.au
Another side effect of my medication (Big doses of Steroids every day) is that I'm bloody grumpy and had to get along with. Yes, more so than usual. Obviously Suzanne cops the brunt of this. It's not fair as all she does is worry about me and look after me. Sorry Suzanne.
Tonight I kept mt previously made promise. "Yes, I'll take the Morphine. Yes I'll drink the pink goo that coats my throat and numbs it. Yes, I'll try and eat." I managed a bowl of Minestrone soup and a couple of small bites of Salmon.
I've told Suzanne that once we get this out of the way we'll go on a holiday of her choosing. Suzanne is the opposite of me and likes lazy holidays, apparently they are relaxing, and she deserves whatever she wants after this.
We started making a list of what we wanted:
Relaxing.
Nice hotel.
24 hour room service.
Walk to good restaurants.
Somewhere cool, not hot.
Not touristy.
We thought about a lot of options, one of which was a week in a Melbourne hotel, but realised we'd probably go home t see Vader a couple of times - more driving.
We loved our Tasmania trip and thought about a week in Hobart, or Launceston, but I'd want to visit lots of places. More driving, and it's not about me.
Then I browsed our want list again. It was obvious. We needed to go on a cruise.
I's funny because we did a three week cruise of the Mediterranean a few years ago and although it was OK, it's not something we would do again. Well, I think we will, possibly Melbourne to New Zealand. If you have any suggested cruises email me at mykolajenko@hotmail.com
This is what we're aiming for.
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