Hi Everyone!
We are home after a great week in France. The weather was fantastic and escaping the snow a joy. Actually hit 14C one afternoon - Spring! We did all the normal things Pont Aven, Quimper, eating, shopping. Sadly someone felt the need to replace our scales at home with a pair showing us both half a stone heavier than we really are (or were before the hols)! Who would do such a thing??
Holidays are great times for decision making aren't they? We went to France thinking we might swap the cottage for somewhere warmer (Spain perhaps) but fell in love with it all over again and decided we were being daft! We love Brittany - rain and all!
We also got to be thinking about the future; had a few swallowing problems over the holiday (not surprising when your oncologist says that you oesophagus is 'fried') but it pulls you up short. Life can seem so normal sometimes that you forget the diagnosis and the long term prognosis. Both remain terrible though we remain positive. This would not normally be an issue but we are currently in the early stages of some business changes and expansion and suddenly had a panic! Eleanor Church (my upper GI nurse) has arranged a meeting for us with the local palliative care consultant. This is really a 'what happens next' meeting. Need to get down to the nitty-gritty, 'how long' conversations. The consultant in question is based at the local hospice which is a bit sobering but it's only a place. We plan to carry on with life but just need a clearer vision of what that means now. Nice problem to have though.
Think I'll be seeing her on Wednesday and of course I'll let you know how it goes.
Have a great week everyone!
God Bless
Dave
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Good to hear you are spending a great time with your lovely family in your 2nd home from home in Brittany, every day counts. Must be tough to be brought up short and reminded that there are further challenges to face this year but you have done so fantastically well and confounded the so called experts - this speaks volumes for faith, love and determination which you have in abundance my friend. I log in every day to read what is going on in your world and I will continue to do just that - so keep on blogging x x x
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