Not so bright and cheery today. Had a rough night with not enough sleep, but then was doing ok initially so we started untangling me from everything tying me down. The two wound drains are gone, which is great but after some hours of trying without the pain pump it seems I’m not quite ready…

It’s a time for little steps, particularly physical ones. I spent some time yesterday out of bed sitting in a chair and hope to do more today. I was going to add a photo but the functionality is currently eluding me. Perhaps later. In the meantime, my phone is set to do not disturb so…

Hi Charlotte better today So from 11am to 8pm vistors are avalible, Some pic to guid you through to building 32, floor 9, ward 97 , room 9 Turn right at end of corrdoor to ward 97 Charlotte sould be in room 9, over looking starship and the harbour

Hi arived and preped with many checks 8:30am first surgery of the moring, expected to be out 12:30 ish still groggie. PLEASE no visits till noted on blog page Will keep you updated as info comes to hand ……. Update 1:42pm Surgery went well, will be in recovery next. Catch up around 5

Not really.  But somewhat eventful as my dress snagged on the restaurant table at dinner and tore. Never mind, husband and reception team to the rescue, I shall go to the Ball tomorrow… or at least the hospital without a torn dress. Early start tomorrow but just because I have to be there at 7…

Arived in Auckland by plane [Charlotte] this morning around 10.15am Damon drove the car through Waihi to get to Auckland around 1pm Checked in at Domain Lodge and went for stroll to Auckland hospital level 9, eazy walk

Short notice change, my surgery date is no longer a week from Monday, it’s been brought forward to next Tuesday, 11 November. There’s no question it’s a good thing to get this over and done with asap, it’s just got me scrambling to make sure I’ve got everything organised. So, by this time next week…

Monday 17 November is my surgery date. Other than that, not a lot to say about today. Lots of “we can’t be 100% sure until we get in there”, which also applies to my finger. On the positive side, apparently there’s a chance I won’t need chemo at all after the surgery, it all depends…

Surgery. I don’t have a surgery date yet but it has been confirmed it will be at Auckland Hospital when it does happen. What I do have is a short notice appointment for tomorrow to meet with the surgeon and anaesthetist and get any extra scans and tests done that they see fit to order…

While we’re waiting for updates on the bigger issue, there’s time to catch up on what happened to my finger. On my 16th birthday, I fell and dislocated a finger just two weeks before a piano exam. That story is irrelevant other than the fact that when it happened I had an eerie period of…