Day 2

Wednesday 29 April

First of all a correction. On first blog I said Joya was a Macmillan Nurse. She is in fact an UpperGi(gastric intestinal) Nurse who is paid for by the Macmillan Trust.

Today was the first full day with all the pill taking. Main problem has been the hiccoughs which I have had virtually all day. The usual cures i.e. water, boiled sweets, holding breath is not working. If anyone has ideas about this I'll be grateful for the comments(so will Ev).

I did some work on the keyboard this morning. I had been warned against picking up things that were cold. This means I can't get stuff out of the fridge. What I had forgotten was that first thing in the morning the keys on the keyboard would be cold as well. I got this strange tingling feeling in both hands. Once we put the central heating on it was okay.

Ev went to see some friends but dropped me off at the Hospital Radio first. The drill with the show which lasts an hour is to time the music you have chosen. A rough rule of thumb is to select 14 tracks for the hour. However this week I have several longer tracks so I can only play 13 of them. Artists this week include Nina Simone, Bruce Springsteen, Enya, Tom Jones and Vic Damone. The programme that follows mine is pre recorded but it is automatically started by the computer which means I have what is called in the jargon a clock finish. All went okay apart from the wretched hiccs. If I am still doing this in the morning I shall ring the chemo unit and ask for advice.

We went back to Andreas for tea. It was one of her specialities Pasta with bacon and sauce known in the family as bacon splat. Just finished watching Man United/Arsenal a game so riveting I nodded off during the second half.

Got another nice card today this time from Phillip and Julie. We carry on. Only another 2 months to go. Off to Angel Radio tomorrow when guest will be a tree climber from New Zealand.