So sick bleagh

I have been so healthy since my stage IV dx that getting sick has hit me hard. At least I can get better from this bit of sick.
I seem to have made it through the worst.  Two weeks with no voice now, chest xray came back clear, blood test showed low neutrophils,  well if she had listened to me, or checked recent blood work she would know they were actually higher than the had been.
A week on antibiotics,  a week off work and a week out on the couch during my holidays. Still coughing up a rattly lung...but not sleeping 24/7. Started an off week from Xeloda last Thursday so no doubt that is helping with energy levels too.
Back for xgeva shot on Tuesday, and joy, more blood work. Hopefully will get some other stuff done too. I have been studying, doing app design and train the trainer units with Adobe. Hoping next week will be healthier. And weight will stabilise.

Keeping fit

Today I shuffled most of the 5km Parkrun.. Only walking 2 x 5 minute breaks in the 50 minutes or so it took. Pretty chuffed with that improvement.

Angels in my heart

Just after I was diagnosed with the brand new liver met... We had a weekend away...when I say we, a group of 24 stage IV breast cancer girls who had met on a facebook support group got together for an amazing few days down on the Peninsula. We had 3 villas, with 6 - 10 in each. I shared a room with an awesome chick from FNQ, and the others in our villa were pretty fabulous too. Well ok everyone was great, but I really enjoyed going to bed early, getting up and chatting in PJs...getting breakfast with a pocket full of pills to take as well... Plenty of laughs, chats, tears and sharing how we got to where we are....

Sadly today we lost the second member of our group of special friends. It was always going to be tricky, after all we all know what our short term prognosis is...that there is no long term prognosis... Would I change getting to know these amazing ladies so that I don't have to shed a few tears... Definitely not!! After all, no one gets out of here alive, why would I give up on living and enjoying life with friends I have and will make, for fear of losing them first. 

It is sad, but I cherish the laughs we had, the wonderful people I got to know on a different level to most people... Love you lots Corinna and Kellie, may you shine brightly with the stars.