Had a terrible nights sleep. So did clare.
Saw nurse today for preassement for chemo. She ws a tough old bird but actually very helpful and gave me a lot of hope.
I have 8, 3 week cycles ahead so by Xmas I will be coming out of chemo. For now we are taking a break from it all and will talk to Dr Robbins next week to get the ball rolling.
Booked a long weekend at longleat Center parcs today. Looking forward to time away with clare and the kids.
Main business of the day was telling family.
Found it incredibly hard telling my 78 year old mum news. Thankfully my big sis Val was there to be with her and help explain it to dad.
Emotionally drained after talking to her but glad to finally be getting all this out in the open as for 1 month now I have had to keep it all quiet.
Next up was to chat to my big bro in Singapore. Had a really good chat with him but again so tough doing this. Again my sis, Val stepped in and told my other sister Lynda the news. She's been a real help.
Last stop was to tell my mate and old best man Ewen. He was really supportive. Good man!
He agreed to tell another good old friend, Ryan so I could finish up for the day. Meeting them both hopefully next week for beers before the fun begins.
Mixed day - emotionally hard going but feel good it's all out there, taking a weight of my shoulders. I will likely tell other friends via email tomorrow and make this blog public before we go away for the weekend.
Heading into work tomorrow afternoon to hold appraisals. Will be nice to do something NORMAL.
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