Lazarus has arisen

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your blog messages ..... you are very kind. I'm sort of feeling Blog pressure to get out of bed and make an update.!!Last time I just felt pressure to get up and walk my poor dogs. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Now I feel a bit like Carrie Bradshaw except I don't live in New York and that S thing is not high on my list of must do's!!

Since last time I've had my second chemo and felt very ill for 48hours and then a miracle the nausea and vomiting stopped and I ended up having fish and chips for tea. Mmm give me some more of that fat and salt!!!!

Its funny how everything comes down to food when your sick. Woke up feeling good and thought I would do the right thing ......muesli and soy milk for breakfast and its been down hill from there!!! Definitely need to listen to my stomach and it looks like toast and chips are pretty high on the pecking order of comfort food. Bridget purchased a delicious packet of plain potato chips that also hit the spot.

Bridget and Danny are not used to this mother who wants to eat crap food all the time. I suspect there both a little nervous .. what could happen next? Will I let them stay up all night, no school, endless computer games.???

Managed to walk the dogs and drove out to Panton Hills for lunch today with my two beautiful buddies Cathy and Roselaie. Arrived home to home made fairy cakes from Julie and home made soup. Thanks so much. Louise dropped in with goodies last night but would still be recovering from the magnificent sight of Pauline Scott still in PJ's, hair standing up like a cockie and looking pretty average. Oh well. Aunty Rosie is going to drop one day at work and take them as half days during the week to help me and the kids. greg is goin got start an extra day a week from Monday. David if your listening I need your suggested offerings .. who knows they could be the cure to cancer and I could just cancel the next chemo. Cured with David's special soup made from secret Jewish recipe.

Well its back to my other preoccupation apart from food and that is watching as many episodes of the West Wing I can squeeze in between Saint Kilda magnificently beating the poor old Bull Dogs. It certainly pepped me up seeing those magnificent boys putting on a good display and for once even I thought we would win when we were 50 points up with 5 minutes to go. Only a long suffering Saints fan would understand

Every one is well ...... kids are back at school tomorrow and I've got a week off with no chemo.Yippee. Sr Rosemary bless her heart (that is Sister as in nun not sister Rose) is trying to organise a free houseclean once a month. Apparently its a package from DHS so I'm very excited!

Love and thanks for all the messages.

Pauline