Blue

It's been another long week. I felt poorly again from Tues-Friday, but not as bad as cycle 3. Mum came over to keep me company on Tuesday and Wednesday and we sat in the sunny bay window with our laptops on our knees! I'd hoped to be better by Friday, but my stomach was still sore, and not much better today. Feeling blue, despite the sunny day and Jan's birthday party to look forwards to. I'm fed up of being ill now and ready for it all to be over! However, I have now made it  through the 4th cycle. Four more to go...

One of the strange things about being ill is the lost time. I've now spent days sitting in the bay window, resting, reading, playing solitaire! It's a kind of listless limbo while I wait to get back to normal. Some days I've done bits of work on the laptop for Keith, searching for teaching resources, and typing up handouts and cover-sheets. Other days I've hardly even read a few pages.

I was inspired a few months ago by watching Jane McGonigal on TED talk about how she used a game to help her get better from an illness. She has then gone on to set up an online 'game' to enable everyone to try it out too! Basically, you get 'points' for doing things that help make you better - ie contacting friends and family, exercising etc even when you don't feel like it. I've signed up and it seems good (also a gentle distraction when I'm not feeling great!) I don't have many points yet, so if anyone wants to join in and help me get points you can be one of my allies - go to www.superbetter.com  and  take a look at the videos. Email me if you want to be an ally!

My next treatment date is 17 Oct and I'm likely to be poorly the week after so if anyone wants to phone, email, send chocolates (!) that would be a good week to do it!