On leaving hospital this morning, i've spent a sleepy day at my parents house in Combe Down, Bath (photo of convalescent bliss to follow).
This will be my base for the next few days... while i recover my strength.
I should feel fit again soon (still weak, constipated and a touch nauseous), but by the weekend my immunity will have dropped to its lowest ebb as the chemo drugs continue to do their business. So i'll need to be careful around colds and sneezes for a while.
I really miss Max at the moment - i haven't seen him much during the last week :-(
He's seemed a little subdued during hospital visits. You just wonder what's going on in his tiny mind... bless him.
But guys, thanks again for your incredible encouragement, support and feedback. Its been really really fantastic and certainly helps keep our spirits up!!
Do stay tuned for more - treatment developments, family pics, weird videos clips etc.
Phase one is over. Phase two chemo to go, then surgery - and i'll be needing you ;-)
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Allthough it has taken some time to figure out how to post a comment. Our thoughts and prayers have been with you since last week. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteDear Pete,
ReplyDeletewe have been weeping for you, thinking of you and praying for you - and we will continue to do so!!! We love you guys so much and it hurts us that you have to go through this. But...there is hope and our prayer is that 1) you will get completely healed and 2) that you will meet Jesus in all of this and experience His love and provision for you and your whole family. Wir freuen uns, dass du deinen Humor nicht verloren hast und deine Beschreibungen der Situation sind so Pete-mäßig, dass wir oft beim Lesen lachen mussten!!! Wir lieben euch und drücken euch, Veronika & Valentin & Jewel
Dear Pete,
ReplyDeleteWe just got back from a wonderful holiday in Italy. We often thought of you and realized how contrasting our life situations are at the moment. But God is with us in joy and suffering.
Three nights ago I had a dream of a song. I'm sure you know it: "As the deer..." I looked up the Bible passage (Psalm 42) and had to think of you again. The psalmist seems to go through a very rough time. Yet there is this line of hope he repeats three times: "Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him. For the help of His countenance." We are confident that you will be able to praise God again in spite of what you are going through now.
Wonderful to hear that you could share some time with these other guys suffering from cancer.
We would love to be closer to you guys now, but it's good to know that you have so many lovely family members and friends around.
We (also as a homegroup) continue to pray for you all. Lots of love and God bless you!
Deliah, Sven and Filippa