It's a Bank Holiday weekend here and we are blessed with warm, sunny weather - this is unusual stuff. I think in my last blog I mentioned that Jane was going to have a scan; well, she did and we got the results last Thursday. The news isn't great but I think it could be worse. In a nutshell, the cancer in her liver has grown a bit (not sure how much but not hugely), there is evidence of colitis flaring up and the cancer in her hips and femurs looks to be on the up.
So, we are going to have some more checks and then consider the options for treatment. This comes down to radiotherapy for the bones and pimidrunate (can't spell that stuff but it's intravenous and tries to preserve bone mass). Jane says she hopes to avoid any treatment before October so that we can take a holiday with Lydia and Leo lat summer. (She doesn't think she will feel like it once treatment starts). I think we just have to take one thing at a time and see how it goes.
As I write, Lydia and Leo are in the garden playing swingball with friends. Andy and Alison (getting married in September) called in for lunch. I have known Andy more than 30 years and Alison I met for the first time 3 weeks ago. Great to have them here and we really look forward to their wedding.
Looking to the immediate future, we are off to Italy in mid-June for 2 weeks - our 'winter sun holiday'. Can't wait - Jane reckons last proper holiday was in Gozo back in September so this is long overdue.
Well, that's a snapshot of just some of our news - please pray for Jane.
Our love to you all.
God bless.
Peter and Jane
