Friday 16th May 2008

Day 13 in hospital

Bruce had the scan and the biopsy in the hip today and is doing fine. It all went well and now the results need to be processed. There is a meeting organised for next Wednesday at the Hospital for a talk about how the treatment will go forward and they will also give an indication of where on the level of 0 - 5 he is on their scale of lymphoma development. Bruce thinks from his reading that he is at least a 3 or 4 given that he already has a secondary in the tibia but we will have to wait and see if Dr Bruce has make the right diagnosis of his condition :) Our hope is that he may be able to come home in between but it's a dim hope really if we look at the history.

The leg wound continues to be clean and looking good which is a great thing. The site where they took the other lump out (arm) has healed really well. The biopsy today was in the pelvic bone taking bone marrow and other stuff as they do so it was in the end just a local to do it.

Here is and explanation for some of you who have thought a little like one of the Dr's. He expressed his concern to Bruce today that Bruce seems to be taking this all a bit too lightly. Bruce explained to him that he (and I) had faced his mortality at least twice in a big way and over the years on and off in some of the diabetic comas that he has been in which I have had to pull him out of (on occasions with the help of the paramedics and in the early years hospital). We have lived with this for over 30 years so this is just another challenge ahead of us for which the odds are quite good. I would also add that in those first two weeks that we were pretty sure that Bruce had cancer but hadn't said anything to any one we faced the worst during that time together and planned for it as well. Some might call that morbid but it has enabled us to be able to know that if the worst happens I will be fine and now we can go forward hoping and praying for the best! It's like having the disaster relief stuff in your cupboard and keeping it up to date but living life to the full hoping and expecting you won't need it.

Bruce is still in Ward 74 - now called the Ear Nose and Tibia ward by this specialist!

Thank you to those who have popped in to see him :) He has loved the visits.

J xx