The Latest Hubby Update

Hello friends. I apologize for the lack of updates, but the news has not been good and I have not had the heart to write about it.

A recent PET scan showed that sadly the latest chemo was having no effect and that all the tumours had grown again, so last week, in consultation with the oncologist, my brave hubby decided to stop chemo and begin hospice care. A horrific decision to have to make, but it is the right one and now we can concentrate on keeping him comfortable and hopefully squeeze a little fun in before the end.

No one can tell us how long he has left, but his health is visibly declining and we know that we are looking at weeks rather than months. 

The hospice care will be done in the home as much as possible, and I am delighted that he will be able to remain in the comfort of his own home and that I will be able to continue to care for him.

The hospice people have mostly been wonderful so far, and the doctors and nurses have been in contact daily while we adjust his medications to get him and keep him comfortable, and he even had a massage from one of the hospice volunteers today!

Christmas was a toughie, but our amazing friends did their best to make it special and hand delivered me a rather yummy Christmas plate so that I didn't miss out on my festive dinner! It was hard to know what to get him for presents, but I figured I couldn't go wrong with light hearted movies so we have some Muppets movies, Despicable Me 2, Elf, and the original Star Wars trilogy on Blu Ray to look forward to over the next few days, along with some 3D spacey geeky nonsense :-)

I know a lot of people will want to come and visit Hubby but he gets very tired very easily so I'm afraid there may not be many opportunities for visits. Please text or email me, or text Peter, before visiting to see if he is fit, and be aware that any scheduled visits may have to be cut short or cancelled at short notice depending on how his day has been.

Also, be aware that if you are sending him texts it is probably me that is reading them and while you may not always get a reply I am passing on your messages.

Well, that pretty much covers it. I will keep you posted on any changes in Hubby's condition, and hopefully we'll manage to have some fun updates too! 

Laters ..... x