Chemo #6

Chemo#6 today, the final one, got off to a bad start with an allergic response very soon after the beginning. I had only had 30ml of the 1000ml drip, and at the speed it was going would have taken about 7 hours to administer. I decided that was not good enough and I didn't want to put my body through another potential shock by trying again. I asked if we could abort the chemo. The oncologist was happy to let me quit - I've had to struggle with reactions to even get to 5 cycles, and my tumour count is well within the healthy range so a reasonable choice. Plus I have another count still to come. Shame I couldn't make the 6 cycles after all I'd gone through, but I feel sure it is the right decision.

This is the view from my window as I waited today, so nice to be able to see greenery. But the grass is so parched it was quite pale straw coloured and almost reflecting the sunshine.