So here we are, another year has rolled by,
bringing with it fun, laughter, worry, busy times, hard work, family life. My health, as far as I know, seems to be okay
– I am on six mouth Oncology checks and I am doing well (apart from the dark
times in my head when I convince myself the worst will happen – but I seem
better at dealing with those times at the moment). A family holiday to Zante in July last year
was wonderful! Rob & I got away for a week in the September after I
finished treatment, leaving the kids at home with Grandparents. At the time I promised that I would take the
kids there one day & so that’s what we did.
It was a lovely, relaxing, family time & I loved every single
minute.
I am training at the moment for a 100-mile
road ride around London in July (Prudential Ride London-Surrey) so I have been
getting out on my bike quite a bit lately and getting some miles under my
belt. I am feeling fitter and stronger
on the bike although I still find the tiredness at other times hard to deal
with & often feel wiped out after a training ride. The other day, whilst out on a ride I found
myself absolutely desperate for a wee – now since treatment, if I get too
desperate it can become quite painful & so it got to the point where I really,
really HAD to go. I pulled over just
past a little bridge over the canal, threw my bike in the hedge, tucked myself
in against the wall and crouched down.
It wasn’t until I was mid-flow (past the point of no return!!) when I
glanced up and looked directly into the eyes of a fella coming towards me, up
the path from the canal, with his dog!
Well, there was nothing I could do except say, “Sorry, you caught me
wee-ing!” at which point he realised what was going on & he mumbled
‘sorry’! The poor guy had to step over
my stream to carry on his way – I imagine he had a tale to tell when he got
home from his dog walk!! In the other
joys of cycling I got a bee-sting to the face when out the other day. I think it got caught between my helmet and
my glasses where it proceeded to sting just above my eye – ouchy!! As a
youngster, when I stood on a bee in the garden and got stung, my foot would swell
to three times its size, so as a precaution, decided to cut the ride short in
case my face was to start swelling – fortunately, other than a bit of localised
swelling around my eye, it was absolutely fine!
In other news we got a puppy in the Autumn –
a Cocker Spaniel. She has been lots of
hard work but lots of fun too! She gets me out on walks, even on days when I
don’t really feel like it & even though she is into everything, it is nice
having a bit of company as I clean the house and tidy up!
