Final chemo , 3:3

So tired after final chemo this afternoon It was a quick fix . Saline solution and Gemsar , taking about an hour

Atmosphere at the hospital was a bit nonchalant - not the  usual TLC that I 've become accustomed to .

Instead , nurse calls out my name and tells me to go along to room 2 -' I'll beright there ' she says .

Ok

By now know the drill , and get settled on my bed waiting to be hooked up to the meds-

Nurse asks the usual 'how have you been ? ' questions without really bothering to hear what I have to say . She inspects my arms ad decides on right arm , inside elbow as the safest bet . There are bruises everywhere on both arms from previous puncturing .

That done , I am all hooked up to the meds and monitor. nurse leaves and I close my eyes and drift off into partial sleep .

After half an hour or so, the monitor alarm goes off so I press my red alarm button expecting people to come running but nobody comes.


10 minutes  later still nobody and the alarm sound is making me nervous
I catch the attention of a passer by who promises he'll find my nurse
When Maria  finally arrives she tells me she was  distracted her way there.

A few more minutes and  i'm unhooked ready to go home .
The first bus is full and so is the second one.
At home I grab a banana and then make myself a cheese and tomato sandwich ... and then another one , followed by orange juice and then a glass of hot water followed by another glass of hot water as I am very thirsty and very tired.

Bath, relax and now for a nap
Peace zzzzzzzz