After yesterday's marathon IV infusion that lasted for 38 hours with just a break for breakfast and a walk, I really had hoped it would be a shorter day today. Alas the nurse has just dropped off eight bottles, about five liters of various concoctions. The main one being saline to continue to flush my kidneys. Last night it took till 1am to complete the drips. Will be the same again today I guess.
Nausea is a big problem, regular injections of Zofran into my IV line helps a little, but ultimately laying down is the best fix. Typing at my desk is probably the worst thing for it. Oh well.
Still no news on the bone marrow histology. Dr Kopic thinks tomorrow... sigh.
OK back to bed.. it's midday, 30C outside but I just want to rest.
John Futter sent me this humorous item on combining English and German languages .. enjoy..
The EU Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.
The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.
4 comments:
Hey Ron
Just lettin you know Kirst and I are thinking of you. Hey I must say the "anal" probe thing (in yr older blog).... ouch I tried it with a broom handle and it was uncomfortable! or was it because I used Deep Heat instead of KY? :0
Michal
I know it's hard being over there and going through this on your own, but just remember that alot of friends and family are right there every step of the way with you, you are in our thoughts and prayers every day.
Love Denise
Michal you are a sick man! I like that in a person. Just don't go thinking of me while your playing with that broom, I'm not sure I could cope with that! .. Cheers!
Thanks Denise, It's really re-assuring knowing you huys are right behind me. I've had lots of messages of support from so many people it over-whelms me. All my love ..Ron
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