I'm Feeling Good!

It's important to state that because last week I felt like crap!
So far I've spent most family occasions sitting on the couch, and when I did extend myself by venturing outside for a game of petanque or to socialise, I'd soon start feeling fatigued and have to return to the couch.

This week I've slowly been feeling better and better. I still fatigue easily but it takes more effort to get to that state. Today I manged to wrangle a unit of whole blood out of the good people at the Wellington Blood & Cancer Centre. I'd hoped for Two units but Travis (registrar, great bloke) pulled the plug on that request. You can't blame me for trying! I'm feeling really good as a result of the one unit and I'm hoping my counts will stabilise at the new higher level and get me through January in good stead.

I've spent the last week working to finish the car that's on my hoist (it's been there nearly all year) but the more things I fix, the more things I find wrong! The car was stolen and recovered and the mongrels that started to strip it before being caught have just ripped fittings out and butchered parts from one end of the car to the other. I think I have ventured up to "Pick-A-Part" (car dismantling yard) every day this week.
I'd have gone again today to grab a fuel pump housing but it's raining cats and dogs. The old housing having been mangled by someone with the mechanical aptitude of a chimp.

Still no contact from Dr Richard Isaacs, the man that will treating me, but that's not too surprising considering the time of year.
So no news on when treatment will start.

Tomorrow is new years eve. Sarah and I will spend it at my brother and sister in law's. Hopefully not entirely on the couch, but with this rain who knows?.
Then we are into 2012 and I'm going to hit the road running. I feel great, I have a new (hopefully "miracle") drug on the way and Sarah and I have made some awesome plans for the future.

Wishing you all the best for the coming year!  ...Ron