Nearly There

Only 2 more radiotherapy treatments to go.

Holly is doing really well. She is feeling good and looks great. We saw her consultant up at Addenbrookes today and he is very pleased with the way she has handled the radiotherapy. Her blood counts have remained good and her weight continues to be good. He went through the next stage with us. Holly will have 6 months of maintenance meds. 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. She will be taking retinoic acid which is a medicine usually used in very severe acne! This is the normal drug they use and her only side effects could be dry lips / skin and thin hair. Compared to all the other things she has been through this is small fry and she isn't phased by any of it. Holly got to see one of her friends, Jess, from C2 today at the day unit. They chat regularly on MSN but haven't seen each other for ages so Holly was really pleased. It also helps time pass a little quicker as you are waiting for appointments.

All being well Holly is back to school on Friday. We will have to go back to Addenbrookes for clinic on a Tuesday for a couple of weeks but she will hopefully be able to go back to school straight after.

Our lovely friend Martina has organised another fundraiser for Holly. We are taking over a local curry restaurant on Sunday and half the proceeds are going towards Holly's holiday fund. This should be fun, it will be lovely to see everyone and enjoy some good food (and a few drinks!). I am taking Izzy with us and am interested to see what her first impressions of curry are!

Totally off topic but my gorgeous little man is now walking at the grand old age of nearly 17months! He is very pleased with himself and he is managing to create even more havoc than I thought possible. He is a great distraction and keeps us all very busy. Any tips on getting him talking now would be appreciated!