Monday

Guess where I went today? Yep - Oxford. Bit later today as had someone picking up something I'd sold on ebay. Having a mass clear out - it's amazing what people will buy pre-Christmas. Think Michael's a bit concerned that when he does come home, the furniture's going to be gone!!

Apart from the most appalling haircut, Michael looked well. The rushed haircut he had on Thursday was awful - moral to that is always stick to the same barber!!! He's doing ok - just fed up with hospital life and the monotony of it all. Still feeling sick a lot of the time - just have to give that one time.

Was told in the morning that he would be having the scope (biopsy) today - just before I left some of the Team came round but were unsure when the scope would take place. Michael's surgeon is away on his hols (this is quite a rarity) and his second in command would be undertaking the scope. The Team told us that if it wasn't today, it would be Thursday. I was far from happy with this and said, that would mean it would be a further week once we had the results. At this point all the praise I had previously had for Oxford, in comparison to Michael's hospital 'residence' last year, evaporated - it felt like we were back to that constant waiting game before anything happened. Meanwhile, by the time I got back in the car to go home, Michael rang to tell me he was about to be scoped. All praise duly reinstated!!

Michael missed another school show tonight. It was the Year 7 Chanukah Show - short and sweet. Bit of a rush to get there but made it just in time. Just a shame my daughter is so shy (!?!?!?!) - Michael seems to have missed so much in the last year or so :( He'll also miss her Les Mis performance in January as they'll just be too many people in the Theatre :(

Usually takes no more than 2 days for the results of the biopsy - so maybe Michael will be home Wednesday or Thursday. Not going to get my hopes up - will just wait and see. Kids keep asking and all I can tell them is as soon as the Doctors are happy. Maybe they'll just get a nice surprise one day this week on their return from school. Just hope he's home before the kids break up for the hols - would be nice to have a couple of days peace.

Night xx