Ros... HOSPITALS and HEALING

Ros was hospitalised at Ringwood Private, and the decision to go there seemed like a good one. It was close to home (Croydon) and easy to get to. The planned aftercare would involve blood tests, scans and fortnightly chemotherapy - all at the hospital. So it was great that it was so close to home. The environment at the hospital was very supportive. The staff there seemed to be pretty caring from the medical team to the domestic staff. The flowers and cards that arrived daily for Ros and the frequent visitors meant that Ros was surrounded with care and love. Ros made a good recovery day by day. Discharge around day 10 followed by a few weeks of recovery at home before Chemo began. With all the new information about treatment, we blessed google for answering our many questions. Ros trusted all her medical team : Dr Greene, Mr Izale and Dr James. She and we knew that she was in the best hands. The love of Dave and Merlot at Unit 10 would help to keep her spirits ever high. Mum would visit most days and help out where she could, and the rest of us were doing our bit to be there for Ros and Dave too. The next leg of the journey was about to begin.