On Thursday night I returned Ros' phonecall. She reported that she had a new focus point for cancer treatment. She had developed a tumour within her brain. This may explain a lot of the headaches that she had been experiencing. She was having oral dexamethasone but was unable to keep the medication down as she was vomiting all the time. So the medication which would reduce the swelling around the tumour, was unable to work its magic. On Friday, Ros was admitted to hospital to have IV rehydration and IV medications. She was starting to feel a bit better on the Saturday, and was discharged home on Saturday afternoon, when she had proved her ability to keep nausea and vomiting free. A few days of rest ahead for Ros. Then on Tuesday afternoon, she will begin radiotherapy. This will be a course of 10 radiotherapy treatments. As she has to stay absolutely still during the treatment, there is a moulding to fit her headshape that she will wear/ lie in at every radiotherapy session. This will ensure that there is no movement and the radiotherapy is targetted to the exact spot of the tumour. My choice of photography here illustrates that there are some dark stormy days to navigate in order to see the light again. We travel stormy days in succession sometimes, wondering will there ever be an end to it. Of course there is. Glorious sunshine again. Through life, there are always stormy days, but they don't last forever. There is always light at the end of it all. Sunshiny days. Those stormy days serve to make you really appreciate the beautiful calm and peaceful sunny days.
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