Monday, 5th May

We spent a lazy day at home yesterday and only got up at 10am.  I devoured all the Easter eggs I had left and felt quite green.  Although Jimmy thoroughly enjoyed going to the Box to watch the rugby on Saturday, we was  bushed yesterday and his back took a bit of strain.  Our friends Antony and Kathi popped in on their way home from a weekend away.  We had a lovely surprise from RAGA (Raymond Ackerman Golf Academy); Carel popped in to drop off a lovely hamper with some delicious treats and a card from Pete, himself and all the boys and girls who each personally signed a well-wish for Jimmy.  Needless to say, Jimmy had biltong and cashew nuts for breakfast this morning :)

Jimmy's back has felt a bit better today but he has been a bit pale and this morning he said he felt like he was getting a cold.  I have been dosing him up on Corenza C but he has started coughing this evening.  Of course he is in agony each time he does.  I am just so worried that he will break a rib, which Prof warned us about. Due to the delay in getting his treatment authorised we have not seen Prof again and the result now is that tomorrow he takes the last of his painkillers too.

The good news is that we were copied on the email that was sent to the medical aid with all the information they need to authorise the treatment.  The medical aid reckon it takes 2 to 3 days to authorise so not sure if we will start chemo this week but at least things a moving.  I'll have to phone Prof tomorrow to organise another script and find out what to do about his cold.  I am wondering if Jimmy will have to go straight onto an anti-biotic due to his low immunity?

Pietie, one of Jimmy's staff from Komatsu, came to visit today.  Baie dankie Pietie vir die kuier.  Billy very kindly offered to make the hand rail  for our staircase which leads up from the garage into the house as Jimmy is finding climbing the stairs quite difficult.  We finished building our house almost 8 years ago and this is one of those things that we just never got around to doing.  This evening, just after 5pm, Billy and Rohan arrived here to install the rails and all I had to do was make them a cup of tea! And while I am on the subject of repairs, Jimmy's dad fixed the down lights above the dining room table last week.  They haven't worked for close to a year but with the sun setting earlier now we are eating in very dim light.  A big thanks to all these handy men in my life and to their lovely wives for lending them to us.  Lets hope the garage door fixer man can work wonders with the garage door motor which stopped working yesterday afternoon!

Billy, Rohan and Ewen all very busy fixing things