The Big Questions
After three years of treatment, I suspect many people are a bit lost with Hugo’s illness and treatment. Here are some of the questions I have been asked and a few others that I thought people might want answers to. …
Leaving Normality
A couple of months ago, on the way back from a hospital appointment, Hugo asked me what it felt like when I had my bumpy taken out. Bumpy is our name for Hugo’s port-a-cath/central line. The little device that sits…
What happens next?
During our last appointment at GOSH, our oncology nurse specialist answered the all important question – ‘what happens when treatment ends?’ I’ve asked many questions relating to this along the way. Always hesitantly, not wanting to look too far ahead,…
Day in the Life – Bloods
Once a week a community nurse comes to our house to take some blood from Hugo via his bumpy. This blood is then sent to the lab and later that day, or the following day, we get a phone call…
The Long Version
Over the last few weeks we have had a couple of little blips. Small bumps along the road of our new normal. We have these every so often. I don’t tend to write about them, because everything turns out to…
