click on image to enlargeRay's Last Chemo Week.
Monday 17th August. We attend ACCESS ministries annual fundraising dinner in Melbourne. Get home just after mid-night.
Tuesday 18th August. Go to Bendigo Base Hospital for Ray’s 4th round of chemo treatment. We underestimate (yet again) how long this will take and realize we won’t get back in time to pick up the girls from school. Instead of making phone calls and alternative arrangements, Ray decides he would like some exercise and sends me back to Castlemaine. He will walk to the train station (2kms away), catch the train back to Castlemaine and ring me when he gets back.
On the walk to the train station, Ray stops to have his photo taken and give an interview to a roving journalist from the Bendigo Advertiser who is doing the weekly “Word on the Street” segment (see above).
Ray gets back to Castlemaine, rings me and says, “don’t worry about coming to get me, I feel like walking home” – we live 5kms out of town.
Wednesday 19th August . Ray working in Melbourne. Home about 8.15pm.
Thursday 20th August. Goes to Bendigo Base again to have bolus removed (thankfully the clip had been undone and it had emptied). Other than this, Ray has a relatively quite day working at home.
Friday 21st August. Ray attends wedding rehearsal for a wedding he is officiating at on Saturday, then works from home.
In the evening we attend the Buda Fest ’09 Schools’ Harvest Dinner, which Marli has been part of. A pleasant evening with the Knowles’, whose son was also one of 20 primary school students who helped Master Chef Rob Scott prepare and serve dinner using ingredients from the local schools’ gardens.
Saturday 22nd August. Ray runs the line for the 2nd half of Tahnee’s team’s soccer match in Bendigo. They played one of their best games yet and won 8-2 against Epsom.
Race back to Castlemaine for Ray to officiate at our friends, Cath & Mark’s wedding at Clevedon Manor. Come home to check on the girls and then go back into town for the wedding dinner.
Sunday 23rd August. Sleep In!! Until 9am that is. We are due at Daryl and Marg’s place for brunch at 10am. Ray decides he will walk cross country to their place which is approx. 3kms as the crow flies. The girls and I leave a bit later and drive across in the Jackaroo. A pleasant, lazy afternoon – eating bacon and egg sandwiches and watching Nemo on DVD.
Hope you all had a great week too. LOL Marg.
6 comments:
keep hanging in there mate.
Thank you Ray & Marg, what an amazing inspiration to us you are!
love
Janine H
Hi ray marg and the girls...This blog is fantastic and it's development in the sharing of the journey.is very involving..I'm sorry i haven't been in touch for a while ..planning to call asap and hopefully we'll get over there if even for a short visit...Blown away by your management..& response to chemo ..and the fact that you have recently felt well enough to walk long distances....must be all that training for the oxfam 100 kms ...was that early last year?? John managing in the last two days to walk around without any crutches...AND he's getting some new 'fittings' on Wednesday..a carbon fibre foot no less....No! Not the athletic style!
Anyway folks ...love & prayers as always
God Bless
Ronda & John
Dear Ray
Just reading your blog site and thinking about you.Sending all our love
Dad and Auntie Margaret xx
Just reading about your incredible journey, your faith and strength are amazing (just like you) Karl & Kym are in the U.K. They caught up with your dad on Friday. Ian & I are both finishing work, last day Wednesday 30th September. We managed to get over to Melbourne for a few days beginning of June for Michelle's 40th & Gordon (Ian's brother's 60th) It was good to catch up with them. They live in Townsville.
Anyway I promise to keep in touch. Take care, keep positive. Love Aunty Kath & Uncle Ian x
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