4th May 2020
Not only am I starting treatment earlier than planned, we all get the chance to escape lockdown for an hour or so, with Samros and Nisa being able to ‘take care’ of me, on the drive to Cheltenham. We’ll that’s my excuse to the old bill if we get stopped.
They’re not allowed into the Oncology Unit, but happy to sit in the car and wait. Each session I have is generally around 20 minutes , of which about 3-4 minutes is all required for the main treatment.
Here’s a picture of my main LINAC – named by the hospital as ‘Cherry’.
Personally I’d prefer somthing like ‘Big Lenny the LINAC’, but just pleased to have Ms Cherry on my side.
You can also see Big Manny laying there waiting for me…
I’ll update treatment once or twice a week – not sure much will happen this week – as we just weigh each other up on the 1st round.
Click here for in-depth details of the Gloucestershire Oncology Centre
I also found a great explainer of what a LINAC is and how advanced things are these days.
Enjoy this video – It’s from a clinic in the USA, but exactly the same model as I’ll be treated with.
I just wished w could have dubbed good old Glosser accents into the presenters 🙂
Hi Woz- good to read the blog. Hope all goes well for you. We will be thinking of you. Love to Samros and Nisa.
Hi Woz,
Sorry to hear that you are going through this, especially now with all the virus stuff going on as well. I hope all goes well for you, sending positive thoughts from Spain.
Kevin & Helen
HI
We spoke as lockdown started and wondered where it was all going – couldn’t have imagined you would be writing this blog!
You have a lovely family and great friends, some of who go back a long way and have had some brilliant memories and adventures along the way. We look forward to make some more of these when you are on the mend and lockdown is
over. We will share this journey with you from a distance but are with you in spirit! ( not the alcoholic one unless you insist) !!
Love Beverley x
Good luck woz on this journey to a clean bill of health
Keep your chin up ?
Ray and liz xxx