Last night was my final night of being allowed to drink alcohol for a year! Seriously… can you imagine that??? Anyway, I asked my Facebook friends to follow my lead and post a picture of themselves having a little drinkie with me… what followed really cheered me up, so here they are!

Thank you everyone who played my game. 🙂

My favourite flowers – thank you Charlie xx

2 days to go before admittance to Southampton!! Feeling very nervous and scared! But on the plus side, the pain where the line has been inserted has eased and Henry is on his way to see me and stay for a couple of days. That should take my mind off things – along with looking at my beautiful flowers from Charlie and slapping on my Clarins goodies from The Sullivans, whilst enjoying my last days of alcohol. Wow I feel better already just typing this!!!!

I have decided that Facebook is a bit of fun and fantastic communication, but my blog is going to be nothing held back, as you have decided to look!!

Today I had a line inserted through my neck and chest, so all chemo, drugs and blood products can be administered intravenously!! Which in the long run will be brilliant!!! Didn’t sleep last night as nervous, scared and worried! Arrive at Southampton at 8am and find haematology day unit, which is bloody lovely as all new (only been opened 10 months) Nurses (as always) so kind, I think you have to be a certain type!!

All scrubbed and gowned up I am off in a wheel chair to???? Was not prepared for what happened next!!! On the 2nd floor was met by the doctor who was going to do procedure and explained ‘could stab my heart’ etc and I sign form of consent, I am then wheeled onto operating theatre, I think FFS and cry a little, everyone is masked, gloved and gowned and I am placed on the operating table with the X-ray machine above, I am scared! A nurse disinfects me and along comes the doctor with his hands in the air (just washed) my gown is pulled down one side to reveal most of my chest and I hear that bloody saying ‘small sharp prick, local anaesthetic going in’ it actually is a ‘giant, painful, stab’, now quietly crying again and nurse holds my hand and takes blood pressure for the 3rd time!! Then I am prodded and asked (bit like the dentist) ‘can you feel that Lucy?’ I reply ‘no I am fine’ I am thinking of course I can!!! Then it starts there is pulling, tugging and pushing! Bloody horrible I wish I had been asleep!! That was not an option! I am holding onto the bed to steady myself and moaning!!!! Eventually finished and X-ray taken! I am shaking, rolled onto a bed and delivered back to a friendly but shocked Zig!!! I think I deserve a ‘Brave Girl’ sticker! Am home and in quite a bit of discomfort, but, hey, it’s done and another step forward!!!

Have had a fabaroony day today with my sis, swimming, sunbathing and eating healthy gorgeous grub!!! Now back down to earth with a huge thud!!!!!

Nil by mouth from midnight, up at 5.30, Southampton by 8.30 then theatre to have a ‘Long line’ (STCVC) inserted in my neck through a vein towards my heart!! For giving intravenous chemo, blood, merlot etc!!! Then home until Tues when I go back for all the big stuff to start happening!!!! Love you all for your huge support and kindness!

On our way to London for lunch at our favourite ‘Maggie Jones’, for last day out before Southampton!!!!

What a brilliant night my last before my admittance!! Charlie is on drums and we are at a private house with our picnic, all for charity and loving it!!

Have just been photographed by The County Times! I do hope the camera has been kind! You can look such a ‘tit’ in those pictures!!!