31 May 2016 We're off!

Yes, after not having left Portland this year, other than day trips for appointments, we decided it if high time to see some different scenery.
A week or two ago, Brian and I looked at our calendar and discovered that there were no appointments for most of this week, so we decided to go for it and head away for 4 days. We decided to make Albury our destination, so I spent some time searching for accommodation that suits our needs (not so easy as some places that say they are wheelchair accessible have showers that are too poky for me to get into). 
Anyway we've decided to make Bendigo our first port of call, because Brian actually has a dental appointment at 8am today (he's there right now) and we don't want to make too much driving for today in case it's too uncomfortable for him.Over 15 years ago, when Brian was doing a lot of pretty serious cycling (such as cycling from Perth to Sydney in 2000!), he had a fall off his bike, landed on his face and broke his helmet as well as smashing some of his front teeth. Of course the time has come that the work done on his teeth at that time has deteriorated, so today he has a new rod put in to replace the one that has started to poke through the back of one of his front teeth. It really doesn't sound too pleasant... Hopefully we'll make it to Bendigo and then a shorter drive to catch up with Sonya, Scott and the 4 grandchildren.

Healthwise we are going along pretty well. I continue to tolerate the cancer drug well, and the minor side effects are well managed (though my hair sadly is thinning). On Sunday I had a minor glitch - nothing to do with the cancer - when my heart rate did a bit of racing and jumping about. It has done this on odd occasions before, and unfortunately makes me feel very faint so I was sidelined from church - most disappointing as I missed the faith statements of the wonderful young people being confirmed. It's all good again now.
Brian too has been quite well - continuing with pill adjustments to try to improve his quality of life. 
We had a busy weekend, enjoying the company of Simon and Caitlin, and also doing what we could to help Dale to shift house. I felt a bit useless, but managed to scratch together some food for everyone that was helping. Apart from some sore backs and achy bodies, we all survived!

I've always enjoyed this perspective on life!