Steve completed his second round of chemotherapy and once again coped very well. Each round consists of about five days stay in hospital. The first day is prep, second day the chemotherapy and the following days flushing out the chemo from his system. He is on two drips when having the treatment and one when being flushed out so it’s not much fun during his stay. We returned home yesterday, again laden with drugs to protect him from various infections and side affect. Steve has lost quite a lot of weight so we’re concentrating on building up his weight and strength ready for the next round. Fortunately his appetite has returned so this should be easier to accomplish.\n<\/p>\n

Steve finds all this still quite difficult to believe. He’s always been healthy and the lymphoma came so suddenly. We both miss our life on Dignity and often feel quite bewildered with all the changes that have happened. Fortunately staying with Sarah, Russ and the children and being involved in their normal family life, makes all this a lot easier and keeps us grounded.\n<\/p>\n

Dignity is now in Musket Cove. Peter collected her and Sam from Port Denarau and gave her a good four hour shake out and test sail and all was good. Peter is now waiting for a good weather window for the trip to Australia. Having looked at the weather ourselves this will not be for a few days yet. We are so happy that our son Sam is finally out of the port and able to enjoy a lovely island with clear water, beaches and a cruising community before he leaves Fiji. We are so proud of the way he has coped with the situation and the boat.\n<\/p>\n

This morning Sarah took us out to an Australian bush reservation just on the outskirt of Melbourne. It was a beautiful sunny morning and perfect for a short hike, getting fresh air and exercise for Steve. Along the walk we were delighted to encounter a whole group of kangaroos. We saw a few young ones and also a mother and a Joey. Now we feel like we’re really in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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