I am a mum with cancer and kidney disease and an autoimmune disease! Sometimes it makes my children the parents! Ben sat with me last night when I was feeling yuck and chatted and sang to me while I lay in bed, reminding me that tomorrow I would feel better. It is the wrong way round.

Yesterdays dialysis went well although it felt long. I had 2 units of blood and today I am a pink lady! The needles went in well and I saw the fistula nurse who is pleased with how they are going again now. The next task is to be able to have someone else able to needle me as that is when it seems to go wrong.

Today chest xray and ecg ready for my annual review of my kidneys - this is happening in April (not a year until June) and my appointment with the oncologist so hoping and praying he has news of funding. Just want to get this chemo done and dusted.