Lindsey newsletter # 108
Nantes Saturday 28th of April, 16-00
Let me first thank the three persons who actually asked me to update this blog.
Admittedly I had excuses for taking a whole month to write this entry, but I have to say the main reason was the “interstellar” one. In that film there is this moment where the main character (an astronaut) keeps sending stuff back to earth without being sure anyone is receiving his messages. In fact, he even has the doubt that the earth exists…
Anyhow. I should not have stopped writing. I am sorry.
The first reason for not writing was that the MRI of the 23rd of March proved me wrong. Wonderfully wrong. The results were good. It seemed that the efforts were paying off and that the chimio was working. So we celebrated and tried to enjoy things again. And I stupidly didn’t know how to write it out.
Enjoyment didn’t really last. On 26th of March Lindsey had treatment and this started to hurt more than the previous sessions. It was my birthday and I spent most of the day at hospital.
Just after this I had to take a trip to the Netherlands for a PhD. It was nice to move. More importantly, being somewhere else is the only way not to believe my job is completely absurd. In the Netherlands the PhD defences follow a very strict ritual and the members of the jury are to dress up.
I took another trip in April, this time to Windsor. The meeting took place in Cumberland Lodge. It was also an occasion to meet up with Phil and Georgie.
A third trip brought me closer, to Paris. As the meeting in the ministry finished early, I went to Notre-Dame where I found the chapel where (a long time ago) I was baptized. At least Lali thinks it was there.
As I wrote above, the treatment is working. But it is coming with a price: Lindsey is very tired, spends many hours sleeping. She also has headaches and I seem to be trying different combinations of medicines every two weeks. We still haven’t found the right cocktail.
One of the few things Lindsey does enjoy is food. So we try to prepare nice things every week-end. The market here is the place to find fresh fish. But whereas we used to be able to go to the market together, this has not been possible for quite a while.
Boris and Vikki have been having exciting professional moments: Vikki has had several interviews, with one of them leading to a job offer: she starts on Monday. And Boris’ acting seems to be working. He now posts pictures working with people who are actually known outside Bordeaux!
A positive effect of the great results of the MRI are that we have been able to make plans again. And we are flying to Alicante next Wednesday. I just hope Lindsey will be better than right now. To enjoy the trip, but also to be able to get past customs!
