26th May - Day 6

Hi everyone

There is a marked improvement in Jon today, he is communicating and getting back to his old self.

Steve & Toni visited him this morning, Thanx for the book and dvd's, I've now fixed Jon's laptop to view the dvd's it was missing a codec from windows media player so I downloaded a diff video player and he can watch the stuff I record from TV too.

Kim & Sarah visited him this afternoon, I found him with a huge bag of mixed sweets and a bright smiley face balloon, it certainly brightens up that lovely voilet room... such a nice colour.

I didnt go in till this afternoon, spent the morning with Chris, just chilling out watching TV and taking Gemma for a walk. We then went to the pet shop and got Chris 2 new stick insects as all his went a while ago. He chose two and has named them "Sticky & Woody" such original names. Still its better than the names of the giant African snails which seem to have come out of hibernation double the size, they are called Vadar, Obe-wan and Anakin, no guesses for the boys fav films.

By this eve I could tell Jon was getting tired again, we watched a bit of TV together but his eyes kept closing, I think he had a bit of a nap because when I called him a few mins ago to check if Rob had called he sounded alot brighter, said the Aches in his arms and legs had now eased off and he doesnt feel so hot.

Rob is having a great time away in Germany, apparently told Jon hes spent most of his money... was hoping for some change but no chance I guess. He's really excited about tomorrow because they get let loose in Phantasia land..(am guessing its a theme park). He hasnt complained about the food which he was worried about so I guess its not been too bad.

Anyhows great to see Jon sounding better, hopefully were on track for him to be feeling alot more like his old self by monday, except some of the side effects from the chemo might start kicking in, still hes battling on and staying positive which is a big bonus.