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Christian is now home and feeling much better (as is Claudia). The intensive chemo is due to start on the 25th April (correction from incorrect date).
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Chris and Simone
ByPeterMarch 08 – Chris Elsmore and his lovely girlfriend, Simone are having their 40th birthday’s this year and have very kindly suggested that friends donate to the Christian Blandford fund in lieu of giving presents.
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Some improvement
ByPeterChristian has been much better for the last couple of days. The antibiotics seem to have cleared up the infection and he is eating and drinking, if somewhat selectively. He had the operation today to take a sample of bone marrow and we should get the results for that tomorrow. He also had a tube…
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Goodbye Brenda
ByPeterBrenda Trenowden Brenda Trenowden and her wonderful husband Mark (Trend) have been one of Peter and Claudia’s closest friends since we were all young and fun as new parents in Clapham. They were very loving and supportive all those years ago when Christian was ill, frequently visiting us at The Royal Marsden and…
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Panto
ByPeterWe have just got back from the Royal Marsden. Christian had two different Chemotherapy drugs, Etoposide and Carboplatin. Carboplatin is given over an hour. Etoposide is also given as an hour drip but for 3 consecutive days, so he had it on Sunday, today and is due to go back for the last dose tomorrow….
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Christian’s latest check up
ByPeterChristian’s latest check up went well again, he will now be having 6 monthly check ups. Christian has always loved dancing, even when he was unwell and tiny he was a funky mover… Here he is a few years later and much healthier
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A new portacath
ByPeterWednesday 11th May We were in St George’s today for Christian to have an operation to have a new portacath fitted. He is now home and all is fine. The only drama was that an antibiotic was given too quickly (it should have been an infusion over an hour and it wasn’t) and he got…
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