Some words are just enjoyable to say. Sue really likes the feel of 'Seychelles' as she speaks it. It is indeed a soft and delicious, even sumptuous, sort of word. A word to be savored and enjoyed. An apt word for the place it names....

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I quite like 'fickle'. It is a hard-edged, soft-centred and more of a escaping sound than a word. It is fun to say and becomes absurd said repeatedly at speed.

Perhaps our word preferences reflect something of us? Sue - soft and delicious, even sumptuous; to be savoured and enjoyed. Geoff - more hard-edged, soft-centred and absurd. Something there to ponder!

 

While the word 'fickle' has its origins in old English and then meant 'deceitful, tricky of cunning', by the 13th Century it had moved toward its current milder meaning of 'changeable' though it still carries a hint of unpredictability and instability.

In case there is any doubt, we wish to formally announce that we are......

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The day following our consultation with the oncologist this week Sue was given Thursday 20th November as the date to re-start chemotherapy. She was also referred to our surgeon to discuss the implantation of a 'port' to simplify chemotherapy infusion and blood tests in the future. The idea was that Sue would have two rounds of chemo and (probably) then have the implant before proceeding with further chemo. One of the chemo drugs presents risks to surgical wounds so chemo needs to 'wait' for a couple of weeks afterward.

Then we got to thinking..... Sue is feeling pretty well at present, do we want to take advantage of that? How urgent is the chemo really? Could we get the port implanted soon and delay chemo for a few weeks? If f we have a few weeks grace, what could we do with it? How quickly can we make the necessary enquiries and unpick the current plans if we decide to?  Are we prepared to make a 'nuisance' of ourselves? Do we want to more firmly establish ourselves as FICKLE?

Yesterday morning we decided to 'go for it!' A call to the surgeon's rooms procured us an appointment for 2.15pm that afternoon (how did that happen?). After discussion our surgeon made room for Sue's implantation next Thursday 20th. An email to the oncologist last night affirmed that he was content for us to delay chemo by 3 weeks. This morning we rescheduled the chemo re-start to Monday 8 December. Having sorted all that out, we booked flights to Melbourne on 24th November and will spend two weeks in Yarragon at our 'Retreat Cottage' before heading back to Darwin on 5th December. We also booked a hire car.

Not a bad achievement in under 24 hours! We may be FICKLE but we are also FOCUSED!!

It was heartwarming to see the shift in Sue's demeanor as these plans came together. It was a good decision and feels 'just right'. Praise the Lord - we saw the light!