fillymum
synful soul
Yesterday I saw my oncologist in Valencia and I am so happy to say I am now 9 years in remission. Just one more year to et through and I will have passed the predicted 10 year survival time given to me at the time of diagnoses.
It was a brilliant day altogether. I always go for my annuak checkup with a close girlfriend. It is about 100 kilometeres from here to the hospital so we drive to the closest main train station, get the train and then a taxi to the hospital. It is so relaxed and we chat non stop for the duration of the journey, well, for the whole day really.
Once the oncologist bit is out of the way we hit the city big time. First we have a coffee sat outside and watch Valencian life pass by and then the shops !!! We always spend at least an hour in our equivalent of Harrods, El Court Ingles. We never spent a centimo we just gasp at the prices and giggle at the "offers" of things like leather handbags ONLY 200€. a MERE BAGATELLE FOR SOME BUT QUITE OUT OF OUR REACH EVEN AT THIS GIVE AWAY , BARGAIN PRICE LOL.
Whoops I was shouting !!!
Then reality hits home and we head for C&A where the real bargains are. I was too broke this time to buy anything but my friend bought me a super, lovely sweater for my birthday.
Lunch next in El Corte Ingles, very elegant. I was so good just had a salmon and prawn salad with a soya dressing and water.
We have such a good day, we laugh most of the time, see the funny side of everything and arrive home feeling as refreshed as if we had had a long weekend away and having totally forgotten that the real reason for being there was such a serious one...............good isn't it ??!!!
It was a brilliant day altogether. I always go for my annuak checkup with a close girlfriend. It is about 100 kilometeres from here to the hospital so we drive to the closest main train station, get the train and then a taxi to the hospital. It is so relaxed and we chat non stop for the duration of the journey, well, for the whole day really.
Once the oncologist bit is out of the way we hit the city big time. First we have a coffee sat outside and watch Valencian life pass by and then the shops !!! We always spend at least an hour in our equivalent of Harrods, El Court Ingles. We never spent a centimo we just gasp at the prices and giggle at the "offers" of things like leather handbags ONLY 200€. a MERE BAGATELLE FOR SOME BUT QUITE OUT OF OUR REACH EVEN AT THIS GIVE AWAY , BARGAIN PRICE LOL.
Whoops I was shouting !!!
Then reality hits home and we head for C&A where the real bargains are. I was too broke this time to buy anything but my friend bought me a super, lovely sweater for my birthday.
Lunch next in El Corte Ingles, very elegant. I was so good just had a salmon and prawn salad with a soya dressing and water.
We have such a good day, we laugh most of the time, see the funny side of everything and arrive home feeling as refreshed as if we had had a long weekend away and having totally forgotten that the real reason for being there was such a serious one...............good isn't it ??!!!
