So, Helen came home from the hospital two weeks ago.
She is recovering slowly, she is still feeling very dizzy and weak, and she is taking a lot of steroids to reduce the swelling in the brain, and the side effect of these are to break down the muscles, so she is losing a lot of strength and can only walk with the aid of a walking chair.
So she is spending most of her time in bed, sleeping, and getting me to fetch things for her :)
Helens mother has stayed her with us all this time and she is great help with everything.
Helen father will come here tomorrow, and so will Helens brother Matt from Cape town, and we will all spend christmas together, so that will be very nice :)
Next week we'll meet the oncologist to plan for the radtation treatment.
I read in the newspaper about the snow and the cold in Europe, and here we are having 30+ most days :)
But I miss the cold and the darkness, the real Christmas atmosphere :)
Anyways, Merry Christmas to all of you!
Take care!
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Glad Helen is recovering well - it may be a slow process but sounds positive and hope things continue to get better for you both. From your posts it seems that you have lots of support from Helen's family, which is great. Hope you've had a good Christmas day, and that the New Year brings lots of good things for you both.
Take care
Grace
Dear relatives and friends you are so far away from us but near in our hearts. We had hoped to see you both in Sweden for Christmas.
We miss you both. You are always in our thoughts and we all hope for a new brighter 2010.
Many, many lots of love to you all in South Africa. Kalle and IA in the snowy forest at Tallbacka house Sweden.
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