6 Down, 14 To Go...

Last week Fintan had doses 4, 5 and 6 of his radiotherapy. Fiona took him to London by herself and I stayed back home to make sure Archie and Barnaby got to school.

Fintan is getting used to the routine; being starved in the morning and setting off for the hospital when it is still dark! At the Hospital, he likes to walk around and around the waiting area - out one doorway and in another, making friends with some of the other patients on his way! If anyone is eating or drinking anything he lingers a little longer and sometimes even smacks his lips (his way of asking for food).

Besides his empty tummy, Fintan seems to be coping very well at the moment. But by the end of this week he might start to feel more tired and may develop sores on the sides of his head - the exit points of the radiation beam. He is at the Hospital everyday this week, plus he has an extra visit to the Royal London on Wednesday afternoon; it will be a very tiring week for everyone.

Here are a couple of photos from his visits so far: