I mentioned earlier that Alex has lost an amazing 25kg. He looks fantastic. Of course, in an ideal world, the weight loss would have been over a much longer period and would have been a real celebration.
For now though, one of the focal points is NOT to lose any more weight because he will need all the strength he can muster to get through the next few months of treatments. So the dietician at the hospital gave him a sheet titled "Nourishing Snack Ideas" to take note of and to try to follow.
So, how often are you told to eat things like "Scones with jam and cream; Buttered pikelets, muffins, raisin toast, crumpets, fruit buns; Chocolate bar; hot chips and Cake, muesli bars, biscuits, croissants, pastry" ??? And the list went on ...
I turned the same shade of green as the paper the list was printed on. Envious wasn't quite the word!
New of this list soon spread and on Friday afternoon Zoe visited Alex bearing a Butterscotch Nut Tart. Mark was here at the time, and really couldn't believe his luck either. Of course, we all had to join Alex with a piece of this "prescribed tart". It would have been rude not to.
On Saturday, Tracey checked out her stash of recipes and was due to provide Alex with an afternoon tea delight that would be in line with hospital guidelines.
Events overtook us though.
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