Hi - Congrats to GIgs on being home - you seemed to be in hospital a long time - I hope you're feeling comfortable, strong and its obvious you're happy to be home again - yay!
Notjenkins - good luck for your return to work. When I went back my hair was still def chemo style ie sparse, just re-growing and as I'd given up dying it , totally grey. One senior manage saw me - sort of gasped and ran away!! He's never been strong on the old interpersonal skills - but most people were great. I did find I needed a buddy who told me about lots of changes and told me who people were, that I hadn't met before I went off 10 months earlier. That was very helpful- it was just a colleague who sat near me who realised she could help me out.
Sparkle - hope you get a clear plan soon for the diagnosis.
Ashokan - which uni are you going to, and which subject? Sorry I've missed this vital info. I hope they give you a lovely room. Very exciting! (My DS is in his first year so all this feels very close as an experience)
I have strangely mixed news. My DH's aunt passed peacefully away yesterday - it had been a difficult week and she's had several crises over the past few years, so overall I think it was a relief for her sake, as well as to DH. I wasn't close to this aunt but DH is her next of kin and he's given a lot of support over the years.
We'd booked a w/e away several weeks ago, and on Friday we decided (before knowing when this death would be) that I'd still go up to a close friend's surprise birthday ceilidh in Glasgow, so I was up there yesterday - it was a brilliant do, so I'm glad I was there. And DH did the right thing in not coming too, as he was with his aunt when she died. Just a bit odd to have two such different week-ends, IYSWIM.
Best wishes to everyone.