Yesterday at the school – end of term play under my belt – in the classrooms saying goodbye to the teacher. I am taking to the kids after school Sonia cancer support team project manager – the wonderful Tanya. She on one side of the doorway, me the other so a pathway out of the class between us. She is discussing how she can help out the next day re bringing kids ice skating – I am as always grateful. As we talk, one of the dads is walking past and says to me ‘Sonia, I have the kids tomorrow’. I assume he means his kids as he is separated: so wonder why he is telling me but smile politely and carry on the conversation with Tanya. He stands there and repeats to me, ‘I have the kids tomorrow’. I am now thoroughly confused. He sees this and addresses me for a 3rd time – ‘Sonia, I have your kids tomorrow’. 

20 mins later, Tanya talking to me about something, in detail, I am agreeing and participating. Hayley pipes up, ‘Mum, you have no idea what she is talking about, do you’. Me, ‘no, none – figured you would explain later’…. Tanya remained totally nonplussed and starts from the beginning. 

Today on the chemo ward – just had all the chemo pre meds – not realizing that one has made me completely stoned. An large dose anti histamine….not fun. Lovely catering lady comes with food and says to me, as I heard it, ‘it’s crap, is that OK?’. I was a little bemused and repeated that back to her…She bursts out laighing and says , ‘CRAB, it’s CRAB, not prawns’