When Suzie and I arrived at the reception in the Royal Marsden, we were first greeted by lovely Liisa, their receptionist who is Finnish!  She reminded me a little bit of my ‘mummi’, my grandmother in Finland, they have the same smile.  How lucky am I, to be greeted by her when I come to the hospital from now on! And, we can chat together in Finnish!

I met my consultant haematologist, Dr Estella Matutes, and my ‘key nurse’, Lucy Whiteman at the Royal Marsden.  They are both lovely, and Lucy is something of a super nurse!  They went through briefly of all the tests I was going to have, and it looks like it is going to be a busy week!  

We have also decided to harvest some eggs for me since the chemo may affect my reproductive system.  I have been thinking of freezing eggs anyway, so this was an easy decision to make, and I am happy to do it! 

Tomorrow, we need to travel to the Sutton branch of Royal Marsden where they are going to do the bone marrow biopsy under sedation.  

All in all, I am very pleased with the hospital, and I feel like I am in good hands.