Friday morning Joan woke up to find a painful swelling between her nose and upper lip. She had been warned to be careful of any infections during chemo and rang the oncologist for advice. His advice was to see her GP as soon as possible. She managed to get in to see her doctor at 5.30pm and it was diagnosed as a sinus infection and went immediately onto antibiotics.
Yesterday we attended a family gathering in Mandurah and during the course of a few hours her face swelled more and a red, blotchy mark appeared on her cheek. This morning it seems to be getting a little worse. We will watch it today for any major changes and hope the antibiotics knock it out by tomorrow.
The family gathering was to welcome Ann and Doug. Ann is my cousin originally from Narrogin Valley who married Doug and they live in Canada. We have visited them in their small town of Mission in BC. Ann tries to return home for a visit every couple of years.
The gathering was at a very nice house on one of the canals in Mandurah. The house is maintained and let out to short term holiday makers, by another cousin, Coral and her husband, Alby. The owner is happy about Coral and Alby using the house when it is not rented. Good deal! It has its own jetty and a couple of crab nets hanging off the jetty caught a few crabs whilst we were there.
Mandurah is about 75 kilometres from Perth and is a thriving city. Once a retirement destination for many farmers, the development of canals and housing has caused a major population increase. A bit too expensive for us to buy into.
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