Visited Emmerdale this week

Saturday
Stopped in bed all day just due to tiredness. I watched both the Eurovision and the Oliver programme on BBC 1. I had to turn off though when the results came though due to shear exasperation at the scoring.

Sunday
Diane contacted me today (the lady waiting for a transplant) she has chest infection. This is the worst news you could ever hear. Chest infections for us are life threatening.
I started writing another blog to go with the brief one on the Star web site. www.helen-miller.blogspot.com is a site i have created to give more information about me and the condition. I have also been very lucky and have a couple of other women who are in the same position as me having put their blog link on mine.

Monday
A young girl called Louise has contacted me who is 27 and in the final stages the same as me. I have started to forge e mail relationships with a few people via this Diary and it is helping me tremendously. Alison often e mails me and tells me her stories.
I’ve been on my own most of the day but I’ve had the phone in my lap all day in case I needed someone or something.
I don’t like being on my own anymore as I do suffer from panic attacks quite frequently now.

Tuesday
Daniel and I watched TV most of the day in-between playing on the X box and me tapping away desperately trying to finish off the loose ends on my assignments.
Started to think what Job am I going to do when I’ve had the transplant. Id love to do motivational speaking. I’m quite an extrovert and feel that I could really put messages across to people that would make a difference especially in the Transplant field.

Wednesday

First day out in a while. I made myself get up and go out for a couple of hours. Mum took me to the hairdressers to have a wash as I wanted to look my best for Thursday. I ate a good meal at Sainsbury’s which lasted me all day.
I was sleeping on the settee and the doorbell rang in the afternoon. The local district nurses are introducing themselves to me. This is just the next phase I think. They need to know my circumstances in case i need to call on them in emergencies.

Thursday

Well today’s been fantastic. Through contacts after my filming debut and being cheeky I had the pleasure of being Georgia Slowe (Perdy) guest at Emmerdale for the day. Laden down with 5 oxygen cylinders and painkillers I went to Leeds to the studios and then to the outdoor set to watch some filming. I met most of the cast who were fantastic and very chatty. I took some photos of the set both inside and out. Georgia was fantastic and had planned the day for me to see as much as possible. She had used her day off to show me around . What a kind gesture, I can’t thank her enough for this. I will treasure this memory for ever.

Friday
Due to yesterdays excitement i am now shattered and laying on the settee. I don’t think i am going to move today. This is the problem, I do one thing and it takes me a few days to get over it. I don’t want to alarm my self but I have started coughing !