I wonder how you picture the eschatological banquet?  Christmas dinner on an enormous scale?  Thanksgiving gone global?  The best curry night ever?  A perpetual Communion service?

I am wondering if the meal I'm cooking tonight might qualify?  I have vegan friends to entertain so my menu reflects that.  As the weather this morning was grim, it is comfort food - ironically now it is a pleasant evening.  It strikes me that, allergies and intolerances not withstanding, my menu could be served to people of any faith or none, and would be equally acceptable to carnivores, veggies or vegans.  The only people who could be offended ideologically would be strict teetotallers, as I use marmite in the main dish.

By the wonders of Alpro soya cream and vanilla flavoured soya milk I am serving...

'cream' of parsnip and apple soup

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vegan cottage pie with fresh vegetables

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apple flap* with vegan custard

I will enjoy it anyway!  Would be a good eschatological meal should said event take place in winter!!

* apple flap is essentially an apple crumble where the topping is a flapjack mixture

Today I had what my appointment schedule termed a 'weekly review' - not bad as I'd just had zap 19 of 25.  It was all a bit something and nothing, which is probably why they don't do it until this stage in the treatment.  Essentially it involved me being asked how my skin was reacting - and being reminded I would have a perfectly square exit burn on my back (I do - I checked) - and how the fatigue was (generally not a problem so long as I drink gallons of water and keep active).  To be fair, had there been any significant skin reaction, the radiographers would have picked it up and dealt with it by now.

Anyways, I will be 80% done tomorrow with only one more week to freedom.  Hurrah!

Along the way I have met so many wonderful people, and know that even as I reach the far side of the 'river' next Wednesday others still have this journey ahead of them.  If it's your thing, please pray for A who will have her final dose of chemo pretty much as I have my final dose of nuking (I think one day earlier) and who has had a far rougher time with it than I did.  [As I type that I realise I know two A's currently going through chemo, so maybe pray for both...]