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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">bmaleus</title><subtitle type="html" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-09-23T17:42:32Z</updated><entry><title>i'm not thick!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/i-m-not-thick" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/i-m-not-thick</id><published>2010-10-26T18:16:59Z</published><updated>2010-10-26T18:16:59Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;ok i walk with a frame. or go in a wheelchair. and sometimes dribble. but i am not thick! do you get patrosed too by very kind people? i bet even steven hawking does. it sounds ungrateful. i&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=379548&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="wheelchair" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/archive/tags/wheelchair" /></entry><entry><title>'you need them more than they need you'</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/you-need-them-more-than-they-need-you" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/you-need-them-more-than-they-need-you</id><published>2010-04-01T16:47:33Z</published><updated>2010-04-01T16:47:33Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;these were my husbands words overhearing my nth call to the pharmacy about a prescription they scrwed up. yes i was annoyed but this shows why we get so angry with health staff - because you know its so hard to change and nhs staff would be glad if you walked - 1 less patient on their groaning lists. in consumer fields i get used to being more powerful - i can go elsewhere . but in return we get free treatment which in my case prbably costs tens of thousands - so hands up for the american system?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=328364&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>tooth fairy - where were you?</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/tooth-fairy-where-were-you" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/tooth-fairy-where-were-you</id><published>2010-01-15T17:46:35Z</published><updated>2010-01-15T17:46:35Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;about a week ago my tooth disappeared. no warning - and i never saw it. just a gap. so tooth fairy where were you? i want my pound please. (yet one more bit to fall off)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=308128&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>new year resolutions</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/new-year-resolutions" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/new-year-resolutions</id><published>2010-01-01T12:00:19Z</published><updated>2010-01-01T12:00:19Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;hi&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;thought if i published these they may carry more weight. what are yours?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. see new year 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. still be walking in 12 months&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3.still be able to stand unaided while&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; kettle boils next year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. stay out of hospital in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;watched princess bride last night. what a good film. very unexpected. also had a lovely curry from the pipasha.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i know my list looks sad but i have much more than many. the trick is to look down the ladder not up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=303281&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="weight" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/archive/tags/weight" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/archive/tags/Hospital" /></entry><entry><title>the north wind doth blow</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/the-north-wind-doth-blow" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/the-north-wind-doth-blow</id><published>2009-12-17T13:52:55Z</published><updated>2009-12-17T13:52:55Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;well i go out all protected from the elements - hat, coat etc plus left eye bandaged shut - so i am half blind and half deaf and about 70% batty -&amp;nbsp;scooters of the world unite! methinks i&amp;#39;ll stick to pavements like this. it starts snowing so i head home. i think i&amp;#39;ll have extended duvet days until crocuses appear. what with christmas and all. it seems as though the world has gone into a frenzy. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=299059&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="christmas" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/archive/tags/christmas" /></entry><entry><title>edible christmas cards</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/edible-christmas-cards" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/edible-christmas-cards</id><published>2009-11-14T18:10:52Z</published><updated>2009-11-14T18:10:52Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;yes it is possible and i&amp;#39;ve just proved it. use dr oetskers rice paper, some writing icing and there you have it. and it goes through the post ok. so this was this weeks dicovery. and its reasonably cheap and very green.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;i fell over again and so ordered a gym mat so i won&amp;#39;t hurt myself. any other &amp;#39;fallers&amp;#39; out there?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=272015&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="christmas" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/archive/tags/christmas" /></entry><entry><title>fishy messages on wall</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/fishy-messages-on-wall" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/fishy-messages-on-wall</id><published>2009-10-23T14:29:08Z</published><updated>2009-10-23T14:29:08Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;got some rather fishy sounding nessages from complete strangers asking me for my email address. i&amp;#39;m sure i&amp;#39;m not the only one? needless to say i have not responded! so admin if you read this please contact me so i can report this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=264564&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>8 nil</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/8-nil" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/8-nil</id><published>2009-10-03T11:29:35Z</published><updated>2009-10-03T11:29:35Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;well bottisham girls u14 have lost again. 8 nil hannah is upset at her performance. i&amp;#39;ve got to hand it to them - they lose spectactaly but keep on going. now there&amp;#39;s a lesson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=257406&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry><entry><title>aaahhh! this site!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/aaahhh-this-site" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/bmaleus/posts/aaahhh-this-site</id><published>2009-09-23T16:42:32Z</published><updated>2009-09-23T16:42:32Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;i think admin have been too ambitious - much of the content just throws up errors. aaahhh!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=253686&amp;AppID=29931&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author></entry></feed>