Cherryl and Peter's blog

I feel like I'm in the sea and I cannot swim (no really!  I can't swim) I think I am suffering from what my husband calls Instruction blindness.  I know if I ask for help or actually READ THE INSTRUCTIONS I will find Gary, Esme, Jen, Ann, Ribbsie and everyone else? 

Hi Is there anyone on here taking Milk Thistle? It was recommended to a friend to take for her liver. Does anyone know anything about it please? Cherryl

Hello one and all I am writing this to tell people who have not been receiving anything regarding Benefits, Allowances or Blue Badge how we came about what Peter has received and how! He was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer October 08. While we were at the Consultants meeting we were introduced to a Cancer Care Cymru Nurse Specialist who informed us that she would help us with all the relevant benefits etc. At the time…

I have been sitting here wondering how each and every one of youl cope with the everyday stress and strain of living with cancer or caring for partners, parents, children, family and friends, I am interesting to find out how you do it? I am sure others would appreciate reading your stories also. For instance, our family and friends praise us on our attitude to all that is happening at the moment and cannot understand…

Peter's cancer in a nutshell. Nagged him senseless to go to the Doc's for a checkup last year, due to altered bowel habits,especially at night and falling asleep more often in the day than he was allowed! So after lots of sulking and arguments he finally went [October 08]. What stopped him was that he was scared of needles and knew he would have to have some blood tests! Doc found the tumour during her initial 'gloved…