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  • Roland Ratso - the aftermath - good news and bad news and a very happy 2011 to you all

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    It's Jennifer's funeral today and I am not looking forward to it - does anyone?  In addition my brother (with a different mother) Tom has gone after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was the first black man to move into Cotgrave which was quite a brave move to Cotgrave in the seventies. He made his mark in more ways than one - and he and his family integrated well in a new community not well known for racial…

  • Roland Ratso - not goood news

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    Sorry about this one.

     

    Jennifer, a friend of mine died last night from complications from cancer. In 2004 she was diagnosed with liver cancer and after a long will they/won't they she was given a liver transplant. She recovered well and even ran a half marathon raising money for cancer research. Then the filth came back with a vengeance - she was too weak to have further surgery because her anti-rejection drugs reacted…

  • Roland Ratso - the aftermath and the Christmas Tree, naughty Mom-ass and Bonnie the kamikaze dog

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    So where was I before I got so rudely interrupted? Ah yes. I got the results from my anniversary scan in a little which said that my scan showed no convincing evidence that my cancer has returned. Yes I just wrote “in a little” when I meant “in a letter.” Chemo brain lures, K.O. My mate Eric who is an Oxford graduate in languages said that the language of reassurance is complicated. Eric can speak seven languages fluently…

  • A little bit of seriousity

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    Multi-million pound cancer research centre opened at Nottingham Trent University.
    By emma matthews
    A MULTI-MILLION pound cancer research centre at Nottingham Trent University was to be opened officially today.
    Sir Michael Parkinson, Chancellor of the university, was due to welcome guests at the Clifton campus, to open the John Van Geest Cancer Research Centre.
    Equipment will allow scientists to get inside individual…
  • Roland Ratso - the aftermath and Houdini and Tom-ass's poo party

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    Monday 1st November sees me in front of my GP for a diabetic review arse kicking contest and in spite of my determination to train her, she won. I have put on nearly three stones and now I have another review in six weeks when she will be looking for a “substantial weight reduction” Oh dear. And more blood tests. And I have to go on a diabetic refresher course. The last one I went on I wanted to do my wrists after it…
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