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Having intently read Kezzerbirds Blog regarding the Llangollen canal and a comment that someone had never been and would like to go I would like to recommend The Bruce Wake Trust on http://www.brucewaketrust.co.uk/ which is a charitable trust that caters specifically for disabled boaters. Bruce Wake died of motor neurone disease and left a trust fund for disabled (and not so disabled) to have their own cruising holidays…

Tuesday 10th March and my journey is a mixture of sadness and relief. Definitely relief that my first slice of treatment is over. When I first saw my consultant he said I would need five slices – twenty five weeks of radiotherapy but it all depends how the Ratso is responding. I take the ring road today and have a brilliant journey. I have taken some magazines for the waiting room – I am sick of seeing old men reading…

Monday morning 9th March and I have got a meeting at 10.00 o’clock. Just got out of the front door and wham! My underclarts is full. A big dodd in my knickers! Bloody hell. I go back in and clean myself up. Now I am late. A clean pair wasted. Meeting completed and I come back for a good soak. One thing about pooing standing up is that it didn’t hurt at all but this time I am back on the pan. In agony. Before and after…

The club is fairly full and Bill and Alan take great delight in showing everyone my curry dive bomb. I’ll get them back. The singer is OK and the bar is open until 11.30 so I can get an extra coke! Saturday night and Sunday morning is a Nottingham author’s book about a working class lad working in a factory. My Saturday night and Sunday morning has been an absolute shit. Literally. Roland is having a party on the curry…

Had the usual trip around Morrison’s and then back to swear at the television and computer as I watch my beloved Brighton and Hove Albion make another arse of themselves. My bowel situation is critical. The pain is unbelievable but at least it settles down very quickly but I can feel the weight coming on again. Alan and Bill are taking me for a curry tonight and I fear the worst but it has always been my way to keep…