Mad-Jo's blog

Having waited 2 months to find out how they were going to treat this "beast" in my brain, surgery is my only real option of destroying it & maintaining my quality of life. Radiotherapy will not do it. I go in tomorrow & they operate on tuesday. The risks of dying during surgery have just hit me. I'm a survivor - I don't want to go - too much damage to do yet! I've coped well so far, but now I feel like going into hiding…

Come out, Jimbo, Well, do I feel a right fool! Told my German Shepherd, Roxy, about your fish friend & she rolled on her back on the floor, laughing her head off. She says you are thick, right enough! The fish is telling you its name is Bob Watt! Why didn't you think of that? And you have to keep it because you're its dad now & it would be cruel to send it away. Good news is you don't have to change your name, unless…

Told the pals I wasn't sitting around waiting for the "News", as at the rate they go I could be offski before it arrives! We're eating out on Friday, 5 of us. They like their booze, big time, but I'm tee-total due to the meds. Bless them, they've purchased some non-alcoholic wine, which they will decant into wee plastic bottles & smuggle in in their handbags so that I don't feel left out! I just love them women! Supportive…

I had a good prognosis originally, mastectomy, chemo & other breast removed as a precaution. Docs reconned it had gone. Not so. returned after 2 1/2 years in liver & armpit. I was devastated, not because it returned but because I had no reason to expect that to happen. Decided that I couldn't do anything except get on with things - once you have an illness you have to deal with it. No point in wishing it gone - doesn…