https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2022-08-13T19:31:00Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/latest-news2022-12-29T19:08:47Z2022-12-29T19:08:47ZHi everyone.&nbsp; I&#39;ve not posted anything for a while due to various things happening. I had a new kitchen fitted on 31st Oct by the housing association that I&#39;m very pleased with. Unfortunately everything had to be moved out. The workmen m...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/latest-news">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720603&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/my-latest-cancer-news2022-10-15T18:59:00Z2022-10-15T18:59:00ZAs my cancer is now deemed incurable and no more treatment is planned for me apart from phone appointments from Addenbrookes discussing my fate.&nbsp; On the last call I enquired about immunotherapy.&nbsp; I hadn&#39;t heard of until somebody on one ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/my-latest-cancer-news">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720432&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/holiday-in-tuscany2022-10-13T16:01:00Z2022-10-13T16:01:00ZHi folks, I had a wonderful holiday in beautiful, scenic Tuscany, returning last Saturday (8th 0ct)&nbsp; The weather was lovely but not too hot, the highest it got to was about 26, so bearable. It was my first time on a plane and apart from a day tr...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/holiday-in-tuscany">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720426&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/gardening-as-therapy2022-08-31T18:22:00Z2022-08-31T18:22:00ZI&#39;ve always liked gardening though I&#39;m no expert. I just love plants as it&#39;s so rewarding to see something you planted flourish - well mostly, as we all have the odd disaster! My late partner used to do a bit of weeding, thinking he was helping, but ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/gardening-as-therapy">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720351&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/hurray-got-my-travel-insurance2022-08-29T20:43:00Z2022-08-29T20:43:00ZHi everyone. Pleased to say one of the consultants wrote me a letter to say I&#39;m fit to travel. I now have my insurance with AllClear at a reasonable price. I feel quite well at present so hope I will still be fine in 4 weeks time, fingers crossed...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/hurray-got-my-travel-insurance">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720347&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/travel-insurance-update2022-08-24T13:13:00Z2022-08-24T13:13:00ZI&#39;ve just had a response to my email plus phone call that I made to gynae clinic regarding a letter confirming my fitness to travel to Italy in October.&nbsp; I need it for the insurance. They will get back to me next week when consultant is free...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/travel-insurance-update">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720335&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/a-poem-on-bereavement-purely-from-my-perspective2022-08-16T17:44:00Z2022-08-16T17:44:00Z My Philosophy When you feel sad and dying inside, those tears of sorrow, you feel you must hide. But let them flow, in that most private place Where no one else sees the stains on your face. When you think of loved ones who have sadly passed. Happ...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/a-poem-on-bereavement-purely-from-my-perspective">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720320&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/holiday-hopes2022-08-15T16:10:00Z2022-08-15T16:10:00ZI hope to go to Florence and Tuscany in October if I can get travel insurance. It will be my first flight and first time abroad apart from a day trip to Belgium! I&#39;ve just emailed clinic to ask if they can put it in writing that I&#39;m fit to travel, as...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/holiday-hopes">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720317&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermemberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/keeping-calm-considering2022-08-13T18:31:00Z2022-08-13T18:31:00ZIn June 2021 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer after various tests, scans and general poking about in my nether regions!. As there is no radiotherapy unit at my local hospital I started a low dose chemo and radiotherapy for 5 weeks at Addenbrookes...(<a href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/my-cervical-cancer-at-a-ripe-old-age/posts/keeping-calm-considering">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=720314&AppID=41120&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember