peta's blog

Had a wonderful weekend when the family all came home for Mother's Day and it was also my son's birthday. Lot's of eating , drinking, laughter and support. I love them all so much. Am being a full time granny for a few days as my daughter and her hubby left my granddaughter here with us for a few days whilst they enjoy a couple of nights away together. She is such a joy and been a great tonic. Am a bit exhausted from…

At last! On Wednesday morning, yesterday in fact, beautiful day for a drive, hubby and I set out to travel to the Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone for THE long awaited appointment, a month to the day when I was seen in the colorectal surgeon’s clinic to be treated for my haemorrhoids or so I thought, to be told he thought it was more suspicious and he was taking a biopsy there and then and that he was fast tracking…

Thanks to Drew and Anji’s tip I am hoping to be a bit more successful with uploading this episode of my blog! So frustrating to loose half an hours work at the last minute! Typing it in Word first has the added advantage that I can also check the spelling before I press the ‘submit’ button and avoid exposing the evidence of my slowly addling brain to the whole web site! That is the problem with increasing years. I used…

Guess what? I have just spent over half an hour up dating my blog, pressed submit, and then up came a web page telling me something about the web browser not being connected and so I have lost the lot!!! I hate computers! I am not exactly the fastest typist in the world and have no more time today. Not to be defeated I will have another go tomorrow! Thanks to everyone who commented on my first attempt at blogging …

I have been in and out of this site for the past 3 weeks after being given the shock diagnosis 4 weeks ago of anal cancer over the phone. I have steered clear of writing a blog till now, not sure why but just did. Having read a few of your blogs many of which have made me smile, laugh and feel so much better about myself and my situation, I thought now is the time to tell you all how much more supported I feel and not…