To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

Post 454: Focal therapy sounds good…

2026-07-17T08:20:35Z

Post 454: Focal therapy sounds good… My constant friend is the TV remote. I realise now, more than ever, that the world passes by on the TVs in our home. We are not news people. We mainly watch Netflix, so does that make us Flixers? Only jokin...(read more)

Post 453: Try to see the positives, Mr U.

2026-07-16T03:28:58Z

Post 453: Try to see the positives, Mr U. When you run out of pills of a certain persuasion it’s often your own fault, and today was the last Ramipril. I thought the worst. Not only that, but the managers at work kept saying helpful things abou...(read more)

Post 452: Independence is all I need.

2026-07-15T07:08:00Z

Post 452: Independence is all I need. When all is said and done, the loss of independence is the single most worrying loss during cancer, and I want it back. Finding things to do becomes the preserve of the afflicted, and the years of declining stren...(read more)

Post 451: It’s a Boy!

2026-07-14T05:43:04Z

Post 451: It’s a Boy! With all the patience of a patient waiting for his own scan results, I found it very hard waiting for the news from the baby scanning room today. I didn’t know what time the appointment was, so I could be excused a l...(read more)

Post 450: Another take-out, another Sunday.

2026-07-13T08:17:32Z

Post 450: Another take-out, another Sunday. With all the week behind us, we were looking forward to Monday and the big news - the biggest news in my life… ever. “But how could that be?” I hear you say. “You said that having a...(read more)

Post 449: Another bit of extra time for the fans.

2026-07-12T04:06:32Z

Post 449: Another bit of extra time for the fans. It’s hot, exciting and all three pedestal fans are on top gear, cranking out streams of air to cool our ardour. But it’s enough for me to keep My Darling in tea and water while the inciden...(read more)

Post 448: No tears of sadness anywhere, just tears of joy.

2026-07-11T05:31:56Z

Post 448: No tears of sadness anywhere, just tears of joy. It’s too hot to wear a suit - that’ll be madness. It’s 34 degrees now and, in an hour, at 5 pm, it will not be much cooler, so My Darling’s advice is, “No suit,...(read more)

Post 447: The meeting was an 8/10 but the PSA rose 494.

2026-07-10T05:06:59Z

Post 447: The meeting was an 8/10 but the PSA rose 494. ————- Today’s meeting with my oncologist was great - an 8/10 for sure. My bloods are OK, apart from my PSA of 1268 (up 494). I’ll soon have a bone scan to...(read more)

Post 446: Opportunity knocks - one cat for sale…

2026-07-09T06:01:33Z

Post 446: Opportunity knocks - one cat for sale… With the engine room of the south heating up yet again, “it’s gonna be a hot one” is on everyone’s lips. Even the cat had a problem this morning. In fact, if I’d ...(read more)

Post 445: Special. You are special.

2026-07-08T03:59:51Z

Post 445: Special. You are special. In all my recent posts I’ve concentrated on myself (as usual), My Darling and her bruised calf, and Mr Vicious, who is slowly becoming an older gentleman rather than the irascible cat he once was. The heat ...(read more)

Post 444: Oh no… not again!

2026-07-07T05:29:27Z

Post 444: Oh no… not again! Did you stay up and watch it? The football, I mean. England versus Mexico. I did… Well, sort of. I woke in darkness, the house was silent and I wondered what the time was. Three o’clock. Had I m...(read more)

Post 443: What price is friendship?

2026-07-06T05:07:36Z

Post 443: What price is friendship? When all’s said and done, there’s nothing quite like a friendly smile and someone who’s simply happy to help. What a wonderful thing that is—a helping hand given for nothing. My Darling is s...(read more)

Post 442: I’ll have Kung Poo sweet and sour chicken and those little round wraps for duck.

2026-07-05T04:34:01Z

Post 442: I’ll have Kung Poo sweet and sour chicken and those little round wraps for duck. We had a proper food fest today, and we’ll be having another one tomorrow. With an easy Saturday ahead, I found myself more interested in everyon...(read more)

Post 441: Should I tell you? Maybe later, after lunch.

2026-07-04T06:07:24Z

Post 441: Should I tell you? Maybe later, after lunch. I had an appointment today, a phone one, from the GP, but it came as a surprise. I’ll mention the unmentionables, but not to start with – a sore bum is more of a kid’s problem...(read more)

Post 440: Why moan? Get on with it and accept happy help.

2026-07-03T06:52:46Z

Post 440: Why moan? Get on with it and accept happy help. Work is great, especially with all the care and consideration everyone has already shown me in these first few weeks. Considering I’m only there for lightweight hours, and still somethi...(read more)