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

  Post 486: There’s a sofa but no tv on the walk home.

  Post 486: There’s a sofa but no tv on the walk home. I’m getting hot sweats that are like no other. Normal hot sweats don’t affect me too much but in this heat I’ve been afflicted with sweats that are really subtle when they ...

  Mr U 14 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 485: 3–0 to the Arsenal and a big breakfast.

  Post 485: 3–0 to the Arsenal and a big breakfast. I’ve been struggling to stay awake lately, which is partly to do with sleep deprivation at night, but I’m beginning to think it might be something else. What I mean is that even when...

  Mr U 15 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 484: The last farewell and fifteen weeks to go.

  Post 484: The last farewell and fifteen weeks to go. I’ve woken up with an aching back, so I’ll be careful in all I do today. The oxygen sats are still a little low at 94/95, so getting up and down the stairs means I’ll need to be...

  Mr U 16 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 483: Visitors arrive after a positive weigh-in… oops!

  Post 483: Visitors arrive after a positive weigh-in… oops! Without Big Sis to look forward to until tomorrow, I had a clear day to do whatever I liked. But I wasn’t off to a particularly good start. The weigh-in was a bit of a shock. Ano...

  Mr U 17 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 482: A few steps outside.

  Post 482: A few steps outside. I will probably work my full six hours this week, but next week I have the bone scan, so I’ve only got four hours to find work for. What I mean is, it’s getting harder to find paperwork for me to do. I thoug...

  Mr U 18 days ago
• Living with Desdemona

  Chemo Fifth Cycle, Week One: Desdemona's Fifth Date

  Wow, chemo five! Only one more cycle after this one, it really does feel like this part of my journey is coming to an end. Preparation: ‘Dexa’ consumed and I’m ready to go. As always, a combination of mild excitement and anxiety ab...

  Desdemona 19 days ago
• Pete's cancer blog

  Waiting

  Saw the oncologist yesterday,  lovely chap  very jokey. Went through my treatment and side effects.  Waiting to have my line put in, then start the chemo.  Must say I'm scared.  The enormity of it really hasn't hit m...

  Peterb 19 days ago
• Speaking to an empty room

  Back in their happy place

  Thank god they've sodded of ....and I say that with a smile and irony...mum and dad went ten days ago to their caravan ...at one stage over  these past few months when dad was told it's cancer,I honestly thought they'd never set foot...

  RedTree26 19 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 481: A million little eclipses hanging on the wall.

  Post 481: A million little eclipses hanging on the wall. Who saw the 2026 partial eclipse today? We did: but unlike any of you I expect. I took a photo and on it you can see an eclipse or tree. But onto matters that matter more, the book. I&rsquo...

  Mr U 19 days ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 480: Self Advocacy yet again.

  Post 480: Self Advocacy yet again. I asked a simple question and lo and behold I’m not only right to ask the question but now there’s another wait because of it. Will things ever be resolved on my claim? Another bad sleeping night was r...

  Mr U 20 days ago