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If you down to the woods today you’re in for a big surprise.... Today was the day of the Poobaggers’ Picnic as Hilary called it. I called it the goody bag bag goody party or otherwise known to sensible people as a...
Stoma Coffee Morning.
So Little My got in her little black car once more and vroomed off to the hospital near Ems to try and find the bit they were hiding in. Took ages and 2 different car parks and nearly ended up in maternity by mistake which is funny on so many levels...
Hi everyone,
Well its Day 2 post transplant. He is doing surprisingly well so far. All the drugs were administered from last Thursday (20th October) Campath and Fluradibine and he coped well, he was pretty much his normal self. We were able to go out and about and do stuff as they didnt make him neutropenic and his blood counts were fine as were his temperature and blood pressure.
Day of transplant was a momentous one for us but not for hospital staff. I wish they could realise how important this...
Bit harsh in this day and age to hear that maybe, ok for some of us, it does and that can be so hard to deal with at times, for others we come to terms and say - well lets live what we have left to the max, live the day.
Went to London and Kent last week, had a fantastic day, went to meet a mate who works there and we had a couple of coffee's, sat, chatted, nothing special to most people, but I spent some time with a mate who I had not seen for ages caught up on mutual friends and families. At...
Hi,
I'm aged 60 and have just been diagnosed with locally advanced prostate cancer following a chance PSA test which revealed my reading to be ten times higher than it should have been - a reading my GP described as "alarmingly high."
So far I've had various bone scans etc which seem to suggest the cancer hasn't yet spread to the rest of my body but my surgeon suggests the chances of this not happening are "dicey."
Anyone else had this high as reading as I'm trying...
Paul's dad and his Uncle Peter were going to come down from Thanet today and visit Mo this evening,not very happy about it at all! Paul had asked me before Mo was admitted to the Hospice about it and he wanted to know how I felt ,I told him I wasn't happy about it as Mo and I have had nothing to do with his dad or uncle,no visits or any contact whatsoever with them for over ten years.The last time Mo had seen Bruce,her ex-husband,since we had been together was when they went to Pauls wedding,yonks...
Our new life started one day in June 2011, when my husband decided to visit his doctor about night sweats and a slight but constant cough. He was sent for a chest x-ray and by the Monday of the next week we were summoned to the surgery and told there was a shadow on his right lung. An appointment would be made to see a Consultant.
Our planned Summer Holiday was put on hold and we spent the next 3 weeks on odd days out visiting the local Hospital for a CT Scan, a Pet Scan and a Biopsy. Photographs...
Part Three are various accounts of my friends, all along the lines of "You're awesome". You don't want to read all of that so I'm skipping that chapter.
Chapter 4 – Treatment Phase One
Before we continue, a disclaimer. When I started writing this, I was prepared against the bad memories it would cause. NOT against the trouble of actually remembering stuff. It may be a coping mechanism that I've sub-consciously put in place, it may be that I'm just plain forgetful...
Never seem to have anything good to write on here, but just feel some times I have to get
some things out so I don’t feel as bad and alone. It’s my nans 80th
birthday this weekend having a massive family gathering, mums coming well I say
she is coming….. she just seems to be getting ill all the time, I can’t see her
making it if I am honest as she has been in bed ill for the week. Even if she
comes she won’t enjoy it. She doesn’t seem to enjoy anything anymore can’t remember...
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