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I mentioned yesterday about my garden pub which is my little treat and belated chrimbo prezzy and have had quite a few names being suggested. Our house is named Stanhope (which is an old car, or two seater horse drawn carriage - google it for pictures) and I want that name in the title. Conventional names such as The Stanhope Arms, Stanhope Tavern, Stanhope Lodge, Stanhope Boozer, and Stanhope Inn, came immediately to mind, but I would ideally like the name to reflect both hope for the future, and...
I've just read my own last blogs as well as those of friends in Macsite.
I come across as a bit angry and complaining. Pity as I've had a good day.
To set the record straight: I'm feeling well, I've written a letter to dear Dr Onc about what I think he tried to say to me and my pains are much less. I hope to throw away the crutches soon.
My wife had a crisis of inability to move or reach the toilet yesterday. We nearly sent for the emergency docs to put her in hospital. Today she...
A reasonable nights sleep (in three instalments) and either getting used to pain or it has eased off slightly has seen a more comfortable day come and go. Actually got out of house and had a trip to supermarket. The lack of appetite to eat (any) food was matched by a lack of interest in the shopping aisles which used to stock my favourites. No more curries, spicy chicken, chineses, beer, wine or spirits. No fizzy drinks, chocolates, biscuits and fresh bread - all off the menu until I am back on...
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Well I think that this is the most difficult blog that I have posted, I have been Blogging and posting for Five years in total since I first got cancer, In my nodes in my neck and the base of my tongue, I thought untill now that the Cancer was well in remission, but now I find out that the Cancer has returned in the nodes on the left side of my neck and in my right Lung, I have tried to think of all ways of talking about Cancer, but the whole topic seems to shut down...
Hello I woke up this morning really early the pain in my Chest finally got the better of my need to sleep,got out of bed very quietly trying not to wake the wife or my daughter in the next room, then I finally struggled to go down stairs on my Bottom so as not to fall or make too much noise, then I took some oramorph to try to kill the pain it did not work so now i am sat in my recliner chair with blow up cushion to try to relax "No Hope" if i take any more pain relief then i will be like ...
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