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Hi Mummy
Im asking you huge favour for tomorrow. I need you to give me the strength to keep calm tomorrow if Grandpa starts to have a pop at me. Im meeting Ann-Louise in the M&S Cafe tomorrow morning and then Grandpa is going to meet us there.
The thing is I have been so busy with my in-laws lately that I have barely had time to see anyone when we have been home, because it has been non stop washing and housework before we have to go back up again. I dont think he will understand. Even when...
Well this is all getting a little boring for me now. Had a fantastic nights sleep on Monday back in my own bed surround by enough chocolates to rival Thorntons and woke Tuesday feeling not too bad.
Caught up on what had been going on here while away and managed some pate on toast for lunch made for me by my fantastic cousin who had arrived from up north the following day to stay with me and take care of me for a week (how spoilt am I). Started feeling a bit off colour about 1ish hot and icky so...
Hi Everyone
I haven't blogged for ages, but I am so excited and wanted to share the news with you all. My sister (Liz G, a member on the site) visited her oncologist this afternoon, he hadn't seen her since January, as he was off on long term sick himself, and she had been seen by someone else.
Sitting outside his office today, we were both waiting anxiously to go in, the oncologist came out and said hi to me, and asked me how I was doing, told me he had seen my scan results and was ver...
hey everyone,
well im all packed up and ready to move house, just sitting amongst boxes and bags now, my lovely flat reduced to bin bags and cardboard, but i am actually excited about my move, im moving into a house share with a friend to save on bills etc. moving from a flat into a huge georgian style house, a new beginning even though i have just started my chemo it feels like a positive move, i will be in before my second dose next week and so far touch wood it has been stress free but i do think...
I have just been reading JaneyG's profile & blog about Friday 13th and it got me thinking.
I have always had an irrational fear of the number 13. For as long as I can remember I have always avoided that number, to the extent that, when reading a book I will NEVER put it down on a page containing the number 13 or 31 or 1 & 3 anywhere therein! This can cause undue stress as I have been known to be late for work, appointments etc or even last to get on a plane because I won't put my book down...
Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?? Here I am, at the advanced age of )&*£$^*_+, (hush!) with my first ever blog!!!! Many of my friends have 'em, my son has one, but I never thought that I would!! The things you do when you can't sleep at 03:38 ! Pop on a load of washing, clean the tops of the kitchen cupboards, create a blog, carry on clearing out the old music room....... I loathe and detest housework - why is it that I get most of it done in the small hours?!...
Sam has a pain under his ribcage. He finds it hard to cough as the muscle goes into spasm and feels like it's drawing his back to his front. I called the GP on Friday as he wanted to see someone. She was with us within half an hour. Thankfully she was able to tell us that Sam does not have a chest infection, his lung sounds are clear and she can feel nothing that would make her worry. She also was pleased to see that, since her last visit several weeks ago, his fluid retention is no worse, it...
Just finished my first week back at work and it is like i have never been away. I am glad to be back and it does take my mind off things. I know i want to get back on with my life after operation and diagnosis but it is still at the top of my mind all the time and i find it hard that people at work dont want to talk about it and i find i just keep smiling for them and keep things to myself. I suppose they dont want to think about it but i find i need to talk about it but all the time but with family...
Ive only very recently joined this site as I want to research as much as possible about cancer and how we find the strength to fight the emotional and physical battles with loved ones. My dad was diagnosed in Nov 2008 with bowel cancer and had major surgery In Jan to remove the tumour followed by 8 courses of chemotherapy, his treatment went reasonably well and his side effects were relatively tame compaired to some possible side effects that you read about.
Dad is not one to be fussed over and he...
ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX WEEKS TO GO,
BUT IT PUTS ME IN THE MOOD FOR XMAS,
AND IT MAKES MY FRONTROOM GLOW.
I HAVE PUT UP MY CHRISTMAS TREE
ITS A BLACK ONE AND ITS NEW,
DRESSED UP IN SILVER SHINEING BALLS,
WITH SOME RED ONES,
JUST A FEW.
WITH LOADS OF SPARKLING FAIRY LIGHTS
ITS A REAL TREAT TO SEE
IF ONLY YOU COULD SEE IT TO
YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME.
OUTSIDE ITS VERY COLD AND DARK
INSIDE ITS WARM AND BRIGHT
AND MY CHRISTMAS TREE IS LOVELY
SENDING OUT ITS MAGICAL...
