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Today is random acts of kindness day. But is an act of kindness ever really random? Are the acts of a friend bringing your favourite treat or sending a well timed text not the very opposite of random? Perhaps they have seemingly come out of the blue but are they not, in fact, consciously considered acts of kindness, and isn’t that what makes them all the more marvellous and meaningful?
Timehop can be a nightmare for me at this time of year.
In his defence, Abe has never been quite so harsh on...
You never expect it to happen to you. Mad but true. I'm a survivor and think that I'm still in shock.I was 32 a mother of a 5 year old and my partner has m.s.I hadn't been well in a long time but I put it down to other things and self medicated with tables from the street and drink. Then horrible things started to happen down below and the pain got worse then I couldn't hardly sit down and then I was passing blood and went to the doctor she was a new doctor called Dr McMillan and she tried to do...
Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly seven years ago, she went for her first mammogram having just turned 50. Lymph nodes removed, lump removed then chemo and radiotherapy followed. The cancer was a hormonal type and was caught early enough that mum kept her breasts. That time as a family was awfull but as we do we helped mum through it with all our might. Fast forward 6 years and the fight is back on.
When you first receive a diagnosis for cancer whether it be for yourself or a dear family member or much loved friend it can be and is a real shock to the system that mere words can struggle to describe . Although through the journey you try never to let go of any feeling of hope that all will come good even the thought of potential loss can be something that will scare you so much that you just dispel any thoughts of it from your mind given the emotionally painful outcome that may be on the horizon...
I am one of those people who has to look away when accident scenes, hospital scenes or just general injuries are shown on TV...
And No
I Never
Look through my fingers...
Have my eyes open just a little...
Or have a sneaky peak...
Can't do it, cannot be dealing with it, just let me know when its over, please..
Even with my kids and there numerous incidents over the years... Of course I'd.... Do the right thing... BUT
My inner voice.... "Yuk, yuk, yuk..... Really, did you have to: Smash your...
7am.... 5 minutes ago, 5.30 am...... 15 minutes ago, 4am....... 20 minutes ago, 3.15 am ...
So on and so forth, particularly the last 4 nights (nights are when its dark outside, right ? Everything is such a hazy blur at the moment that time and the time of day/night it is has kinda become a meaningless concept).... Only took 61 days to get to 4 days ago and I almost feel as if I'm observing someone else's life rather than actually participating in my own.
Mastectomy Thursday, home Friday,...
Hi My name is Jan I am near 68 and have just been diagnosed with stage1b esophageal cancer.everyone keeps telling me how brave I am how amazing etc etc...but I am not.I know people are trying to say kind things but I wish they would understand I have no choice.It is modern technology and surgeons and drugs that keep us alive.I also have no desire to sit in a corner and cry. I think we have to always remain totally positive and forward thinking,that doesn't mean to say I am not frightened I am and...
Today I was told I have Stage 1 Womb Cancer. I think I knew deep down but to hear a consultant look at me and say you have cancer. Is this really happening to me? For nine days I have thought about it constantly and kept "a foot in both camps" I had prepared myself for the worst but at the same time was hoping it wouldn't be that. It was so hard to listen to what she was saying trying to understand it. My immediate feeling was anger because it's been looked into twice before and I...
Having met my Surgeon (Mrs Farooq) on Monday at Manchester Royal Infirmary to discuss option for operation which will either be minimal invasive Ivor Lewis or McKeown, I today received by post my appointment for a CT Scan and the fitness test. My surgery date is 1 April and I am to be admitted on 31 March. It all seems to be happening so fast which I guess is a good thing but my legs were shaking reading the test appointments which are on 17 Feb as it is beginning to feel real.
Well, some delays in his treatment (usually REALLY annoying) meant that Daniel did not have to spend Christmas day in hospital :) So thank goodness my surprises didn't come off!
And hopefully he's coming to the end of his stretch of treatment. His final planned chemo session finished at the end of January and he should be starting radio in the next couple of days which will last about 2.5 weeks. Then it'll be time to see if it's worked. God, I'm so nervous for him.
And bless him...
