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Latest blog posts

• Kidney Not

  Uh oh . . . . . . .

  I had my regular monitoring scan on 7th July and catch-up with my onco on 29th July.  There is no problem and we agreed to catch-up again in March 2026.  But wait! Two weeks later my onco phones out of the blue!  There is a problem.&nb...

  Mmum over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 157: Dr S and I have a frank and friendly chat — then a family ride out.

  Post 157: Dr S and I have a frank and friendly chat — then a family ride out. In the end, it’s great to know you can chat about anything you like and perhaps get your expectations out for a dust-off. ——— Last night wa...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 156: Alternative reality causes confusion.

  Post 156: Alternative reality causes confusion. Waking up in the darkness with a warm hand on my lower back suggests my Darling is already aware of my pains — so why am I so pained and confused? ——— After a decent day where...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Great centimorgan news!

  I was feeling very down in the dumps yesterday evening.  It's been a emotional time lately.  I was a teenager in the 70s. If you'd asked me then to name my favourite actor I would have instantly replied Robert Redford.  Ph...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  Busy with the shredder

  I don't think I'm going to have time for very much blogging over the next few days.  Unanticipated problems have arisen which can be easily resolved by acquiring the following items.  If I get round to it one day...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 155: If I’m not feeling myself, who am I feeling?

  Post 155: If I’m not feeling myself, who am I feeling? The cuts and bruises are healing up fast from the feline attack, but the mental scars will be there for a long time to come. ——— This tangled web we weave has left me u...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 154: One small thing can send me into orbit.

  Post 154: One small thing can send me into orbit. But first… I was thinking about leaving (not that leaving—the big leave), and I sketched out a line or two — because I could: I want you knowing I still do care Even when I’...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• Distracting myself, hopefully!

  It's one of those nights...

  It was going so well yesterday.  Spend a lovely afternoon on the sofa with H watching crime dramas. We got engrossed in a 2 hour programme with a very complicated plot that needed a lot of concentration.  We both remarked afterwards th...

  Margaret853 over 1 year ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 153: Warm welcomes and angry goodbyes.

  Post 153: Warm welcomes and angry goodbyes. The Autumn weather subdued the mood but Kevin got his blessings, after all. ——— Ending the day with a visit from our mates, who drove through the wind and rain to have a chat with us, w...

  Mr U over 1 year ago
• 2025 Not a good year so far

  9. Third week of treatment

  The weekend went ok but on Sunday morning my throat was hurting a little more than it was last week when I swallow… is this the sign of things to come? Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th August Radiotherapy session all went ok, the mask is still a li...

  NorfolkBor over 1 year ago