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Another wet day Just got back from walking louis soaked again.
Just got a call from that spoof scam. who say they are from microsoft help team and want to enter my computer remotely. I said Ok I will have to go into the other room and turn it on then I put the phone down. They rang again Mavis picked it up and he said they are trying to help me. She said no you are not we are tracing this call because it’s a scam he denied it but she hung up on him.
Mavis has just received an e...
I'm sure this is a universal experience, but people's reactions to hearing of my illness have been highly varied, some predictable, and some surprising (though not always in a good way).
I'm an atheist, but a number of people I know to be religious are praying for me: in the conventional Christian way; by being "held in the light" - a very nice concept - by a Quaker; and by being sent remote reiki by a New Age lady. I don't mind that; while I don't share their beliefs, it's completely well...
Well I set off with my overnight bag well my friends overnight bag to the local hospital.Now the letter said don't eat or drink anything from midnight and you must be on time.I am always either early or on time it would be a rare thing for me to be late.The strange thing is everyone and I do mean everyone of my friends is always last minuete or late it drives me up the wall.Well I arrived at 7.50am and i was put into a day room to wait.The anaesetist then saw me then the consultant to explain what...
Back at work after my tests and confirmation of Hodgkins.
They are all being very suppotive at work and we are working together to try and work out my shifts around the Chemo.
The 15th seems a long way off but Im sure it will rush towards me.......
So here goes.... After a year of reading other blogs ive finally found the courage to write my own in the hope of finding someone in a similar situation.
My mum is 56 now and 2 years ago was diagnosed with limited stage small cell lung cancer. She had chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy to her brain.
Eleven months later the cancer returned in the same site as before and was still classed as limited stage disease as there was no spread. She then went on to have further...
In June
i had a chest infection so given antibiotic and sent for xray due to my age and the fact i used to smoke but gave up lasst year
In August
got made redundant
had a repete chest xray to make sure infection gone
we have acepted an offer on the house,
In September
got phone call about xray results, dr has done an urgent refferal to a chest specialist to have my right lung checked there is a colapse of the middle lobe.
Started a new Job. My daughter got married the next day my youngest went off...
Today I had an ENT appointment - they're still looking for a primary tumour, and had a glance at my throat with a trans-nasal endoscope (tickly and eye-watering, but painless - nothing like that "Euarrrgh!" moment when Arnold Schwarzenegger puts the probe in his nose in Total Recall). They also did a biopsy of a salivary gland (a "sharp scratch", as they always put it, but more unnerving than painful).
The room had computer access, and the ENT doctor showed me the PET scan...
