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Latest blog posts

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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 295: What a day!

  Post 295: What a day! For what it’s worth, I will give the boys and girls of NHS UK a round of applause. You are genuine stars and the attitude of most of you keeps the wheels of medical interventions rolling. At midday I had a massive heat b...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 294: My elephant tears are unending.

  Post 294: My elephant tears are unending. Salty mud-bath eyes. By Mr U I wish I was an elephant, in a bath of mud ‘cos there would be no signs of tears, I cry for all my worth, Today is just like all the days, I live by hour and hour, But I a...

  Mr U 6 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 293: No coffee. No counselling. No nothing in the tanks.

  Post 293: No coffee. No counselling. No nothing in the tanks. If there was ever a day that defined my luck it was this casual Thursday that went to the dogs. I mean it. This has been a long and tiring day and to be honest, a bit of a stinker. I go...

  Mr U 6 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have A Cancer - 11

  The Easter weekend was long and warm.  On the Friday and Saturday, as my wife slept, I went shopping, and browsing, in Charity shops.  I walked c 20,000 steps over the two days. On the Friday evening, I had a phone conversation with my two ...

  Soglio 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 292: Three miles this week and lovely flowers, lovey people.

  Post 292: Three miles this week and lovely flowers, lovey people. With the holiday only two weeks away, surely nothing can stop us, but I feel a creeping sense of foreboding any time I’m told to behave and get down from the neighbour’s r...

  Mr U 7 months ago
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  Community News

  World Cancer Day 2026

  On World Cancer Day, Macmillan stands in solidarity with the millions of people affected by cancer, welcomes the Government’s new National Cancer Plan for England, and shares information on where you can get support.

  Megan- Online Community Team 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 291: Mummies little helper (morphine) saves the day.

  Post 291: Mummies little helper (morphine) saves the day. I got up first today. It was 9:15am and the cat wanted his breakfast. To be honest, I wanted to have a go on the treadmill but I would have had a few people take exception to that, under the ...

  Mr U 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 290: Metal scrap-man causes mayhem.

  Post 290: Metal scrap-man causes mayhem. Well, actually the scrap man didn’t do anything, but because I was being my usual helpful self, I overdid the assistance for him and caused untold damage… to myself. “Do you not want to go...

  Mr U 7 months ago
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  To Hop-on or Hop-off is the question?

  Post 289: An easy Sunday afternoon.

  Post 289: An easy Sunday afternoon. I got out of bed and downstairs for 2pm after a sleepy achy morning. There was noting to do and I was warned not to step on the treadmill so I was a good boy and I did as I was told. In fact I was suffering with...

  Mr U 7 months ago
• I have a Cancer

  I have A Cancer - 10

  On Monday I was back at work, unable to eat after 11am to prepare my body for the PET CT scan.  Water only for 6 hours before the procedure.  I allowed an hour to get to the hospital, park up and find the scanning unit.  I was glad I h...

  Soglio 7 months ago