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So it seems a lot has happened since my last post, where do I start? My mind is all over the place at the moment but it seems to help me to write it down...
20th August it was day 13 of the chemo treatment (seems to be an unlucky number at the moment!), day 7 of the radiotherapy and mum was getting weaker, she was sleeping most of the day, we were struggling to get her to eat and even when she was she would hold the food in her mouth for ages and wouldn't swallow it, she could barely help us to help...
I was talking to some friends the other night and we got onto the subject of what was the first album we ever bought? Everybody but me knew straight away. A couple of days later and I'm still not sure. It's supposed to be a memorable event but I'm struggling with this one.
I did have some albums as a child but they were all bought for me as my pocket money didn't stretch that far. I also don't think they deserve to be called albums. They were those budget compilations that were...
Its been a while since I updated my blog on here, primarily because I maintain my blog mostly on Google+ and Facebook and haven't felt much like reposting everything again here. That and latterly I have been busy,
So, whats been going on? Well, after my last post I picked up a couple of bugs from the kids - a cold and a touch of the old norovirus. It was not pleasant, I can tell you. The cold quickly (in a matter of days) turned into a nasty chest infection - I remember one friday night where...
Ever since I stepped foot off that plane I've felt like I could scream and swear at everyone. The minute we touched down in England it was back to the same old crap. Not even been back in England 24 hours to be off to Birmingham with my mum to visit my grandad who is becoming very distressed. My mum is struggling this week and I've noticed an awful change in my dad :( he's getting really sick and tired of all this crap but he knows damn well it's gona get a whole lot worst and there's nothing we...
I just happened to notice that my last blog post was about how positive things were. This journey really is a rollarcoaster because as I sit here and write this post, I am fighting back the tears.
Things were going so well but the last two weeks have been absolute hell. It all begins on 19th August when mum, in an effort to try and get mobile after the hip replacement, went to stretch her legs in the kitchen with her crutches....and fell onto a cold tile floor. This was a matter of hours after...
My very dear childhood friend, Patty Gravatte, was just diagnosed with tonsil, throat, neck, and lymph node cancer.
Patty is a wonderful person who donates time to not only her family but also her community. She is a single mother who adopted a child of different skin color so that Patty could provide a loving and nuturing environment for her daughter.
Patty went into the hospital to have her tonsils removed. Subsequently, she was diagnosed with tonsil, throat, neck and lymph node cancer. She is...
Blackmail. Strong word that may upset some people if they read on.There's no sex or swearing in what I hope to write but many may disagree with my views.
I am angry and confused about doctors, nurses and patients. I was brought up to believe that doctors were supposed to be there for patients who felt ill and wanted help. Doctors were trained to know about illness and what treatments were available. No doctor could know it all so there were hospital specialists or consultants. Nurses were there...
