Awake and up all night

You're right Gill. Sometimes I just feel so powerless and it feels like this great big bloody weight. I know I will feel better soon. Maybe it's because we're coming home and back to blood tests and scans.

Nervous kez but it is better news than I thought. I thought they were going to tell me I had 6 months left to live.xxx

Sending you so much love. xx

Well Uki, coming back from a holiday's enough to give anyone the blues, never mind owt else. Aye, it's the feeling of helplessness that grips me but then I stop myself and think, hang on - who does everything round here? OH can't do much anymore but wearing my ancient bones into the ground doesn't help me much, either. We should both take our own advice and start being a bit kinder to ourselves, which I'll totally forget about before the day's out.

Just think though, you'll be going home to your splendid garden, which will have had plenty to drink as it bucketed it down the other morning. I bet Pippin will be glad to return to his house and stomping grounds.

Cheer up hon and get the kettle on when you get home xxx

Hello, and a very warm welcome to the group. xx

Gill, If circumstances are suitable, have a humorous discussion with OH about the new household robots which can be trained to do various things. Ask him which tasks he would entrust to a robot. I wouldn't mind robotic help with hoovering the stairs but would draw the line at letting one loose on anything catheter related!! Yours would need to be able to swim or at least paddle a canoe. Reading recent posts from you, Ukiboy and Soc, I think submarines should also be considered .

I think you are all coping very well with whatever life is throwing at you. Thanks also to you and other members who give moral support to regulars and new members alike. Ray xxx   

Hello, and another warm welcome to the group. 
Please don’t feel alone. We are all here. It’s so horrible when you first get diagnosed, do you have a treatment plan yet? xx

Sending you hugs. Some days are harder than others. You are a lovely, caring person. x

Aw thanks Ray  

Hey, I've had lots of dialogue with OH about the magic fairies who regularly chip in with all the tasks, and not very humourous ones either. I'll bring up the robots next time but personally I'd love one - it'd have to be programmed to be bossed about and no sensitive hearing devices - maybe something to shut out the volume of my yelling. And the absolute necessity of never shutting down, so it could keep me company when I'm awake for up to 20 hours per day. I reckon that covers my demands. What do you reckon I should call it? It's got to be a man robot as I get on better with blokes in general.

Over to you, Raymondo xxx

Love you Gill.