Awake and up all night

Hello Sonia. The stats are indeed eye opening. It's partly because we are living longer and diagnosis/treatment has improved. Not exactly comforting though.

I'm ticking over. If the ticking stops, I thump my chest. Up 'til now, that's kept me going .

Is your post RT tiredness easing? I hope so. It may seem like forever but if you think back to a few weeks ago it usually helps the morale if you recognise the improvement now over how you felt back then. xxx 

Yes I am feeling much better thanks. I got covid near the end of the RT so that made me feel like rubbish. They said the first 2 weeks after treatment will be the worst  I am in the second week now and noticed an improvement. I am not as exhausted. Xxx

Hi both,

Very moving post Ray, yes we are finding so many pals with cancer

Hubby's best friend has it and we are waiting results of more tests just now.

I agree this group is great so many beautiful people here who care.

I am having bereavement support but not posting on here about that as that doesn't seem quite right thing as its a particular forum. But hopefully my inability to sleep is our other shared universal problem and l try to share my moments of inspiration that might help xx

Though good point bout the universe we are all children of the universe which is a nice thought.

Just remembered we are stardust we are golden....all who pick up on the song get their hippie license renewal for 2026.

If you don't you must for homework go find a nearby hippie and watch the world go by for a bit on a half of a half somewhere xx

Hello Dingg, I've seen most of your recent posts and was pleased to read of your adjustments to a different future. It takes time but it is possible.

I'm a fan of The Incredible String Band, thanks to my hippy room mate when in digs at college in the early 1970s. One night, when he was coming down from a high obtained at a festival in Bath, he insisted in reciting large portions of 'The Ancient Mariner.'  I thought it was wonderful but the landlady and her long distance lorry driver husband were not amused. Room-mate was a drama student. xxx 

I know that poem Ray. Water water all around but not a drop to drink.xx

Thanks Ray

Yes its not easy but the same really with cancer treatment with hubby we took life a day at a time, its the only way on these journeys.....

Lol my old man used to get very drunk and recite that poem playing the parts flapping his arms to be the albertross followed by the boy stood on the burning deck...

Then complaining 45 won't play then finding he stuck a sausage to the record he was so drunk ...growing up in the 70s ...

Hello, and a very warm welcome to the group. 
I am so sorry about your diagnosis, it is such a shock, but it does get slightly easier when you start treatment. 

Take a day at a time, you will get through this. xx

Wow, someone else who has heard of the Incredible String Band! "The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion" was one of the first albums I bought, and I can probably remember all the words to "No Sleep Blues" (and how appropriate for this forum!!) AND "Painting Box".

(Starts humming tunelessly)

Thats so funny xx

I have got that album (5000 spirits) and also Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air.

My drama student room mate also played the acoustic guitar. There's nothing quite like trying to write an 8000 word essay, which had to be handed in the next day, to his rendering of an ISB track on the guitar, with a pint of beer to lubricate the mind. xxx