Awake and up all night

Okay Mickey. I get alot of support on here.

 I think he'd embrace the wheelchair too! 

Oh Ray, I've got every sympathy for him but sometimes I snap and become a screeching old mother Riley - then my vocal chords become sore. At least I've still got them but diplomacy sometimes takes a back seat, then I'm wracked with guilt. 

But, tonight I've once again carefully brought up the subject of his electrolarynx, christened Elvis, and he nodded, not with any great enthusiasm but small steps. Tomorrow is another day xxx

I can remember when my father past away i was about 8 years old so I can remember talking my dad over to the pub because he was blind he had a accident in the pit where he lost his sight but the bad thing was he passed away on Christmas eve so as it is now I've been trying to find out what short of man he was so a family member sent me a photo of my dad and my mother on the day thay got married my mother looks just like my youngest daughter and my dad looks like my oldest sister my older sister i got so much respect and i love her so much she done all my twin sister's funeral when she passed away one and a half years ago she was told about her cancer but she passed away 3 weeks later which was so sad she is mist so much every day she was such a lovely woman and loved by a lot of people 

Ukiboy, when my dad went away for a year to RAF Gan in 1961, mum, me and my brother rented a terraced Victorian (I assume) house near our school in Southsea. My brother and I caught chicken pox during the winter months. We were in our beds in a tiny bedroom. Mum saw that there was a very small fireplace - about a 9inch grate, so bought some coal and lit a fire. It was only 2feet from the end of our beds. We stayed warm and nothing else caught fire despite the dangers. The loo was in an outhouse in the tiny back garden. At least it was a flushing wc, unlike my late wife's basic plank with a hole in it and a bucket underneath - and this was in the 1970s! Like Gill (I think) said, playing with the frost on the inside of the windows was something most kids did, even down south.  

Sending hugs. x

You've had a lot of tragedy in your life, Steve. My condolences hon, but I reckon you're a strong guy and will move forward whenever difficulties are put in your way. Treasure that photo of your mam and dad my lovely xxx

I have seen a lot of people speaking to each persons just a question have enyone ever met each others 

No Milkey, we only know of each other because we have been on the forum for a while. It is a friendly place where everyone tries to help by giving moral support. Cancer and life can give a very rough ride at times.  Ray x

Milkey said:

my twin sister's funeral when she passed away one and a half years ago she was told about her cancer but she passed away 3 weeks later

So sorry to hear this.

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Hi, newbie here, I’ve been waiting since the 14/4 for my lung biopsy results and might get them this Friday. It’s taking very long and I’m feeling like I’m going crazy, how do you stop the feeling of panic?