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Ow, Carol, that sounds rough, poor you! Rest up properly, now, do what the medics advise and it will heal.....Like the others, i giggle at the kittens antics, you write so well about them we can almost see what they are up to! 

Jakki, take it steady, you wear me out with your activity! 

Christine, good to see you posting...

Lynda, with all this preparation I bet you can't wait to get moved in now! 

Jasmin, hope those colds go very soon....

i am home, the holiday was so good, but back to earth with a bump, a really busy day at start of half term for us at Bletchley Park! The only problem ( and no, there was so much beauty that it wasn't really a problem!) with Portmeirion is that it is almost in a sort of natural hilly bowl, the buildings are grade 2 listed, sort of single brick with no double glazing ( efficient heating though so we were warm) and so cannot be altered, and they do weddings....the Welsh sing, as we all know, but groups of well oiled guests, and a rowdy 'Land of my fathers' at 2am wasnt that welcome, together with 'oggy oggy oggy' it echoed all round, somewhat loudly.........that was our last night, so not a lot of sleep was had.......and a long drive home after an early start to get packed and check out.......ah well! 

Hugs to you all xxx

Wow, long thread, I've been on here 3 years and never seen it before. I didn't read all 155 pages I'd like to add.  I wonder if anyone has had difficulty reaching out to a teen? My daughter is nearly 17 and not speaking to me. I tried to tell her that I have a recurrence and she told me that she isn't really interested in anything that has the potential to affect her education. I'd been clear for three years, and I think we all, foolishly, thought the brush with the other side was over.

Words of wisdom would be good

LA

Moomy; I think Jakki tires us all out with her level of activity! - come to think of it, you tire me out with yours sometimes!

Mind... I must be getting better bit by bit, as my energy doesn't totally fail like it did, months back; can't reclal the last time I just had to stop and sit down, whilst in town etc; and that was fairly common, back a few months, guess it started fading as I went from chemo to RT, back in July...

Hope everyone else is OK tonight?;  I'm feeling quite relaxed at the moment, and not any particular pains that I can notice, for once... - mind, been all kinds of ups and downs mentally and physically the last couple days, since I had the latest massive  testosterone injection on Thursday morning. But, that oughta be settling down  a bit now I guess, the injection bruising in the muscle has already seeingly vanished into the background of my leg's 'normal' aching...

Hopeing for a quiet weekend here, well, the rest of it, with housework tomorrow, and maybe a ... way too heavy nights drinking out with a friend, perhaps tomorrow or Monday night. - Thinking I may disappear next weekend to my Fathers, whilst the doctor appointments are thin on the ground (flue jab a week on Saturday, and have to get my port flushed through sometime just before that, by the Friday at the latest I think).

Feeling very much like winter setting in here now; so glad now I bought the thick wool coat, at the start of this year (I felt so cold during the chemo!) - and, now, ready for my trip over Christmas to Sweden,  I've bought a second-hand  1950's, fur stole! - boy is taht warm! (useful now I've not got a pony tail covering the back of my neck, for the first and only time in over twenty years!)

Just seeing how I go at the moment for gloves; I've three various pairs, that I hope will be good enough; but with the neuropathy, I'm finding keeping my hands warm is actually vital now, so will see if they turn out to be sufficiently good, or I need to invest in something a bit more proper than the ones I've got, that, well, they were all pretty cheap things, even the leather ones, that came from a market stall I seem to recall... - Next up, must try find some thermal socks; I've only got thin summer ones left at the moment, and I'm guessing they'll be  useless in Sweden if not in the Uk too! - oddly, I seem to have been buying up a lot  of linen and  cotton blouses, of late, second hand, - everyone seems to be selling them as winter nears!

Hope everyone's keeping warm; I've just boiled the kettle if anyone wants some tea?

Lily-Anne, oops! sorry, didn't see you post just then! and, sorry, I'm afraid I've not got much to help you that I can think of right now... Sorry...

Cheers 2legs,

Can I have just tea with milk, any choccy biccies going too?

x

Hello to our newcomers, and welcome! 

This is a place where you can post day or night, hence the title! We are here for happy chats, help and support too....

the room is (as I think) warm, comforting, deep sofas and chairs with soft fluffy throws if you wish to snooze,  a small kitchen where we can leave foods and drinks for each other, faeries clear and wash up ( wish they did at home!) There are wide bifold doors which look out onto a lovely garden, closed now of course, and a wood burning stove which the faeries look after too. Make yourselves comfy! 

Hope everyone remembered those clocks back overnight? It's chilly this morning! Crumpets and butter available, toast them on the fire, it's lovely and just right at present! 

Hugs xxx

Welcome new people, it's lovely in here, safe and warm. I've been popping in for some time now and love the friendship (and cake!)

Sorry to hear about the hard times with your daughter Lily Anne. The thing I was told and I try and use with my teenagers is when they have dug themselves a hole we need to throw them a ladder. Hope things work out ok for you.

Mark hope your mood settles lovely, I am a bit manic with the steroids but then get a little down blip. 

Moomy, the busiest mum in the world, it made me smile when you said take it easy. Are you back from your trip? Thanks for the crumpets they are delicious.

All packed now for five days on my friend's boat; three days just me and her then Gav joins us for two. My bag bulges with jumpers and thermals so looking forward to it, Gav is dropping me tonight.

Carol, how is that groin now? Hope it is much better now and that him indoors is looking after you. 

hugs

Jakki xx

Ooh Moomy love the description of the room, perfect! There is a squashy beanbag too for curling up on      for me. I love that it is the perfect room for everyone. Have put a coffee pot on the table to go with the crumpets xxx

Wee Saz, did you check the cupboard for choccy ones? i have put plain and milk choc digestives in there enjoy.

Hi Lily -Anne 

Teenagers can be so selfish,  can't they? In your daughters case it's probably a self defence mechanism.. 

If she does need support at any point there is an organisation called Riprap which offers support to teenagers whose family may be going through cancer. 

Otherwise I suggest you let her get on with her own thing as much as possible, speak to her school so that they can let you know if they notice any issues.  

Exams are stressful enough and I suspect she is blocking out your health so she can focus on them. Don't take it personally.