Three Good Things

Hi Daloni, I am pleased to hear that you are getting out and about on you’re ebike. Isn’t this warm sunshine lovely I am enjoying a bit of gardening too. I have been forking over the soil and removing couch grass roots! They go on forever and it only needs a little left in the ground for you to have loads to remove again. Got small shrubs to plant but for the sake of my back I am only planting a little at a time.

Comfrey. I used to use it a lot when I had an allotment and it worked really well as a feed, but be warned once it has rotted down and is ready for use it stinks. I mean REALLY stinks. The smell lingered for days over the allotment, 

Three good things.

Had afternoon tea yesterday with group of friends, celebrating a 70th birthday. There was so much good food and we were all stuffed afterwards.

Lovely warm sunshine and it makes most people smile more.

Watching the birds antics in the garden. Had a pigeon sat in the bird bath for ages yesterday. It looked as if he was too hot and was using the bath to soak his aching feet!

love and hugs

Maggie xx

Hi all, Back from city. Happy reading of your gardens, of beech tunnels, of your 'normal activities',Sussex Ovarian, of you daughter being able to manage with the car breakdown herself, Daloni (that must be reassuring!)

My time here necessarily brief, as appt looming.

Three GoodThings:

1) Lovely to be home after beautiful drive to and from hospital.

2) Heart still warm with memories of visit with brother.

3) My lilac and neighbors  blooming. The fragrance everywhere.

I do so enjoy this thread.  We are home from holiday and my first good thing is being home.  I always love coming home. 

2) my flower border is looking good and it's the 1st year I've not done any veg, so I'm really pleased

3) watching calli do the actions from who stole the cookie jar and at the same time having a heated debate on which order to do a cream scone with friends lol

Welcome home ! 

My three good things

1. My girls and I had a short walk through Knole Park after supper to our local for pudding. We sat in the sunshine and ate delicious things. I had poached pear with red wine sorbet. 

2. A really great afternoon nap. 

3. After listening to my big girl’s litany of woe from a horrible day at work, my little girl said “ok. That’s the bad stuff. Now three good things from today”. It helped. 

Xx

You’ve got my mouth watering! It’s got to be:

1. Scone

2. Jam

3, Cream

3 very good things!!

XX

I know it’s early but I already have my 3 good things!

1. Woke up and saw out my bedroom window a beautiful bright red poppy was in flower just below me. Walked round the garden and a cream with purple centre has also appeared in the early morning sun.

2. My lovely favourite doctor has just phoned me to say tumours have shrunk 19% on average! Yes I would have liked 100% but hey I’m only half way through and somethings happening. They are pleased. If one shrinks a bit more they won’t be measuring it. Only worry is if I have another reaction to the carboplatin and it’s worse and I can’t continue with that drug I also cant continue with the trial. But will cross that bridge ...

3. I can now relax and enjoy the long weekend. First Bank holiday I have been able to for ages.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

XX

I am so thankful for this thread. So helpful to read of good things.

Am assaulted by waves of "waiting anxiety". My oncologist, based on my symptoms diary and what he saw in periphery of a scan ordered another more comprehensive scan, a ca125 and referred me to a colleague, a oncologistgynaecologist. But of course, now I can only wait.

That brings me to my three good things:

1) Fatigue and confusion mean I can't maintain an anxious state long, so mostly am happily in the moment.

2) Mrs.and Mrs. Duck back dabbling in our grass. They are s sleek, solid and self-possessed.

3) Neighbour provided us with lettuce, spinach and asparagus. She says they have a great over abundance and even took some to the library to give away.I would not have thought of the library as a location for distribution of greens, but why not? If the librarian is agreeable. (Perhaps she received the lions share)

Hi all, 

Love reading all the lovely things going on in your lives - we are not defined by cancer alone. 

- so glad you had a lovely holiday - welcome back. I'm off to Greece on Tuesday - can't wait...

My three good things:

1. Scans show my cancer is now reduced to two tiny tumours, one in my abdomen area (peritoneum) and one in my brain. Both reducing nicely and I'm going to try and come off the steroids - super excited about that. I was riddled in numerous organs (and random spaces) in October and told I wouldn't get to May as chemo wasn't working. But: 

2. It's my 40th birthday weekend and I've well and truly defied my expiry date.

3. Lots of lovely things planned this weekend with my children, friends and family to celebrate not only still being here, but feeling well and getting stronger again. 

Very grateful for my oncologist who was willing to try different approaches and give me a chance to live when the MDT was saying palliative... I'm still here! 

Wishing you all a lovely bank holiday weekend. 

Gobaith where about in Greece are you goin?

Thats wonderful news about your tumours! What a great birthday present....happy birthday x

Thank you - we're going to Kefalonia. Never been but understand it's beautiful. V. excited! xx