Hi everyone, It’s a long time since I have posted. My incurable status changed to inactive, that was secondary breast cancer, now I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. I have an operation booked for the 18th August. Not sure if I should be posting on here or not really but still. This is where I used to post. I have been lurking for a long time and keeping up with all the news.
Maggie x
Hi Rainie, yes thank you I had a lovely birthday yesterday. Now I am not going anywhere or seeing anyone until after my op. I just don’t want to risk catching anything that will delay it. Been really busy shredding paperwork etc. Quite a bit of it came from my parents house and they have been gone a few years now. It’s one of those things that bring up so many memories and I kept putting it of. Even found Grandparents birth and wedding certificates! One birth certificate was from 1986!! I will have to do some more tomorrow, both me and the printer got tired.
My eldest granddaughter has a summer job, only started 3 weeks ago and came to see me yesterday. She was wearing various Merlin badges on her work lanyard, (she works at a Merlin attraction) and I spotted her pro-noun badge. Hers has she/her on it, and is quite small. It made me wonder with all these pro-nouns just how big some of the badges might have to be for some groups who aren’t quite sure which pro-noun they would prefer on any given time or day when they are gender fluid or some other. I find it all very confusing to be quite honest nowadays!
love and hugs
Maggie xx
Hi Maggie,
It's good to see you back on the site and that so many people remember you fondly. I'm sorry that I missed your birthday, especially as you had an excess of cakes. A belated happy birthday from Mel and I.
You are right about gaining knowledge of both your anatomy and cancer. I know a few more medical techniques as well now. It is quite nice when someone talks to you as if you don't know what is happening and you can answer them using the correct medical terms and clearly understand at a level above what they were expecting. Like you I do need to know what is going on, if I understand it I feel like I am in more control although I am quite clearly not.
All the best for the 18th.
Love and hugs, Gragon xxx
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