How are we all doing ?

Absolutely Ray!

Hi Ade,I see you are around.How are you ? Love Jane xx

Hi all,I’m moving out on Monday but won’t be able to move into my new house just yet.It’s been all go for the last few days but my sister has been helping me pack.The estate agents have hopefully found a removal man who is coming over tomorrow.Why anyone wants to move at this time of year I don’t comprehend.I will need to find some accommodation but most is booked up.I shall probably end up in the travel lodge again.It’s been incredibly stressful and I shall be relieved when it’s all sorted.Love Jane xx

What a Christmas time Jane! Hope it's not 'no room at the Inn'. Try AirBnB, you never know...Do you know yet when you CAN move in?

Sending masses of love, Denby

Hi Denby,Not sure yet it shouldn’t be too much longer.The estate agent has just been round to take photos of the furniture for the removal man.He also disconnected the washing machine for me as he used to be a plumber.It’s organised chaos here boxes and bags everywhere but not too much more to pack.Now it’s finally stopped raining I can clear out the shed.It’s put me off moving for a bit.xx

I hope it all comes together quickly for you. Things do seem to be moving faster now!

This is a funny time of year, by the time it's 3 o'clock it's almost dark and no-one feels like doing much so I'm  glad people are helping.

I just realised that my mother died 51 years ago today of bladder cancer, but after so long all I can think is thank goodness for all the treatments available today  for us. And thank goodness far fewer people are smoking now. She was certainly addicted, but, strangely, stopped smoking as soon as they told her she had cancer. When we asked why, she said she no longer wanted it now she knew it was killing her. She was dead in 3 weeks.

All the best

Latestart

It’s sad your mother couldn’t be cured Latestart.Treatments and surgery are much more advanced now.I remember seeing my surgeon on tv when he performed the first robotic neo bladder surgery.I was interested but never thought I would need robotic surgery.Struggling to stay awake now it’s been emotionally and physically tiring getting ready to move.Perhaps I will leap into action after lunch there is still so much to do.xx

Thank you - it was because she didn't trust doctors (her father died of bowel cancer just after the war and the GP did or didn't do something she felt he should have done - never knew what). Her mother also died 6 weeks before her father from nursing him and having to wash dirty bedding in the bath with bleach (Mum always had a washing machine, even in the 50s.)

She was very intelligent, educated to University standard and must have suffered a lot before I found her curled up in a chair one day. By the time I dragged her to our GP she had visible tumours from bladder and lungs - though we kids weren't told that until the very end. She had a biopsy (must have been like a TURBT I suppose) and they gave her 6 months. Turned out to be a couple of weeks, poor thing. 

I thought stopping smoking then meant I wouldn't get it too but when I saw the blood 48 years later I knew I had to get treatment right away. So far so good - and 3 years next month since the Cystectomy.

Hope you feel energetic this afternoon. It's sunny here so hope it is with you too.

All the best,

Latestart x