AWAKE.........

Good Morning Fruit Loops, I just wanted to pop on and say a HUGE…….

for all my Birthday messages! I was very touched reading them all and they made me feel very Special!

I had a lovely Birthday, ended up celebrating over 3 days which was lovely, but exhausting ! Today will definitely be a very quiet, lazy and probably sleepy day! Which is pretty much a normal day for me

I have my 6 monthly scan in a couple of weeks so fingers firmly crossed I will continue to be a Stable Mable!! I’d like to say I’m not worrying about the scan/results as after this many years I should be used to it and be able to remain calm! However I suppose I sort of feel that as the years go by, my luck might run out eventually?! Surely my cancer can’t stay Stable forever! Although maybe it can 

So how are you all doing? Snowys Mum good to hear you are still testing negative! Let’s hope it remains that way! Perhaps you have a natural immunity! 

Wishing you all a Lovely Sunday. Have a good one whatever you are doing. Sending Love and Hugs to you all. Take Care. Sal xxxxxxx

Love that you had a birthday festival!! All the best for your scan xx

LondonLass

Sounds like great celebrations Sal ! Good wishes winging your way for scan x

Lots of love LondonLass, and wishing you luck for the scan.

Fruitloops I have a bit of a dilemma. Could not visit daughter and family for       Christmas because they live in Plymouth , a very long drive, and I’m just not fit enough to travel. They said they would visit me at half term, but gave no details. They cannot stay with us as we just do it have room, so they stay in a hotel nearby and we feed them. Daughter and husband are triple vaxxed, 1 granddaughter 13 single vaxxed, but the 17 year old granddaughter is anti vax. My daughter texted to say that they have booked the hotel, the 17 year old and boyfriend ,also anti vax, are coming. Decision made, no consultation. I am very unhappy about this as I do not want indoor contact with unvaxxed people, especially with a young man about whom I know nothing. I have been very upset with the texts she has sent me , which had some elements of emotional blackmail. We finally had  long phone conversation this morning. I have to say that I have many health problems, 2 primary cancers, fortunately I remission at present, but with all the after effects and meds side effects. I have depression, anxiety, and hospital related PTSD from the horrible experiences I had. I also have to deal with incontinence and chronic fatigue and arthritis. I found the phone call very upsetting. I have decided that I will only meet granddaughter and bf outside with masks, but want more time than that with my daughter, and will have them to the house for an evening meal.The rest of the time they can visit my ex husband.

I have been very upset by this whole thing. Daughter says she understands but by blithely expecting us to have non vaxxed people to the house I don’t see how she can. Granddaughter needs to learn that her decisions have consequences. Daughter told me so do mine!!!

Thanks for listening. Xx

I'm  sorry to read this seaspirit44 I would be upset too at the lack of consideration on the part of the anti vax pair. What a position to put you in.

I think you're being hospitable having them over for meals and seeing the anti vax people outside for coffee or similar.

Tough it out with your daughter, you're still seeing her, you have just drawn a line in the sand to protect your own health.

Don't be upset. I will write  a naughty daughter story later xxx

LondonLass wishing you all the best for your scan sweetheart    

I can appreciate how you feel. There are one or two people in groups we meet who have these unvaxxed opinions but fortunately in France....and Portugal where we are still on holiday....almost everywhere requires a vaccine pass. Even having a cup of coffee on a terrace.....so we know that provided we are distancing ourselves from the next table...everyone in the place is either vaccinated or has an up to date PCR less than 24 hours. 

As a thought....would your granddaughter take a test to visit you? If she and her boyfriend did that, you could actually be more confident they don't have Covid than vaccinated people. We had to have one in addition to a vaccination pass to enter Portugal. It was a nuisance for us because we had a long drive afterwards but it was free for vaccinated people and I had the results on my phone in less than ten hours.

I am sorry you have so many health problems. I hadn't realised you still had a cancer. You are very courageous because you rarely complain about your situation. I do hope things can be sorted for a family gathering. I know what it is like not seeing them. It is over two and half years since I saw my parents ( 95 now). Everytime I think it's safe to attempt to organise something, there is a dangerous variant I don't want to give them or new restrictions which make it too complicated. I have nowhere to go to isolate.........

Anyway, lets hope Covid itself is less virulent by half term. Numbers seem to dropping in UK....or is it just a change in testing?

Take care. Love Karen

Awwwa, bless you dear seaspirit44, they are using emotional blackmail and it’s singularly unfair! You’re being courteous and generous to meeting the way you suggest and I would support your decision and do exactly the same. Antivaxxers really should start to face up to the consequences of their decisions, meaning possibly that some of their relatives will not see them. After all, Australia has even deported one due to public health concerns! 

Big hugs, lovely lady, and stand up for what you believe is right!

Hugs xxx

Thank you so much Snowys Mum and Lacomtekp. They will be made to do an LFT before they come anywhere near me. And I haven’t got  any cancer recurrences at the mo, I’m very lucky, but I have had both breast and bowel cancer. Still going through scans, colonoscopy etc, but so far OK. Scanxiety never goes away xx