Meet up later in year?

Hazel this is a wonderful idea and I'd move heaven and earth to get to real life meet-up in the future, I'd love to meet the guys and gals on here face to face.

Sorry though but I'm not comfortable with video/phone stuff; to be honest it's not me personally but my wife, who is disabled and I care for (people already know that) is intensely private to the extent that she won't even talk to the wider, even sometimes close, family when she's in a "bad space".

Me chatting to "strangers" online would really upset her if she heard it; that said she's hugely proud of my "champ" status on here. She's a conundrum; mental health is so hard, literally when I get out of bed in the morning I don't know what kind of person I'm going to meet downstairs. But I know who she is deep down so I can take the bad days.

Best of luck with all you do and really hope to meet you in person one day!

Mike xx.

Hi Mike

Dont worry will keep you in the loop ,we have Johns cousin who is in a similar situation, until she get up her hubby doesn’t know how the worlds going to be .so being in a ‘bad space ‘ is something that we can relate to Lynn has been like that for at least 40 years in and out .This virus is praying in her mins my husband week they've has to cancel their daughters wedding on the 2 nd if May which has been booked for over 2 years and that’s really thrown Lynn as you will  understand.

You keep a lot of us in here sane Mike so for that we are all grateful .Like I said at start of conversation will keep you updated on here.

Hazel xx 

MikeO

Hi Mike

WhatsApp is just a group chat tappety tap on the keyboard. 
I should think that’s the easiest thing to do. You’re just in a group and you can see everybody’s reply. Yes you can send a video or pictures if you want but there’s no group video conferencing. Or you can ignore posts till another day. It shouldn’t be too difficult in the way you envisage. 
it would pave the way for a “reunion” when we are all out of this morass 

Beesuit a text only thing I can manage; I'm in a group with wife's brothers that she refuses to engage in. Actually had a phone call with one of them this morning (concerning her aging mum), her favourite bro of all time who she's always loved to bits but she refused to talk to him. It's hard, she was sobbing earlier saying she wanted her dad who died a couple of years back.

I want my mum back too so I can really feel her pain despite rationalising my thoughts a bit better; crazy days.

Hi all

A meet up will give us something to look forward to.

We’ll need name badges to be able to identify those with no photograph on here.

It’ll be like a blind date!!! Xx

Hi Hazel,  joined this group a while ago but have never got my head around how to read whole threads or reply to someone or even ask a question. I've just asked my partner and we figured it out, soooooo easy when you know how! I would really like to get chatting more to people in here, it's nice even just to read the threads! I would really be interested in a meeting later in the year if I am well enough. I have my second round of chemo on Thursday, and then two more and radiotherapy for six weeks at the same time. It's just nice to read that I'm not alone x

Hi Anita 

no problem at all which ever you are comfortable with I have set up a seperate what’s app group.   Well done on starting treatment for general cancer stuff keep answering on her but I will send you a friend request then if you want we can chat private or you can send me in private messenger your phone number mobile and I can add you.  Have you read mine and Dani’s blogs ? 

H x

No, I haven't Hazel.  I have had our little girl at home because of schools closing and have been very busy with her! This is one reason why I am dreading chemo on Thursday, I was very poorly for the first eleven days. I shall have a read of your blog and have accepted the friend request, thank you x

Add me too if you like. 

oh and PS if you fill some of your personal details in your profile it lets people know what’s happening to you without having to find all your posts.