All Systems Go

Hi Alwayshope,  happy to hear he is doing well, It was nice to hear about your new lacy bits, but did you find a bread maker. I hope the weekend off helps you both, and best wishes for next week.

Eddie

Hi Brian I'm sure hoping for something and making that hope a reality are completely different, though we can hope, In the meantime i will carry on telling others about the community, 

Eddie

No luck with the breadmaker yet Eddie. It seems to have gone out of fashion in favour of air fryers. I will go on a final hunt this afternoon whilst hubby is having his siesta, but if I can't find one I will have to go online.

I have also been spreading the news about the forum. Being an expat it can make accessing support for cancer more difficult. Invariably whilst we are in the waiting room of the Greek God we start talking to someone from our area who is undergoing treatment for cancer in some form so point them in the direction of Macmillan - most don't realise that you don't have to be UK based to join, or how much information it gives. For some reason the ice cream parlour also seems to be a good place to meet others on the prostate cancer journey - well any excuse to have to go out and have a treat. It has also encouraged the owner to develop more flavours which are dairy and sugar free, offering less naughty versions.

It's Saturday morning, the sun is shining and forecast to be 25C. Hubby is over the nausea and we have just had a good giggle over the attached thread - well we have to get our fun somehow.

https://community.prostatecanceruk.org/posts/t30488-Proof-that-you-can-t-blame-everything-on-your-cancer

This has been such a quick episode for you both. It will be great to get home and put it behind you soon x 

Have you ever tried liquorice ice cream. You don't see it often but it is delicious 

Hi Alwayshope, see your still not sleeping, I have a bread maker which comes in handy at times but i love making bread especially focaccia as it's yummy, ready to eat in 30 minutes and you can add all sorts to it as well. It's nice to talk to others about the community isn't it, though sadly many have no computer or smartphone or the knowledge to use one, though hopefully some have joined. Your ice cream parlour sounds fab and how nice of him to tweak the recipe's for his customers, Enjoy your shopping, wish it was as warm here, and don't have too much ice cream as your new lacy bits might not fit, take care both of you.

Eddie

I agree with what you say about the lack of computer or smartphone. Hubby is not at all confident in using his smartphone and leaves most things to me.

Ice cream is limited to once a week, but as you get older everything spreads or drops - I am definitely not the size 8 I used to be.

Hi AH, I didn't have to wait to get older to grow out and down, Age 28 started the year 32 inch waist weighing 70 kilo's and ended it waist 39 inch weighing 90 kilo's and no shift in diet or exercise or illness to explain it, Don't want to put a damper on things but i don't eat ice cream because my mums last two weeks with lung cancer, it was the only thing she could eat and soppy old me still can't give it a go.

Brian, my empathy levels are through the roof.

Previously, before PC), I can't really remember having much empathy.

Lots of people I've talked to with PC, have all had elevated levels of empathy.

You, (hope you don't mind me saying), have so much respect and are a really caring person.

Happy 45 years of marriage with Lorraine next month.  Will you both be spending it in Turkey?