Friday, September 30, 2011

A little better again

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Apart from his temperature and blood pressure going up and down all the time, dad's back with us and beginning to face facts. He's ...

Perhaps today we will find out a bit more

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Like is dad diabetic, how far has the cancer spread, are they going to start to treat the pain he is beginning to get now, are the anti biot...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

So now things slowly change

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It is amazing how quickly things change n'est pas? I spoke to mum and brother tonight and Dad's better, not great but has eaten a l...

It is all a bit fast

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I know from previous experience (2 people I've known have died from Pancreatic Cancer) how fast it can be. Both were discovered with la...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

And worse

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It's close to 11 at night and I've just spoken to my brother who has filled me in on the latest. Dad's managed to climb over hi...

And it gets worse - apparently

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It looks as if dad may have Colon cancer too someone at the hospital suggested. We wait to hear about that later today. It appears the hos...

My Breaking Point

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Tonight I felt bad - I felt bad because I'm stuck here hundreds of miles away from my family that moved from this area (where I've l...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Mixed Evening

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I was out with my school chums - it was a lovely evening but was interspersed with news of my dad and his situation. It isn't great and...

And Now back in Hospital

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Oh dear, poor old dad - he wasn't at all well and now he is being taken by Ambulance to Hospital - that will please him NOT :-( I spoke ...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Oh Dear

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Dad's had another bad turn - almost the same as he had last time on return from the hospital, not quite so bad but enough to get the doc...

Sleep at last

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Phew - I needed a good night's sleep and also having dozed in the chair must have helped me to catch up too. I really do need to rechar...
Sunday, September 25, 2011

Weekend

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That was fun - a weekend in Margate with Flocky Bicep and another friend and we had our usual strange times there. It is always a bit of an...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Bit of a Defining Day Today

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With Dad now having said he won't have invasive surgery it leaves very little option for him and in some ways surprises me as I would ha...

Respecting a Decision

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We all have to make decisions and we all have to accept the consequences of those decisions. I chose to survive and I chose to "fight...

Feeling Better

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What a horrible cold that was - - it made working almost impossible but at least today I'm somewhere nearer normal (for me that is). Sp...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Cold from Hell

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Has been awful today - headache, eyes hurt, nose blocked, sore throat, intermittent flu like symptoms and I just can't get my head / nos...

Didn't happen

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So they couldn't actually get to the original stent due to swelling around the area which may have been caused by the infection he got a...

Dad's about to have his procedure

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They are swapping stents over in his Bile Duct (I guess) from Plastic to Stainless Steel. It's a small procedure but one that requires ...

Something a little sad and uplifting all at the same time

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An article about terminal cancer. It's entitled: Philip Gould: 'If you accept death, fear disappears' I wonder whether that is...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The cold from hell

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Just what I needed a cold - what unhealthy sod gave me that?! Blast it - I hate being ill and some SOB must have passed it on so both Mrs. F...