quote of the day ““Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed.” ― Albert Einstein —————————————————- In the current film “Le weekend“…A sixty something, English middle class couple go to Paris to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary and bicker with … Continue reading
Tag Archives: coping with cancer
IT NEVER RAINS BUT WHAT IT POURS!….
Ok, so I have been absent without leave recently. Not sure why, but I developed almost a complete writing block a few weeks ago. Faced with a blank sheet of paper, keyboard, blog, email and even facebook I struggled to find words to write. After a lifetime of frantically and secretly scribbling my thoughts and … Continue reading
Baby boomers.WHEN DO YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A LITTLE OLD LADY
We have just had a couple of days in a place 35 miles away, called St-Annes-on-Sea. which (surprise!) is at the seaside. In true English summer mode, it drizzled for two days leaving us with limited options for entertainment. We sat in the comfortable hotel and read our books. We swam in the excellent … Continue reading
THE MYSTERY OF PARISIAN EYEBROWS.
Yesterday I took my self in hand. I had taken a picture of myself in a new hat and was horrified at how haggard I looked! These past few weeks of stress, rushed convenience meals and lack of exercise, have taken their toll. To be fair, my hairdresser (Michael!) has been in hospital, so … Continue reading
STIR CRAZY!……
I think I am having empathy with those caged lions! Apart from a dash to the health centre and our two hour lunch on Wednesday, I have not been out of the house for six days. Either that or Friday is my “bad ” day. This particular morning I felt restless and anxious, the … Continue reading
THE BEST CHIP SHOP IN THE WORLD…..
On the way back from said dash to emergency health centre, Michael suddenly decided he was hungry, and “fancied fish and chips” … Major bowel surgery has only affected his appetite in that everything tastes wonderful! So, as I am temporarily indulging his every whim, we called at the Olympus Fish restaurant in Bolton town … Continue reading
THE NIGHTMARE OF FINDING PARIS ACCOMODATION……
So our lives have become,…… (YUK ALERT!)….. obsessive interest in bowel habits. (Frequency, timing, consistency and volume)…… dashes to out of hours medical centres with wound infections and forgotten wound staples……. Sleeping,….. eating …..and relaxing. (plus the darned racing commentary is back!. Aggh!) Both the twelve year old out of hours GP (it … Continue reading
MAKING THE MOST OF IT…..
“It was the best of times , and the worst of times” …. that phrase from Charles Dickens, Tale of two cities, kept coming back to me as we toured through the stunning countryside of the Ribble valley. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of … Continue reading
A BIT LIKE A PIECE OF RE -PLUMBING….
Yesterday we saw the surgeon and the coleorectal specialist nurse. . The good news is that there is no evidence that the cancer has spread to other organs. The surgeon explained that the cancer is in the Left Descending Colon and they will remove all of that section of the bowel and join the two … Continue reading
WAITING FOR GODDO?……
0700h. Today ( Friday) at 0930h we have an appointment with the Surgeon and Medic to discuss the plan of care. Yesterday the haematologist was very optimistic. Michaels blood picture is acceptable for surgery after an increase in his antiviral drug regime.. To distract me from my anxiety, I am re -living some of my Paris memories.. … Continue reading
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