Hi Carol it's getting a bit awkward now and again with bren her short term memory is getting terrible but only on certain things it's just figuring out what to say so as not to upset her, she starts on new meds tomorrow hopefully it'll help soon she sees specialist 28th hopefully (sometimes they change things) or get appointments wrong as you know. I'm going for a bone scan on Friday could be about six hours so I'll phone bren about every hour so it relaxes her, she worries if i don't the neighbour is with her also specialist is worried even though its receding it might have gone to other bones,. Yesterday and today we are having central heating fitted, never needed it before but brens always cold nowadays. Hope they get Norman sorted soon and you with your tooth. Normally where we are you can get in next day emergency dentist. Seems strange it's taking so long but all the best wishes for you both.... Love....... Billy xxx

P.s hope all the "ladies" are managing OK especially in the cold weather. X 

Hi all. Another hospital appointment and another disappointment for hubby. In a way it's good news as there's no fluid on his lungs to drain and his oxygen levels are normal but it means that they can't help with his breathing. Tomorrow we have a hospice nurse coming in to see us and also someone from the COPD department to see if they can help with his breathing. This breathlessness is really getting him down as it means he can't do anything. I'm very thankful that I'm not at work, it has lifted a weight off my shoulders I can tell you! In 2 weeks my aunt from America will be arriving to surprise my sister for her 69th birthday. At least I can now begin to get everything ready for her arrival at my own pace. We will have to keep her hidden for 2 days until the big reveal, getting excited about that now! I have afternoon tea for 40 people planned for the day of her birthday that she knows absolutely nothing about. I have managed to keep it all secret for 4 months so I'm hoping we can go another 2 and a half weeks! Love to you all, Anthea xx

Hi anthea well done keeping it secret hope nobody spoils it got fingers crossed everything goes well on the day, good luck. And happy birthday from the forum. Hope someone from COPD can figure out what to do for hubby.. Love from all.. Billy xx 

Thank you Billy, it's has given me something else to think about I can tell you! Just noticed a typo though, it's her 60th birthday not 69th! She wouldn't be too pleased that I've put another 9 years on her!! I'll let you know what happens tomorrow. I hope your bone scan goes well on Friday xx

Hi everyone, hubby is not in a good place due to no scan date and is now saying it will be too late to have any effect.  Trying to calm him down but sometimes it's difficult to put a positive spin on it.  It's like we've gone backwards by three years.  Anthea I did think. 69 was a funny special party, so let's hope her 60th goes to plan, very brave of you to plan it all, it will be a marvellous day.  Poor hubby it seems to be bad news on bad news, its so hard to deal with.  I took myself off out to Dunelm. Mill to have a break and bought a wooden squirrel eating an acorn to out in the children's room and a new throw for the bed, it cheered me up, well apart from a car chucking a chunk of grit into my drivers side window and chipping it, things like that would have gut me annoyed once, now I'm like oh well that's life!  Billy, they tried to take my tooth out but it wouldn't budge, hence the hospital having to do it under anaesthetic.  Faye sent me some beautiful pictures of Ella dressed as a mermaid, ill try and put it on here if I can remember how.  Love to you all, Carol xx 

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It's a little quiet here as we both have our own thoughts and we're not discussing them, because really, what's the point?  No scan date, so left in limbo, out of all the posts on this forum the waiting is the one that comes up more often, so my way of dealing with it is to go out and spend money!!!  Finally got my nails done, she apologised for Friday and did a lovely job.  Next shop, pick up my sapphire and diamond ring out of which I lost a diamond at Christmas, my engagement ring made smaller and they looked stunning, re polished and finished in a work shop, considering my engagement ring is 52 years old it looked new, so very nice with my new nails.  Next stop the optician's, new spectacles chosen as it's ten months since my eye test and I hadn't bothered to replace my old ones.  Charity shop book buy and off for coffee and aubergine and lemon loaf cake, never had it before but very tasty.  Then we went to M & S and bought ready meals for tea whuch we've just eaten.  The cough is back but my thoughts are a lot to do with stress.  I'm going to call the nurse again in the morning and see what's going on.  I tried to post Ella's full length mermaid photo but it's not playing nicely, so see you all soon, love Carol x 

Wow ....Beautiful picture... how lucky are we with grandkids ...  the song "isnt she lovely" springs to mind ...  Chrissie... p .s .. you go girl .. treat yourself , you deserve it ... xx

Hi Carol don't blame you splashing out class it as a late Christmas present to yourself, I've just treated me and bren to new wedding rings both our fingers have swollen others had to be cut off. My Christmas present to bren and me. Still think having tooth out is taking ages had problems with mine hospital appointment was a week had x-ray waited one hour and in to have it out. Hope it's not much longer for you or hubby..hope all the ladies on string are getting sorted out and hubby's as well. Best wishes to all. Love to all, Billy xx

P.s love the picture.