Dear Carol,
I assume you have been busy with your guests.  Ella will be so pleased thay were still able to visit albeit later than originally planned.  Did you make your chicken curry?  You really have to check the vitamins now, not like it used to be, they have so many, men's health, women's health, pregnancy.  It was funny thoough.  Glad to hear Lisa's checks were all good and it is nothing more than a post viral cough.  

Billy,
Be careful doing all that moving, can't have you unable to do things.  Mr. Higgins was all good, no problems, just his yearly vaccination abd check-up.  You are lucky bella likes going to the vets, unfortunately neither of my cats enjoy any part of it from the cage, car or at the vets. Cookie actually hid just because I had got the cage out of the garage.  
I will apologize for my comments re men and clothes, ok maybe it's not all men, just the majority. lol

Anthea,
I am so, so, sorry to hear of Steve's passing.  We are all here if you need us.  My sincere condolences to you and your family.

Love to all, take care.  Sue xx
 

Hi Anthea

Just wanted to add my condolences. 

You know where we all are when you need to chat, vent, rant.

River

Dear all, I hate to moan about my husband when I am still lucky to have him but since everyone went his mood has slipped.  Last night he started to shout at me again because Lisa is still not well and he said he was worried about her.  I said it was sad that I couldn't go and help as I have before and obviously that set him off, it's either that or the treatment is affecting him as he was like this with chemotherapy. Still today's another day and hopefully I can get out of the house for a bit.  Margaret bought me  flowers after my hospital trip and I'd wanted to say thanks for helping me but she beat me to it, so I'm going to take some today, have a chat and a cup of her horrible coffee!  Lisa is off to sort a new kitchen out and is having a quiet weekend to try and get better for her new job that starts next week.  She's very rarely unwell but like me if she gets something it's always the worst case scenario.  I've just managed to eat toast and it's been a little easier.  Hubby has just come downstairs so I'd better make sure he's OK, these men take a lot of time and energy!!  Billy I hope all is going well with you and Bren, it must be so hard for you but you never complain, you're a lovely man.  I didn't sack my dentist because he didn't remove the tooth, the hospital dentist did it, so it would have been a little unfair on my lovely dentist!!  Sue, you seem to have found some peace now the family are with you, I so wish that I could see mine more, they make the sunshine no matter what is happening.  Chris, how is your granddaughter doing?  Thank you for saying this is a lovely thread, it's the truth in all its glory, good times. Bad times, sad days, happy days, days with everything thrown in and life as we know it, was it the Life of Brian that said that?  Or Spike Milligan who had engraved on his headstone, I told you I was ill.  See you all tomorrow.  Love Carol x 

Hi lovely Carol me and bren OK thanks. Bella still likes pate witch is very surprising 3 small bits morning and night for a fortnight don't know if she'll still like it when she's finished full coarse of tablets. It's only thing she doesn't search though and spit tablet out.

Yes Carol treatment can cause mood issues. If he keeps on hope you don't hit him to much. You know us men are big softies really. Good luck as treatment continues. 

Best wishes to all the girls on here new and old. Love.... Billy xxx 

Hi Billy, I've just sort of  had an apology, he's missing the family he tells me that's why he's fed up!!  I'm missing them too but being fed up gets us precisely nowhere and it's a bit insulting when I'm still here, what am I, a squashed crumpet!  Anyway, off to get some more food as the cupboard is bare, love pate, lucky Bella, I always loved the series Frasier with Eddie the dog, the Dad fed him his expensive two hundred dollar pate to get his pills the vet gave him into Eddie, is that where you got the idea from?  Take care, love Carol x 

Another wet miserable day, we are both so fed up with black skies, wind and rain its definitely getting us down, even going for a drive seems pointless as we wouldn't see anything!  Now I know how the poor comfined to their cabins people feel, at least we can move about.  Hubby is feeling the cold a lot which is not like him, we think the treatment is affecting him, he doesn't look well and the next one is rapidly approaching.  It's funny really the last couple of weeks seem so long but then it's whizzed around for the next batch.  Margaret never rang me back so I went to buy food, hubby picked me up, I was dressed in a padded black coat with the hood up and tied under my chin with shopping bags all around me and when I had struggled with the car door in the wild wind and rain, chucked the shopping in he said, I thought whose that little old lady when I drove in!!  He obviously thought he was being funny (I hope) but I wasn't amused!!!  Anyway I had two gin and tonics whilst cooking tea (well heating a moussaka from M*& S) so felt more chilled out by teatime.  I've got a pounding headache this morning, not sure if it's the gin or the fact my exercise regime has gone out the window as it hurts too much to bend down.  Tuesday is my first day back at dance, I am looking forward to it and seeing friends.  Take care all of you.  Love Carol x 

Hi Carol yes the pate idea came from Fraiser, thought I'd try it, I'd tried everything else and she'd eat it and spit the tablet out. Just hope she keeps liking it. Like you be glad when weather changes. Hope your not over doing it. Hope hubby manages all treatments and it works you both deserve some good luck..

Love to all.. Billy xxx 

P.s full of cold again just wish immune system worked better(. My rant for the day) 

Dear all, just a quick one to say a big thank you for all your lovely messages and support.i just feel numb and more than a little shocked. I knew the day was coming but I thought I had a few weeks more at least. One minute I'm sitting at home waiting for a hospital bed to be delivered and Steve to be brought home in an ambulance and the next I get a phone call to say I'd better get back there quickly. Today is the start of all the appointments I haven't this week. I'm so lucky to have good family as I don't think I could do it on my own. Take care all of you, love Anthea xxx

Firstly thanks to Anthea for the message and I'm sure when she has got time she will pop by and see us all again.  Things are not good here, hubby had a bad night, looks pale and is not interested in food and his temper is frayed, plus the massive fall of snow hasn't helped either, my spare Norman woke me up at 7.30am shovelling his massive drive for 45 minutes,  when I got up it was covered in snow again!  Lisa rang and the GP says she has inflamed lungs and her body is fighting the virus, it's upsetting I can't see her, hubby said, go down there, how am I going to do that I say raising an eyebrow, he says nothing in reply.  Its like I'm being torn in two and committed to being here for ever as in truth he's never well enough to leave alone.  People suggest hospices, can you imagine him going into one, I can't! Sarah is on.her way to help put everything away, like bedding and beds from our family visit.  I've just ordered a new dress and a cardigan to cheer me up.  Jean has just called, she still has no date for kidney removal, the surgeon has gone on three weeks Holiday and she's just been left.  It's two months since she was diagnosed and nothing is happening she's concerned it could spread.  So not a lot of good news today, sorry gang!!  See you soon.  Love Carol x