The good and the bad

Hi peeps

I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. Taking the excellent advice on this website I pretty much started by taking it one day at a time. This does indeed help. 

I thought to share the good and the bad and would love to hear anyone else's should they wish to share.

Today I had both a good and a bad moment. I received 2 letters in the post.

The first was from the hosp confirming my op date (my bad moment) cos my stomach dropped and I had that now familiar feeling of anxiousness take hold for a moment but shook it off cos I know it is needed. 

The good - my 2nd letter - as if... a tax rebate - boom  . Not half put a much needed smile on my face . Reckon a my treat family meal is in order.

Eeee it's the little things ain't it. 

Take care peeps 

Sandra x ️X

 

  • Haha thanks Billy......he gets called allsorts at the moment but keeping his final name we've chosen to myself at the moment. Always the risk of someone stealing it, probably not on this form mind but was gutted that an old school friend of mine of Facebook has just called his baby the same name. Oh well lol x

  • Thanks JBains and so sorry to here of the 2 people close to you who have recently passed. My heart goes out to you :( However, 11.5k...Wow. Thats a massive achievement and you should be proud of yourself x

  • Sorry forgot to say well done on the "run" if in been there it would be 0.5 and that would be it, again well done.

    Billy 

  • Thank you all for well dones.  I walked - run????? God forbid. I don't run for any thing - bus or train. Taken 4 days to recover but glad I raised money and did sthg. Grief is a hard emotion to deal with.

    Funeral tomorrow - will give him good send off.

    Hope you all are doing okay.x

  • Way proud of you jbains... last couple of funerals I did not go ....instead choosing to visit the grave after everyone had left to pay my respects and sit in the quiet with my own reflection on time together.

    the first funeral I did this - while there my friends husband came while I was standing by the grave... he was suprised I was there ... when I explained he was touched at my reasoning...,, this is what I always do now. People who think I didn’t attend the funeral... not something I care about... I feel more connected doing it the way I do

    I will b thinking of you ️X. 

     

  • You just reminded me I haven't been to parents grave lately, I've got mum & dad and grandparents there i try to get there when i can, i like to take Mrs but its on a side road no foot path and trying to get Mrs out of the car with traffic about can be difficult, fingers crossed I'll try today later, make sure there tidy, no other relatives around here all down south, I'm getting cremated no bother keeping tidy then, soon as i found about C i went and paid for everything for both of us then no problems for other relatives +a bit of money from insurance for them to share out, hopefully they won't squabble about it, but why should i care, (i suppose that's the way I am).

    Billy 

  • I too want to b cremated nd told them where I want my ashes spread.... nothing like being prepared.:|

     

  • Morning peeps 

    bad :- none yay

    good :- day 4 for lil one with chicken pox nd she has been no bother at all running around nd happy... I be crying in bed lol.

    fab day yesterday food then wine in the garden with the sunshine with daughter... happy days.

    have as good a day as u can peeps x

  • i don't know if you'd call it lucky or not, but a funeral shop opened just down the road from us in a small shopping centre, just when i found i had C, we got 25%off i think that was a good offer +Mrs decided she wants a limo normally that's about 2000 pounds extra woman said you can have a make a wish which costs 160 pounds for the limo hire so we saved over three thousand pounds for everything you pay 160 at time of funeral i think it's a bargain IF WE KEEP Going the more we save fingers crossed,

    Billy 

  • Hi Billy 

    well we all love a bargain whatever it’s for:)

    I don’t have life insurance... just told mine... cardboard coffin, cremated, no service etc, told them where I want my ashes spread. Sell the house, take cut for the funeral and share between the 2 of them the rest. 

    Have a family holiday together raise a glass of wine to me and if there is an afterlife then..... see them later :D