This throat cancer  Family blog has been a lifeline for me . My husband had his 13/33 radiotherapy session today almost halfway ! Just making another batch of full fat semolina ! . It’s puddings  for breakfast dinner and tea in this house ! Hugs to you all . X x  Ginny 

Hi Jacter this is Hazel aka Radioactiveraz thank you for your kind words about mine am Ians blog pleased that our shared experience s have been of help you you. How strange yet again your hubby is a keen cyclist. One tip I can give him when hsving radiotherapy tell him pick s few of his favourite bike rides and do them in his head including any coffee n wee stops it helps pass the time likewise scans n mri s I found it really distracts from what’s happening. I am now back  to biking ok most I’ve done us 50 km and am not fast but OMG it feels good. Feel free to send a friend request if you want them we can chat a bit freer if you’ve any personal questions 

please keep in touch and onward n upwards as Ian and I say 

hazel x

Hi Ginny no problems only too willing to help   Must day semolina was never my favourite st school but it’s surprising how childhood food quickly become a staple of our new diets. 

13/33 well done the next stages may get difficult but positive mental attitude gets us there. 

Kerp in touch. Hazel 

Good stuff Ginny and edging towards halfway through.

What a great idea re semolina. I used to love as a boy and forgot all about it. 
Now you have put me in the mood, I'm gonna have some.

Hope all going well and hubby coping ok but please keep us posted with progress.

Onwards and Upwards
kind regards
Ian

Have to echo this, prepared me so well, a Godsend.

Cheers you can pay us later. Lol xx Ian think we need to get that book going ? 

H x

Hi Ginny

Just reading your post re puddings,brought back memories.

When hubby was just over halfway in RT he said semolina was scratchy like eating sand. So many foods that were ok suddenly werent.

There was a pudding years ago called cremola 50/50 semolina custard,no longer marketed,but it was easily swallowed(I added a big splash single cream too).

I came across this site easytoswallow co uk. If you havent been there already :-) As I recently had surgery myself and couldnt eat, but as Ian calls it the " bush tucker" feeds I couldnt face day in day out and I have been determined to eat to the point of food obsession.

Theres no doubt about it pain when trying to eat kills your appetite stone dead, Add to that the loss of taste/bad taste.

Good luck & hope all goes ok for you both xxx

OMG I remember cremola and I loved it . It was bright yellow I remember and much more tasty than semolin a. Thank you for the website link I will certainly take a look. His throat has in the last few days just started to become sore so soft foods at the moment he is also type 1 diabetic so food could become a problem for him . We know that there is a lot more nasty to come . He is very upbeat and very positive at then moment . Started on the paracetamol something he has never really done but it helps before food. Still drinking a lot and no taste loss yet . Bit of a red neck and applying the cream . All tips are noted and written down . Love this throat cancer family chat room . X x Ginny 

I think we do Hazel lol