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Monthly Archives: September 2011
A Very Odd Day
refelctionsonawastedlife has been short listed in the ‘best personal blog’ category for the 2011 Manchester Blog Awards. If you would like to vote you can do so here http://www.manchesterblogawards.com/the-shortlist _________________________________________________________ How very Odd indeed, well actually it should have been … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, chemotherapy, Festivals, Health, Manchester, Oldham, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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Sweating Like A……
I’m getting bored of watching World Cup Rugby now. Canada v Japan, USA v Italy, what’s the point? Apart from me, is there really anybody else in the Western hemisphere who gets up to watch it? It’s a bit like … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, charities, chemotherapy, Drug trials, Health, Manchester, Oldham, politics, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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Is Wednesday OK?
We’re getting into a routine now, I phone Dad to let him know the latest news, he phones me the following day to check again on what I’ve told him. This isn’t going to change. I must remember to check … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, charities, chemotherapy, Health, Manchester, Oldham, politics, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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Last Of The Daily’s
I somehow felt lonely yesterday, after the last two days of activity. Twitter was quiet, everybody out working and there was I sat at home on my own, with only my tumour to think about. Oh, and F1 practice. I … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, chemotherapy, Drug trials, Formula 1, Health, Manchester, Oldham, radiotherapy, Saddleworth, Uncategorized, Worthing
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Last of the Summer Wine
Sister No 1, Pat arrived with Clive as arranged. The visit had been planned many weeks ago before my diagnosis. As her daughter calls her, Pat is “Queen of the Travelodge” touring the country on special offer rooms, normally £10 … Continue reading
Cut Along The Dotted Line
I know it’s not always a good thing to do, but putting a term into Google can bring up some surprising results. I was looking for a little more information on what a ‘low anterior resection’ really was. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Health, Manchester, Oldham, politics, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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My (slightly) Broken Heart
I have been trying to get back to some sort of normality after the weekend, but with some difficulty. It’s difficult to remember what happened, but at the same time I’m glad it did. Sometimes you just know you’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Health, Manchester, Oldham, politics, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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Tired and Traumatised
I’m not sure how to describe the weekend that has just gone, but if I did I think the word smashed would be most prevalent. Not good for my health, but at the same time good for taking my mind … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Health, Manchester, Oldham, Saddleworth
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Another U-Turn
My usual strategy of leaving tidying up until the last minute backfired on me, as usual. The problem I have when I start to put things away is that I find more things to pull out. Sort of defeats the … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Glastonbury, Health, Manchester, Oldham, politics, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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Me?……Surely Not…..Probably Not……Maybe.
Well, I have to report that I might be guilty of a little exaggeration, probably not for the first time. It looks as though things are not as bad as I thought they were and I’m going to make a … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Festivals, Glastonbury, Health, Manchester, Music, Oldham, Saddleworth, Uncategorized
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