We have had Tim visit us from Toronto for 9 days. It has
been great to spend time with him and catch up with his world. While he was
with us we visited Canterbury where we met up with Berni & Norma, Reculver
Towers where the cold wind did blow and our local hostelry and curry house! He
also spent time down in Somerset for the stag ‘do’ and in London. The main
reason for his whistlestop visit was to attend the wedding of his best friend
last Saturday. Congratulations Cheynne and Donna may all your dreams come true.
I was well enough to travel and join in the celebrations and I even had a
boogie on the dance floor. (Somehow that sounds rude)! Target Met.
Here is a picture of me and Tim & Jon – I think I am
shrinking!
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| Tess and the Gully Boys! |
Tim should be boarding his plane home as I write. Only a matter of
weeks now till he returns for Christmas together with Anna and Lilah. Target
Set.
The Bad
Oh my there is always something! One of my back teeth
literally disintegrated 2 weeks ago. Straight off to the dentist and it turns
out I have 2 more back teeth that have shattered under the gum so I need 3
extractions! The dentist said it was very common to see this in patients who
have had multiple rounds of chemotherapy, it is called ‘accelerated decay’. I
have ‘googled’ this and there is a lot written about it. I have booked to have
the extractions done at the end of October – dentist would not do anything
before then as I am not yet 3 months out of chemo. I also need to get the OK
from my oncologist. B****r!
Having had a CT scan last week to check up on Mr Nasty scanxiety
is now setting in. We always prepare for the worst but hope for the best. A worrying
few weeks now until we meet with the oncologist.
The Ugly
It amused me to read this. The grumpy-looking, gelatinous
blobfish has won a public vote to become the official mascot of the Ugly Animal
Preservation Society. This gives the fish the unofficial title of world's
ugliest animal.
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| Hi Gorgeous! |
The winner was announced at the British Science Festival in Newcastle.
The blobfish tops a list that includes the huge-nosed proboscis monkey, the similarly afflicted pig-nosed turtle, an amphibian affectionately known as a "scrotum frog" and pubic lice. Biologist and TV presenter Simon Watt, president of the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, said he hoped the campaign would draw attention to the threats facing these weird and wonderful creatures.
And the Beautiful
Yes I am referring to my fellow Meso warriors. Lots of heartbreaking stories from those in pain and seeking treatment – why do terminally ill patients have to search for their own treatment? Why haven’t the medical bodies in the UK caught up with us yet? Why isn’t there more money to fund trials? I think that ‘they’ hope this ugly disease will peak and then disappear as asbestos is now a banned substance here but - and it’s a big but the disease can be present for up to 40 years before it shows itself. My thoughts are with you all my friends, Jan, Lou, Mavis, Steve and many many more. Tess x
