GLISTEN like the snow at Christmas

TEN next

Jean x

Dear Mavis and Dai

Thanks for your replies. It is reassuring reading your experience of this type of pain. It gives me hope. Frank still has the pain but he said it is a lot easier than Wednesday. It really scared me – I have never seen him in so much pain – and such a terrible colour. Dai as you say – sitting the wrong way. Frank has been…[Read more]

Hi Eve

Thanks for your good wishes. When frank was first diagnosed 5 years ago she did an MRI and she told us the about the crushed vertabrae. She said that she could tell from the scan that it was an old injury and could Frank remember any incident. He did and when she told him I also remember. It was on a cruise and he had a silly accident…[Read more]

Hi Bridget and Sarah

I just love The Killing. Although I'm enjoying this series I think the first one was better. I record it so I can watch it in peace. I tried to watch it "live" and frank would talki and I would miss the sub titles and rewind – so in the end – just record and watch at my pace

Love Jean xx

Thank you all for your replies and good wishes. We are just in from hospital. Left here at 9am!! He got bloods taken a thorough examination by a doctor who looked about 14. He was thorough asked lots of questions (some Frank could not answer and I had to take over). He sent him for an X ray which took forever and the we went back and waited.…[Read more]

Dear Tom and Min

Thank you both for your replies

Tom thanks but I can't show Frank your reply – this hubby of mi e is a one off – he is such a private person – he doesn't discuss his illness with anyone. He's always FINE. when anyone asks him. Not even his sons and as far as I'm concerned it's like trying to get blood out of a stone getting…[Read more]

Dear Jo and Bridget

Thanks for your replies. Frank is in bed and that is not like him. We were supposed to go out tonight for our sons birthday but that was cancelled. The boys are coming here but Frank has told me that he is not getting out of bed he feels so bad. I think this bloody disease has reared it's ugly head!! Thanks again it is such…[Read more]

Hi Eve

We got in touch with Franks consultant when he was having the tooth problem and she pushed the whole thing through for him. Hope Slim hears soon.

Best to you
Love jean x

ALWAYS

Leaving AYS

Jean x

Hi Eve

You are so right – family is everything. We are so excited about having all the boys and their families together, including brothers and sister. We are going mad cleaning and preparing the house. I am exhausted already but will be rested before the first one arrives on 20th.

Love to you both
Jean x

Hi Eve

Tom is right. Frank finished Zometa 4 years ago and had to have a tooth removed a couple of monyhs ago He had to go to the dental hospital at the Royal Voctoria and was given high dose of anti biotics and had to wait a couple of hours and then a Professor took the tooth out. He did have a problem – it kept bleeding. But did not take…[Read more]

Hi Eve
No matter how small is great news. My best to you and Slim and I will also have everything crossed.

Love Jean x

Hi all

Most funerals that I attended, the loved one has always been at home. The clergy and mourners are at the home (and outside). The service is done there. My mum was at home for 3 days. Only thing I didn't like was that for months after the funeral my dads house smelled of wreaths – chrysanthemum – I hate them now. Won't have them around…[Read more]

Will try to attach photo of snow falling. Looks so nice. No it didn't work. Not sure how to do it. Aw well

Jean x

As I write this hubby frank is snoring like a buzz saw and the snow is falling quietly. Really beginning to feel like christmas.

Jean x

Hi Tom

What beautiful photos. Your tree is good as well.

Am I the first – we had snow ths morning!! Did not lie and didn't last long. Told you it gets cold here in Mallusk!!

Away to start putting the tree up.

Love Jean x

Dai A truly lovely song with thought provoking words. Thanks

Jean x

Claudette

I am so very sorry for being so insensitive. I send my sincere apologies fort terrible mistake.
Love jean x

Hi Claudette

You are right it is a very individual disease. Frank trusts his consultant – what she says is law. I suppose that is a good thing to have trust. I can never remember what she tells us so I take a recorder in with me and the listen again when I am relaxed and write down what I need to ask at next visit.

I hope things go well…[Read more]