Oh my word :-D. I’m crying with laughter… Where’s our Lady H tonight she’s very quiet xx
Sorry girls
I have just logged on. Been to work today and then came home and lightly mowed the front garden and verge outside our house. I then sat and did my newest tapestry for a couple of hours!!! where did that time go, I suddenly thought I havent been on here today. I will have to do catch up now. Dinner is on so I will be be back laters.
Love to you all xxx
Flip me you lot have been busy today I am going to have to go back two pages to catch 
Saw this today too. Think it’s rather appropriate…
" if you’re lost and don’t know what to do, just listen to the deep voice inside you ( not the high pitched one telling you to kill people)"
Made me smile!
Hmmm, sorry I need to vent! One of the other things I was told today was that I would have to take unpaid time off for all health appointments. I was sure that wasn’t right. It’s worried me all evening, to the point I’ve had to go and get policy! My employer contracted out Occ Health this year and she was wrong! I’m entitled to paid time off for cancer screening and also for appointments in core hours! Lesley I’m going to channel my inner you tomorrow and report to HR! Night from your grumpy friend xx
Golly Janey, your workplace lot don’t make things simple do they? I think that any employee with cancer who had a permanent job… would be entitled to take appointments during paid time, if they were cancer related. Moijan
Thank you. She told me I could have the time off under equalities but that I’d have to make it up or drop some pay! She’s picked on the wrong woman, as Equality and Human Rights my “thang”! That is strange about the message from Delly, I didn’t see it.
Beth I hope today not too rotten at work xx
No, I didnt see the message from Delly either! …does anyone know how she is? Delly, if you are reading these, we do care about you.xx hugs,
Moijanxx
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Just tried to delete my last post…but I could only edtit it…not delete…so maybe Delly’s pc has a glitch?
By the way Charys, have pmd you xx
Just popping in. Had last acupuncture this morning. She said if I would like a top up to feel free to ring up in a couple of months and she is more than happy to do it. Himself is very poorly. Only a cold but with him and his conditions it can get complicated.
Right Janey, good for you sticking up for yourself and your rights. Hope you’re keeping a log, dates etc and what was said and by whom,this is an excellent piece of ammunition if you ever need it. It if ever gets to the point where you feel your position there is untenable so the only alternative is to resign you can let them know this and that you will be going for constructive dismissal. Pretty sure then that they will do everything they can to avoid a tribunal and offer you a good compromise deal, hopefully with an enhanced pension. No employer is going to look good at a tribunal badly treating an employee whose dealing with cancet, and they will know this xx
Still log it Janey. HR would have received a copy of any communication sent to you. Most organisations contract out Occ Health these days, but it’s still HR’s responsibility, and your immediate superior to monitor it. You’d have a really strong case. Not that you want to go down that road, however, you never know what the future holds and what cr*p may come your way in the future so any little snippets of ammunition you have saved up is useful. If you don’t need it great, if you do, it’s there xx
Janey, they sound more like Occupational Illness than Occupational Health. How will it help anyone to make people miss their hospital appointments because they can’t afford to lose the time or the money? Great that your employer has a better policy, but obviously some employees are getting a really poor deal.
Occ Illness will be my adopted name for them Dizzy. I’m building up quite a folder now Lesley, my evidence is being kept very secure!
My mug has arrived! Xx
Hi, the ‘test’ message from Delly was a moderator checking that her pm function was functioning, I have since discovered.
Okayyyyyyy, whats going on in here then today ? I CAN’T BELIEVE they said that for cancer appointments it had to be unpaid/leave! That beggars belief to be honest. Jeez, most people even let you go to the damned dentist.
Hi all
Been setting up our new Tivo box, am exhausted now, I dont do those sort of things but it means sitting on the floor in front of the TV which Colin cant do, but all good experience, I think!! anyway the TV is working so thats got to be good.
Janey - Wow mate that is going to be some folder, well done you they know who they are dealing with now :) Girl power xx
Well I managed to get up a whole hour earlier this morning, not on purpose, I read the clock wrong, thought it was 6.52 and I had slept in, it was actually 5.52, going to be knackered tonight I think.
Hope you are all well,
xxx
Evening fluffies
I’ve had a bit of a difficult day today. Had an appointment with a customer I’ve had for over 10 years today and it was the first time I’d seen him since my diagnosis. He lost his wife to BC a few years ago when she was only in her 30’s and working with him then, through all that turmoil was difficult but so worthwhile. He had heard on the grapevine that I’d been unwell too and his shock was palpable. It was a difficult couple of hours today and brought a lot of stuff back for him, and another reminder for me that things can work out differently. Three times her BC returned and the last one was just too much for her and the medical team (which is the same team as mine, same consultant, same everything). Feel absolutely drained this evening.
I know every case is different and just because it goes one way for one, doesn’t mean it’ll be the same way for someone else but it’s hard when you see it like I did again today, with someone I’ve known for so many years.
I knew today was going to be hard, and it was.
Hey ho. Tomorrow is another day.
Xxx
Oh Beth, I’m sending you lots of love and hugs tonight. Xxxxxxx
Gosh Beth, loads of triggers going on there! How terribly difficult, for both of you. X
Oh Beth what a tough tough day. Sending a hug and thinking of you xxx