Well I’m a Devonshire dumpling born and bred …never heard of Rosemoor!! But I’m.not a gardener …more of a shopper so it’s evaded me!! But enjoy.
Claire …lucky you loads of baby cuddles …I remember the baby smell so well ( no Delly not dirty nappies)
Prefer to be a tapestry twinkle than a tart Delly …got quite a nice ring to it !!
Well …I spoke too soon …we had a huge downpour of rain mid morning here …son got caught out walking his dog but skins waterproof so he will soon dry !!
I’ve got heating on …its cold …and my boots and socks back on again.
Hugs fluffies xxx
Hello Helena
Yes I will be tuning in to my Saturday night fix of ant and Dec first and then the voice too.
Think I would like to see the two boys from Wales win it as its something a bit different.
Enjoy your evening everyone.
Good evening Willows, just popping in to say hello to all you lovlies. Clair, wishing you a lovely break from work and and a wonderful time serving your son and grandson. Janey, hope you’re feeling brighter, big up to your sister, never been able to run or jog myself though always been a walker and my proudest achievement was climbing mount Snowdon just before my 60th birthday. Anyone heard from Lily? As I’m having a particularly bad spell with with head I’m feeling anxious about her as she’s a fellow sufferer xx
Thanks for letting me know Delly. Guess there’s no other way of checking up on her, that’s the one drawback of this site, no phone numbers etc. Good in a way I suppose, but as we do get emotionally attached to each other on this journey it’s difficult not to worry when someone posts regularly then stops. Hopefully it’s just because she’s busy doing stuff and doesn’t feel the need to keep logging in xx
Good afternoon fluffies
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine that we currently have in Brum.
Just was hanging my washing out and I spotted this lovely lot in my new little border, excuse the weeds they will be history this afternoon 
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Clair, he is just so gorgeous! No wonder you don’t want to leave. You forget how alert babies are, they’re so quick to watch everything that’s going on. Have you heard back about the jury service yet?
I’ve had a lovely week with my daughter, but she went home on Thursday, so I’ve spent most of the time since then doing stuff in the garden. Yesterday we went to Kingston Lacy, the camellias and cherry blossom were lovely. We’ve been so lucky with the weather.
Later this week we’re off the Netherlands to visit my elder son, who’s at university there. And as soon as we get back the OH has a gastroscopy, which I’m hoping will turn out all right. But I’ve lost the confidence that I used to have, that everything will always turn out okay.
Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday evening.
Janey, thinking of you and hope you have a good day tomorrow.
Hello everyone, I can’t believe we’ve all been so quiet today. Clair, did your appointment get brought forward to today?
I’ve had a quieter day, we went to Abbotsbury sub tropical gardens this morning, we set off in beautiful sunshine but the mist rolled in as we drove, so we didn’t get the views we expected. The gardens were very pretty, and I bought plants in the garden centre. Now I just have to work out where to put them…
I hope the silence means everyone has been busy and happy, hope to catch up with everyone later.
xxx
Well definitely busy but not sure about the happy! First assessment is a humdinger and going on till tomorrow. I did, however, bump into a colleague who asked why I’d been off - funny how the assumption in hospitals is stress!! When I told her she burst into tears, as she had BC a few years ago and another of her team diagnosed last week!
I love Abbotsbury Dizzy, so beautiful. We are hoping to go again in May.
Ann that made me roar with laughter - brilliant!
I hope everyone else is doing ok. Big hugs xx
What a lovely day it’s been today, I’ve managed to get lots done in the garden and had time to made a roast for tea.
Oh I love Abbotsbury there is a lovely pub in the village where we had a huge plowmans lunch, haven’t been there for a while though. I loved the tea room in the gardens as the birds just fluttered around while we ate.
My appointment is now on Wednesday at 4 pm instead of Thursday, I’m doing really well keeping calm about it so far and Katie is home tomorrow and Wednesday so she’ll help to keep my mind of it too. Xxx
Janey how was your Rosemoor visit? Pauls off next week so we might visit. I’m finding that so many people are opening up and telling me stories of ethier themselves, family or a close friend who have had bc. It’s so sad a friend of mines mum in law in her late 70s had been clear of Bc for nearly 5 years now they’ve found it in her bones and they told the family she only has weeks to live my heart breaks for them. Xxx
Thank you for all your lovely comments about baby Mac he’s amazing and changing so quickly but I’m really looking forward to having him for sleep overs when he’s a bit older. Xxxx
Ann that’s hilarious :-D. Xx
I’m off for a soak catch you all later
Huge hugs and love Clair xxxx
Evening all
how is everyone the last few days? After a few days of glorious sunshine, it’s pouring down here now. Boooo.
word is beginning to spread that I’m finishing work shortly and it’s amazing how it’s stirring things up. If one more person tells me ‘but you look really well’ I am going to stab them with a lunch fork!!! Got a couple of lunch dates planned for this week with some friends who have stuck by me through all the BC stuff and I’m really looking forward to having the catch up with them.
One more week to my clinic appt so roll on for that and only 8 weeks left to work!! Roll on for that too!
hope all you lovely lot are OK out there in the ether.
sending you all a huge cwtch. Xxx
PS. Joyous moment in the house tonight when I found an unopened box of Matchmakers left over from Christmas!!! Yes!!! I thought lol. Only to open them to discover they had gone off grrrrr. So close but yet so far!! Sums it all up these days lol lol lol.
Cooo- eeee. Auntie delly here !
Can one of you Southern babes, help with my geographical probs and memory. The Swannery - where exactly is that ?? In my mind, is it with that pub, at the very end of the beach - The Pig and Whistle. Whats the area? Slattery? or something like?? Or am I totally in the wrong area? Help appreciated. xxxxx
They were really chewy Delly!!! And they tasted a little wierd lol
for the first time in my life I have thrown chocolate in the bin. Times are bad!! ?
Ha Ha, my lovely Bethy-Boo - would send you re-enforcements, if I could through the ether. No doubt, there will come a time. However, for the time being, you’ll have to benefit for the lack or loss of the extra calories.
Much love to you and all
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Just popping I’m to say hello I’m having a dvd day with my gorgeous girl today and thinking about going to see someone in the Bc team about coming off tamoxifen as I had a terrible night last night and I’m dreading the even more warmer weather …
Catch up later lv Clair xx
Hiya fluffies
Clair why are you thinking of giving up tamox …it’s such an important part of the treatment …maybe you could ask for one of the similar ones as an alternative .
I took tamox for two years and then switched to anastrozole ( was arimidex ) …I’m now on letrozole …they all have side effects but they do get better after time.
I’m not sure of the facts or figures of these treatments but they do protect you from a further reaccurence .
My gorgeous grandson was born the day I started my chemo in 2004: …I was at school gates for nursery, first day of school etc and now at 13 he’s staying for the Easter hols !! I am just grateful that I took all the treatment I was offered.
Xxxx
Hi Carolyn,
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and just wonder if I should of made different choices with my treatment and yes I’d do anything so I don’t get a recurrence but there are no guarantees in life,
sorry I’m having a down day that’s all xx
Clair, you may find they want you to come off the Tamoxifen anyway because of the gyne problems you have, so it’s something to discuss at your appointment tomorrow. I hope you have more success than I did at getting the BC team and the gyne team to talk to each other, the multi disciplinary meetings don’t seem to include anyone from a different specialism. But hopefully things will be different at your hospital.
Enjoy your time with your daughter, hope you aren’t too stressed about tomorrow. Sending you a hug.
Thank you Dizzy xxx
I’m hoping to be more in control this time and would be more than happy to come of the tamoxifen I had a terrible night last night
We’re having a lovely time watching dvds and have just finished Testament of youth that was a wonderful film very thought provoking.
It’s a shame I’ve got this nagging worry in the back of my head all the time and the blooming constant pain. Only 1 more day xxxx
That sounds a good day well spent Clair. I’m sending nothing but positive thoughts for tomorrow and I hope both services speak with each other.
A strange work day today. Working on the ward almost opposite to the breast care unit!
Lovely to come home to a very nice catalogue in junk mail - the Sarah Raven plant catalogue! Inspired for even more seed sowing.
I hope you’re all ok - and the sun is shining with you xx
Oh Clair
You poor love …reading back my thread posting …I sounded really horrible and I must apologise for that.
I think in life we must make our own choices with treatment plans as much is a blanket treatment for all and of course we are all different to side effects and problems from the hormones …
Bad luck has dealt us all this awful disease and we have to take a day at a time and enjoy it to the full.
Hugs xxx