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Croatia with Fi & Rich
Just back from 2 weeks with Fi & Rich, riding the ocean waves (literally, bloody massive winds and seas! Note to self – think twice about going late Sept into Oct..) and popping round the southern islands in Croatia. Luckily we had mostly pretty…
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Sussex Cidering
This week heralded the all-important annual cider making down at Fi & Rich's place The Pools in West Sussex. Apples came in from near and far, with me picking uo about 500 slightly battered ones from one of H's bike chums in the next road (my car reeked), a pile from Anita & Rob next…
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Janine’s (Not Yet) 60th in Le Touquet
As Janine, like me, has a birthday in the murky winter months, so as an early 60th celebration the rest of the AV5 decided to lure her to Le Touquet while the weather would be great in September. The weather, somehow, didn't quite get the memo, as we arrived there in the rain and took…
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Tom & Phil
Way back in 2008/9 when I was diagnosed, I set up an online group for other 'youngies' like me as all the support for Myeloma was for much older people, given that the average diagnosis age was 69 then. My co-host (who did the tech bit, thank god) was a chap called Phil Kelly…
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A Busy Few Days
Last Thursday saw the epic dual day of next door's younger girl Charlotte getting her GCSE results (a string of 9's!) and her sister Ellie turning 18. We were there for morning exam results, lunch (and Ellie's first legal round) in the pub and then afternoon birthday tea – somewhat glad we weren't also invited…
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Maureen visits
Yesterday was a good day – finally Muriel was back from several months of medical misery (emergency stomach operation – at 90!) to make up our usual group of 4 for tea. Thank goodness for the little outdoor space on the first floor of Maureen's care home, which is handily near her room and gives…
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Harrogate Weekend
Just on the train on the way back from a lovely sunny weekend in Harrogate. Only slightly marred as poor Mandy put her back out – as ever, doing something mad, in this case looking into the dishwasher – which was VERY painful. Both H & I in full sympathy as we know exactly what…
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Sevilla Chicas
So – until this Monday if I had been asked 'have you been to Seville' I would have replied 'yes of course'. But – having just spent a lovely 3-4 days there with my fab university chums 'the Helens', it seems I havent'! Made even the odder by seeing Soph & Nicky this Fri/Sat whop…
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The cutest great nieces
Managed to rob these 2 pix from oldest niece Jess's Insta – she's rented a house in Spain for a month (I think we've started a trend!) and is there with her girls and various combinations of visitors – including hubby Pat – coming in and out over the weeks. Looks like my brother…
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Latest Myeloma results – all good
It's been a bit of a worrying wait since my January bone marrow biopsy showed 5% of active myeloma cells in the trephine, the first presence of any of the bad stuff for 9 years. And the long wait has entirely been down to me trying to shunt the next tests to after the various…