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Thanks for the concern, mate, I'm in good spirits. As for my writing I am actually planning to follow your advice and write about my childhood. I have it mapped out in my head and while its inciteful it's also funny.

As for my treatment to date it has been relatively problem free, however there were a few moments.

At one point one side of my hair went blue and as my hair is silver it was a very vivid shock.
Thankfully it was my wife who spotted that I had been scratching my head with a broken pen and the panic lasted only as long as a quick shower.

My daughter then told me she had seen my blue hair and didn't say nothing in case it made me self-conscious about my treatment. After my shower she was spoken to too about shouting out about things when she sees them. Otherwise, I told her she would be classed as a 'Wooly Back' the worst thing you can call a real Scouser.
Then there was the issue of having E45 baths, my wife put so much of it in the bath that I was like a greased pig. At one point I was worried that if she hugged me, I'd shoot through her arms and get a head full of ceiling plaster.
When I tried to shower off the excess it was like watching rain running off a car windscreen.
Then there was the Weetabix incident.
I was given Chemo in tablet form to take at home and I will openly confess that when I took my first dose, I was terrified as you hear so much about it.
The instructions were clear that they should be taken with food so I reasoned that the best way to take the morning dose was with Weetabix as its bland and would I thought that would be the best way to do it.
So, I did it for 5 days and then I got a letter from my nurse sent second class. In the letter was a list of things not to eat and Weetabix was near the top!
So I switched to Rice Crispies for the morning dose and a chopped banana and whipped cream for the night.
One thing I would have to say is that my wife and daughter looked after me like a Squirrel they had accidently ran over.
So, following the Weetabix incident my meal ideas were wrestled from me and they contacted my nurse to see what I should be eating, and the nurse told them to fill me up on cream cheese and proteins as I have lost quote a bit of weight. So, I was faced with full fat milk on my cereal, extra butter on everything and I have a Baby Bell cheese pushed onto me like Ecstasy tablets with every cup of tea.

We hate each other apparently (you for me more so, for some reason), but I do sincerely wish you well and to a speedy recovery, by knocking that C curse for good.

Keep smiling...........

It would be a strange world where everyone agreed on everything and as a Scouser I always operate my right to be highly offended.
That said it would be a cold world if people had no empathy so thank you for that.
Who knows I may have found a degree of tolerance among other positive things now that I am more reflective.

I'm now 78, with an ill wife and now find I cannot take grudges to my grave.

Thats the best way to look at things.

Well this is a terrible way to find out that Babybels are extra fattening. Maybe I should stop eating them like sweets.

I wish you good health, Teddy!

Thanks for the message Zoo, and I'm sorry you had to find out that cheese is fattening the hard way.

Thank you for your support at this hard time.

Your are in my prayers...

Oh and you too Teddy! 🙃

Thanks Lofty and while I hate sounding like Tommy Steel I would have to admit that 'Half a prayer, is better than half a curse'

Fingers crossed for Teddy. Fingers crossed for Zooo too, and her ongoing battle with type two diabetes.

Also fingers crossed for a lottery win as I like most have been in many situations in life . But I for one have never been in a situation were someone stands up and says. 'I think the problem is that we have way too much money'

Yes good luck Teddy.

Thanks for that.

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On the ninth anniversary of his passing, I'm thinking about Rik Mayall and really missing him.

Stop being dead, Rik - you utter bastard!

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