It's a girl !

Congratulations to my sister, Wendy and her husband, Chris, on becoming Grandparents. Their son, Phillip and his partner, Kim, had a little girl on Saturday 11th August 2007. She weighed in at just over 5lb. Mum, Dad and Baby are doing well.

Little Tyra-lee will be a very welcome addition to our family.
She is so tiny, I forgot just how little babies were.

FLAXSEED CAPSULES



I have been taking Flaxseed granules every day for the past 3-4months and have seen in my local Holland and Barrett store that they stock the capsules.

This is going to be easier than taking the granules as when I add the granules to juice, it is like drinking bread crumbs. (but it has to be done!)
A lot of stores seem to be catering for the alternative diet and this makes it easier to get hold of. Next mission…..Broccoli sprouts, as I heard in the news that this was now a very good source of nutrients for cancer patients.


I am doing my own survey and will post any information or changes on the site.

Back to work

I have just finished my first rotation at work (3 x 12 hour days) since coming back from Egypt and I am exhausted. I don’t think I am any more tired than my team mates who do the same shift.

I have a supportive and loyal team at work and I hope we don’t split up.

I am still taking my Flaxseed granules ,this is coming up for 3 - 4 months. I am really hoping that the next CT scan shows the same result as to think it will shrink is just not going to happen. I have turned vegan as a lot of information about cancer is to keep away from red meat, white bread and hydroginated fats to name but a few. I was a vegetarian anyway so it didn’t take much persuading.
I am still sure that I am not going to have chemo, that may change but at the moment I don’t feel I need it.

Back to the grind.

Eziak or hello as it means in Arabic. I have returned from my travels and am staying in the uk until further notice : )

Egypt was better than I expected it to be. We met some great people and saw some amazing monuments. My next expedition is to the hospital for a CT scan on 31st August. I hope the results stay the same as I do not feel any different. I feel very well and have not had any aches or pains for a while. It all came back to me when I entered one of the Pyramids in Egypt and I did get a little breathless but as I had Siobhan and Rich with me I knew I would be ok. I did it and am so proud of myself as the tours we were on meant an awful lot of walking, and I did it!

Remembering June Hancock

June Hancock was a lady who had mesothelioma and worked tirelessly to fight the industry that was killing her. Unfortunatley she passed away in July 1997. She was celebrated in her home town of Riding as it was 10 years since her death.
I wanted to include this as this lady had helped to open the gates of this wrong doing.
Thank you June.

Workers Memorial day Petition Government response.

I am adding a link to the site as there has been a response to the petition signed by 1600 people to have 28th April recognised as international workers memorial day.

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page12455.asp

There are no plans at present to acknowledge this day as a national day of mourning.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to my eldest son who is 18 today.

You make me smile every day.

Thank you for being a wonderful son.

Have a wonderful day Rich.

I love you x x

Alimta news and CT scan

News of NiCE making Alimta available was good to hear. There is a link below detailing more information about this.No one should be blocked from recieving any treatent that may help http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/newsarchive/2007/july/18205821

http://www.amicustheunion.org/Default.aspx?page=6830

I am, at present, getting ready to fly to Egypt. I leave on 20th July for 2 weeks.

I am also looking forward to having more quality time with my family.

I will be having my next CT scan on 31st August. I am not sure yet when I will get the results. I am hoping it will be the same or, by some miracle, it has shrunk…. highly unlikely I know but I can dream, can’t I ? : )
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