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#1 ·
A letter from the oncologist

“I am delighted to report your recent scan showed nothing of concern

This is very reassuring “

And reassuring it is, because the depth of the original tumour, according to whoever’s law, gave him 6 - 12 months

It’s now 5 years

Not 5 years since he’s been clear of recurring tumours , he’s had 7 removed by an excellent surgeon , whose managed not to destroy major nerves

And although his arm is huge, with lymphodemia, as he has no lymph nodes in that arm it works , and he refuses to let it curb what he does

But we hold our breath every scan, because the internal melonoma tumours are the ones we can’t detect by careful checks

So breathe in and out and continue to hope for another six months :grin2:

Sandra
 
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I think not for long this spring Drew

We are redecorating, the new fire place , wood burner and lounge we are really pleased with

Alberts done it

And the garden needs attention

The rest we will employ a decorator

Our granddaughter has sent us a voucher to see an English wine producer plus meal so we will book it

And spend a night or two in the van

I think shorter trips in England this spring

I need to return to the Langdales and Wasdale , and although I can no longer walk those mountains I can look at them

And I love Wales and Scotland

And really it’s time we explored our beautiful country of Gt Britain

Sandra
 
#6 ·
Depends where in Scotland

Or for that matter in Wales JAn

The Lake District , not that far

But I think we need to be near

I want the house decorated

And the gardens sorted

I love my flowers

In fact Jan as we get older, less mobile I’m wondering if we need the van

Without the hound from hell

Well we could stay in a hotel

With him?

Well a 60 Thousand pound van is needed

So he can repel everyone , feel good he’s protecting

Once he meets well he’s over the moon

It’s just that moment between protecting and being over the moon that’s the problem

Sandra
 
#7 ·
All three of us are really please to hear that news Sandra Lesley said "Wow!" when I told her and Bob said "Woof woof" which loosely translates as "Please come and see us soon" (I think).

I am really pleased to hear that news - it is great to have the dark cloud lifted each time and long may that sunshine continue.......

Best wishes to all three of you....
 
#9 ·
Sandra, so pleased to hear your excellent news. Im sure you and your family have been under a lot of duress and now at least you can plan for the future. Whatever you decide to do, with or without the van, enjoy and appreciate.

Nick.
 
#11 ·
Fantastic news.


Friends of ours, who used to motorhome, now take coach trips. It fulfils their wanderlust and the coaches all go to the heart of towns and cities they may not have visited before. Door to door with all the hassle taken away.
Perhaps one of the grandkids could dog sit?
 
#12 ·
Yes Sandra, get away and relax even if it's not too far but just far enough not to be 'handy'.

Ray.
 
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It's great for you to have good news for a change :) :)
 
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Yes

All I can say to anyone that recieves the same original bad news is DONT do what I did

Panic and waste precious time in constant worry

Because you merely relive the worst thing you can imagine over and over

And as it hasn’t happened you have no idea what it will be like and therefore no closure

And it’s easier said than done I know

But, I once gave away everything I owned to make a journey,

An impossible journey which turned out to be possible

So let me tell you the impossible is possible

You can’t know details until it finishes

And likely they will not be the ones you imagined

Not better, not worse but different

Sandra
 
#17 ·
Oh, like Garfield, I'm so happy I could just ****!

There's absolutely NOTHING like the feeling of being given the "all clear". Long may it be repeated!

Big, big hugs to you both. You can now relax and enjoy the summer (when it gets here!)
 
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Great to hear it’s good news Sandra. We are following you down a similar roller coaster. Adrian has had another melanoma removed. He goes back this week to have wider margins removed. He had scan yesterday so we are now waiting results. He also has lymphodema but it is his leg.

I used to enjoy the excitement of rollercoasters - but not so much now!

Keep on rolling!

🙏
 
#25 ·
Sal

It’s hard as you know

Albert has had over ten removed from his arm

And people don’t really know how extensive that surgery is

The margins of possible error cut away

The wait for scan results is frightening

What can I say

Except keep in there girl

It’s all we can do as we sit on the sidelines

Albert was given 6 months according to the depth of his tumour

It’s now five years

Not without reoccurrences that’s 18 months

But there have been huge steps in the treatment of melonoma

So just you hold in there

And you have my email

Sandra
 
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