tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.comments2024-03-11T19:40:23.089+00:00Views from the bike shedThe bike shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comBlogger3301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-2259725192522422602024-03-11T10:01:24.428+00:002024-03-11T10:01:24.428+00:00Good morning Mark - how I feel for you. It sounds ...Good morning Mark - how I feel for you. It sounds like your friend is a fighter and is surrounded by love - two of the best ingredients for recovery. The wonders of modern science. And it is good to know that modern science is also starting to be able to prove some of the wisdom of the Ancients. We come full circle. All love and good wishes to your friend and his family - and to you and yours of course too. Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-39019765172636340572024-03-08T18:12:45.680+00:002024-03-08T18:12:45.680+00:00Hold tight indeed. My best wishes for the health o...Hold tight indeed. My best wishes for the health of your friend. I don't feel that I really need to understand how things work -- after all, the world has grown so complex that it's beyond the reach of any single person to understand everything. But like you, I'm thankful I and my loved ones are living now, with the benefits of so much science and knowledge. (Even though that same knowledge makes things quite scary at times!)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-35336363005882792222024-03-08T17:40:20.447+00:002024-03-08T17:40:20.447+00:00We all have problems in life (I am now full time c...We all have problems in life (I am now full time carer for my husband), but it is sad to read when someone much younger is having life-threatening issues and unpleasant medication - but hooray, it's working. Glad that they had such a wonderful 30th anniversary present, and your spirits have been lifted too. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-74479025930392695602024-03-07T18:04:49.408+00:002024-03-07T18:04:49.408+00:00So good to see you here Mark and to know you are w...So good to see you here Mark and to know you are well. <br />As for your friend K, my prayers and good wishes for his swift recovery, and hopefully illness-free future, are crossing the pond by the fastest jet plane. His wife sounds awesome and I know will be of great comfort as K fights the fight.<br />Blessings to all.<br />Mary -<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-47049377859703175102024-03-07T17:27:20.942+00:002024-03-07T17:27:20.942+00:00Such positive news, may it continue.Such positive news, may it continue.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-43965231573478800702024-03-06T18:33:18.240+00:002024-03-06T18:33:18.240+00:00May the news about your dear friend continue to be...May the news about your dear friend continue to be positive. These long time relationships are so important. Ten years ago I lost to ovarian cancer the one friend for whom I was once bridesmaid and I still miss talking to her so much...<br />All the best, Gail. WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-18161332213141609622024-03-06T17:41:23.590+00:002024-03-06T17:41:23.590+00:00I was thinking about technology only hours before...I was thinking about technology only hours before I read your post. . I had just been to see Dune, Part 2, at the cinema and the latest SciFi ideas and was thinking on the train home about how advanced we are and the sci-fi writers got so many things right. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-22945705258534733822024-03-06T13:36:36.678+00:002024-03-06T13:36:36.678+00:00I LOVE technology, and for the reason you wrote - ...I LOVE technology, and for the reason you wrote - that you received some good news about your dear friend, and it didn't take a horse, a boat, a plane or any sort of lengthy transportation for it to reach your eyes. We were handed PC's at our office in the late 80's, and told, "Here, use them." Fortunately, we were of the age that we weren't intimidated by it and we just jumped on it, and got to work and taught ourselves everything we needed to know. I've had every manner of electronic doo-dad ever since, and love them all! Don't care how they work, just care that they do. I am an information junkie and the internet has become my beloved-in-my-childhood-encyclopedia Britannica! The greatest thing IS information and knowledge. The treatment of cancer and other diseases has been greatly impacted by the ability to share new information quickly around the world. A dear friend went through her breast cancer treatment at M.D. Anderson in Texas, and LORD, the technology they use! It saved her life, as a huge university hospital here in Chicago completely missed the cancer in one of her breasts. May your friend continue to improve and thrive. Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11599315082163306355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-27668166371284859882024-03-06T10:42:33.017+00:002024-03-06T10:42:33.017+00:00Hari Om
Thank all that is bountiful for those who ...Hari Om<br />Thank all that is bountiful for those who DO understand the workings...I add my ether wishes for continued improvements for your dear friend. YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-84940114963786018622024-03-06T10:06:27.242+00:002024-03-06T10:06:27.242+00:00It doesn't matter at all that we don't und...It doesn't matter at all that we don't understand how this amazing machinery works does it? In the past six months I have had a whole lot of scans etc. - all of which pin pointed to an nth degree exactly where there were tumours and/or spots. Now I sit here gently and so far comfortably reflecting on my 91 years of a good and happy life as I slowly leave it. Best wishes to your friend - medical matters and wonderfully clever people are working wonders every day. My decision to leave this world rather than face going through the kind of treatment your friend is having was entirely personal. My best wishes to him - hang on in there.weavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-78139163882378715542024-03-06T09:41:58.492+00:002024-03-06T09:41:58.492+00:00Good news is always welcome, long may it continue....Good news is always welcome, long may it continue.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-33564488403586697532024-03-06T09:30:41.029+00:002024-03-06T09:30:41.029+00:00Good news.
Pirate's nephew went through that p...Good news.<br />Pirate's nephew went through that process at the Royal Marsden..and marvellous now that they take your own cells and treat them, use half and keep half back just in case...and by doing that reduce rejection of the treatment compared to using a donor, however well matched gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-89082919181428641112024-03-06T01:07:08.954+00:002024-03-06T01:07:08.954+00:00Another good news story this week. How wonderful i...Another good news story this week. How wonderful if there were enough to match all the bad news stories.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-79348450287545836862024-03-05T22:44:51.067+00:002024-03-05T22:44:51.067+00:00Amazing to think that your friend is at the bottom...Amazing to think that your friend is at the bottom of a mountain of research and advances that will one day see gene tailored medical treatments and have the residents of that time looking at our current efforts to battle cancer in the way we look at unanaethetized surgery, or treatment of infections pre-antibiotics: barbaric, backwards etc. I hope his super positive response continues in the same direction and he lives to see his kids become established adults.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-17785166115290979862024-03-05T22:15:45.981+00:002024-03-05T22:15:45.981+00:00That is an uplifting story. To be continued...That is an uplifting story. To be continued...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-39982000697979288782024-02-03T16:17:24.960+00:002024-02-03T16:17:24.960+00:00In the days when we traveled, if we were going we ...In the days when we traveled, if we were going we were going...could always buy any necessary clothes once there if the weather was vile.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-29550990780172893662024-02-02T15:22:15.763+00:002024-02-02T15:22:15.763+00:00Couldn't agree more that travel is about the p...Couldn't agree more that travel is about the people - the accidental meetings more often than not. The places are lifeless without them - even the best (or most visited) ancient sites are just piles of rocks compared to the people you encounter within them - fellow travelers, guides, interpreters (interpreters of what you see). As for weather -that too is life. There is no such thing as bad weather - just the wrong clothes.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-80464939879868348302024-02-02T15:09:31.912+00:002024-02-02T15:09:31.912+00:00I am reminded by people who ask on Facebook pages ...I am reminded by people who ask on Facebook pages about certain travel destinations what the weather will be like in two weeks' (or even longer) time. WHO KNOWS? There will always be something to do, no matter what. Unless of course there's a hurricane but if you make travel plans in that season, you're sort of playing the odds and taking your chances. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-46155861434003661912024-02-02T01:13:55.788+00:002024-02-02T01:13:55.788+00:00I always took a peek at the forecast, to see what ...I always took a peek at the forecast, to see what I was getting into. Never stopped me from going.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-40719894185030507442024-02-01T20:48:39.526+00:002024-02-01T20:48:39.526+00:00I never have any expectations when it comes to wea...I never have any expectations when it comes to weather, that way I'm pleasantly surprised when the sun comes out! Are you never tempted to have a peak at the forecast?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-65521743588962770562024-02-01T17:44:05.950+00:002024-02-01T17:44:05.950+00:00Hari OM
It is my experience that the best monitor ...Hari OM<br />It is my experience that the best monitor of weather is how it feels and looks when you open the window or door in the morning. After that, anything goes! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-47895505349814522282024-02-01T16:58:55.220+00:002024-02-01T16:58:55.220+00:00Whatever the weather there is always something to ...Whatever the weather there is always something to do..even if it does end up being indoors!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-35372168119312111942024-02-01T16:53:53.389+00:002024-02-01T16:53:53.389+00:00I'm currently enjoying planning a May/June tri...I'm currently enjoying planning a May/June trip to Slovenia (mostly walking in Julian Alps and elsewhere, plus some sightseeing - caves, castles etc) , but these days I find it a dilemma as to exactly how much research to conduct. Is it really helpful to study all the reviews for accommodation, restaurants etc. and to look on Google Earth at all the places we plan to visit? An element of surprise is surely an essential aspect of all satisfying travel. <br />I'm glad the snow found you!<br />Cheers, Gail. WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-17631588125843653222024-02-01T16:14:50.717+00:002024-02-01T16:14:50.717+00:00And that's the key, isn't it? The ability ...And that's the key, isn't it? The ability to bend our ideals to fit the reality of where we are. It sounds like you had the best of both worlds on this trip!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876862148358784705.post-80345788255818663302023-12-08T21:02:43.105+00:002023-12-08T21:02:43.105+00:00Good to have you back. A pause, hiatus, or whateve...Good to have you back. A pause, hiatus, or whatever, is often the best way forward. Although Nobby has yet to be convinced that there is a point to taking a break...<br />Cheers, Gail. WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.com