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gee thanks for thinking of me Helen, but I am sure I will be able to handle it : )  I will just put a lot of hair spray in to keep the locks under control.....he he he.

Sue.....I am so sorry to hear about your mum. if she is anything like you she will be strong and come through this nicely.

Sharon...I am like you and really miss not catching up with everyone each week.

Diann....I love Mudgee...was out there in March and will be going back out for the Octrober long weekend. Where are the springs???  didn't know about them.

H?ave a great weekend everyone and see you all next Saturday I hope x x

Hi everyone , Hope you are looking after yourself Sue, your mind must be working overtime with worry about your mum.Have you started back at work yet Karen This weather is not looking great for a loverly weekend in Sydney, so if you change your mind , do'nt want to get your hair wet , I'm sure one of us would take your place .Have a good weekend everyone

Its great to hear from you, and even better that you haven't had chemo. I think we all share similar feelings, and its just good to hear what everyone's doing sometimes.

How's the weather at Mudgee? Bit chilly in the evenings? You'll be able to tell us all about the healing powers of the water there - I didn't know about it..

Next meeting is Saturday 27 August  at Cardiff RSL, midday. Only a week away. Looking forward to it.

Enjoy the rest of your time in Mudgee

Louise

Hi everyone,

I know exactly what you mean Karen , I have the same headset, I lost a person very close to me and i know where your coming from, but now I think what a privilege it was to know and  spend that time with them and I will never erase our happy memories...It is a good idea Karen, never forget, its a special friend to be added to your tapestry of life...

I say like you I am going to change and i will put myself first , (Kris is in my conscious)   and yes I tend to revert back, I think Its in your make up, always putting others first, but as long as we keep remembering this I think we will be happy within ourselves, I know I work with aged people and I absolutely love to give them my time they don't ask for much just your undivided attention for a little while...

Hope you have a "warm" time in Sydney a bit chilly today...MAD weather atm, shop to hearts delight, Mary Poppins, fantastic !!!!...lucky thing .... kick those heels up....love weekends in Sydney...

Helen glad your coping with the Radiation ok, a daily experience would be totally life controlling for a while...I think I would feel like bringing my pillow....but it will be over soon,

As I said I am not sure what is happening next week with the lunch, I cannot believe this my Mum has been diagnosed with BC  a year on from mine... I am totally lost with this, we are extremely close but I can't be there with her,when this all starts, all the time, as she lives on the Gold Coast by herself.... I havent slept for nights am so worried and daily am madly trying to work out solutions for her which is so hard with the distance between us...I actually don't know what to do, the downfalls of having family spread up the East Coast......She is such a poistive person in all aspects of life and apart from this a healthy person......Life can be very cruel..

So I may turn up or not , just depends on a few things...

Take care everyone

Love Sue x

Hi girls,I hope everything goes well for you Sue with your mum. Karen that sounds like a very exciting weekend coming up for you.Mary Poppins sounds just like the person we could all do with to spread a little bit of magic.Make sure you do lots of talking , laughing and shopping that goes with out saying.I   am one fifth through radiation now. It is starting to feel normal going there each day . The staff are very nice and caring.As you said in your last blog Louise what a difference a year makes.Looking forward to next Saturday enjoy your day and do something for yourself.

Hi girls,I hope everything goes well for you Sue with your mum. Karen that sounds like a very exciting weekend coming up for you.Mary Poppins sounds just like the person we could all do with to spread a little bit of magic.Make sure you do lots of talking , laughing and shopping that goes with out saying.I   am one fifth through radiation now. It is starting to feel normal going there each day . The staff are very nice and caring.As you said in your last blog Louise what a difference a year makes.Looking forward to next Saturday enjoy your day and do something for yourself.

Hi Everyone,

It really is amazing how life can change in an instant. We really really do have to live this life while we can. But you know what? I said all this when I lost a very close friend a few years ago.....I told myself that I was going to change and live my life better and take more time out for what I want to do. And you know what, I didn't...I continued to work and continued to put everyone elses needs and wants before my own. Kris keeps telling us that we should worry about US now and let everyone else fall into place, that I am the most important person in my life ! How do you change your way of thinking ? How do I put myself in front of everyone else after I have put them ahead of me all this time?

I really want to do something good with my life now more than ever. What can I do to make a difference?.....not only in my life, but in others too. I want to help people....I think I would like to be involved in helping the future us !!  Is that a good idea or a bad one?.....will it just keep bringing me back to a time that I should try to forget?

But then again, how can I forget it?  I am scarred for life so I am constantly going to be reminded anyway !   And WHY would I want to forget it all as I have made such wonderful wonderful friends during this time.

Sue.....I am so sorry to hear that you have to take another unexpected trip up to your mothers. I really hope everything works out well for you.

Sharon.....I don't think I will go to the funeral either...All a bit to close to home I think. Maybe just take some time out during the morning to stop and think about her. A minutes silence and have a little cry no doubt.....mmmmm........ I don't know......I guess I will just wait and see how I feel tomorrow. For some reason I feel like I should go....ahhhh...... I don't know !!

Anyways....take care everyone.......I am off to Sydney over the weekend. Going shopping, then off to see Mary Poppins, out for dinner and a few wines, then shopping again on Sunday before heading home and back to real life.

See you all soon.................Luv Karen x x x

Hi Everyone,

It really is amazing how life can change in an instant. We really really do have to live this life while we can. But you know what? I said all this when I lost a very close friend a few years ago.....I told myself that I was going to change and live my life better and take more time out for what I want to do. And you know what, I didn't...I continued to work and continued to put everyone elses needs and wants before my own. Kris keeps telling us that we should worry about US now and let everyone else fall into place, that I am the most important person in my life ! How do you change your way of thinking ? How do I put myself in front of everyone else after I have put them ahead of me all this time?

I really want to do something good with my life now more than ever. What can I do to make a difference?.....not only in my life, but in others too. I want to help people....I think I would like to be involved in helping the future us !!  Is that a good idea or a bad one?.....will it just keep bringing me back to a time that I should try to forget?

But then again, how can I forget it?  I am scarred for life so I am constantly going to be reminded anyway !   And WHY would I want to forget it all as I have made such wonderful wonderful friends during this time.

Sue.....I am so sorry to hear that you have to take another unexpected trip up to your mothers. I really hope everything works out well for you.

Sharon.....I don't think I will go to the funeral either...All a bit to close to home I think. Maybe just take some time out during the morning to stop and think about her. A minutes silence and have a little cry no doubt.....mmmmm........ I don't know......I guess I will just wait and see how I feel tomorrow. For some reason I feel like I should go....ahhhh...... I don't know !!

Anyways....take care everyone.......I am off to Sydney over the weekend. Going shopping, then off to see Mary Poppins, out for dinner and a few wines, then shopping again on Sunday before heading home and back to real life.

See you all soon.................Luv Karen x x x

Hi Karen, how have you been??, it's strange not meeting up with everyone on chemo thursday . I went and spoke to Kris about Belinda when I was in having my port flushed last Friday, no I'm not going to go to the funeral,  there will be a lot of people that I know there that don't know about my cancer and I just don't want to deal with that at a funeral.  Yes I have the gel thing on, only 4 more of those to go, my skin is quite red and has just started to get itchy, I have been packing the cream on.

Their is a computer site that you can put a photo up of yourself then put selected hairstyles on yourself to see what you would look like, does anyone know what this site is, I remember reading it at a hairdressers once, it would really come in handy now as I still want to try out the blond thing.

See you all at lunch

Sharon :)

Sorry to hear that Susan

take care, Louise