Is that right? Did you really say that?

@arpie My husband and I are rolling on the floor with laughter imagining Miss Perky dissolving under the influence of pawpaw. And believe me Miss Perky does NOT need to be any more tender!

The toxic fat advert is something that the WA Health Department has run on tv to dictate to us. I really do not know if it is on you tube. Not worth watching anyway.

I am impressed with your husband's athletic achievements. Yes if we believed the boffins and lived the life they dictated there would be no cancer. 
We grow all our own veges, garden 5 acres, exercise every day (after gardening) drink very little alcohol, eat home cooked meals, are active in the community with volunteering and yet we both have had cancer. Ian was diagnosed 21 years ago and myself last year. By all the laws of good food and exercise we should be at the top of the health ladder. I now keep a very healthy scepticism and cynicism of medicos and all things medicine. 

Thankyou for your postive comments. I have my days and some are not nice. However this forum has done more for me than any of the so called experts. It is very reassuring to read that what I think and feel is also what others do. I am Normal. I also find it difficult being a very remote woman as there is the inference that I must be "strong" because remote women are supposed to be resourceful, resilient and self reliant. Sometimes all I wanted to do was sit in the naughty corner and cry.

 I also refuse to be defined by this cancer thing. I have cancer, I am not cancer.

@Annie C

I HEAR YOU!!   If the Boffins were correct - that keeping fit & healthy will prevent you getting ill/cancer -  my Triathlete Husband (who'd competed internationally for 60+ years) would NEVER have had Stomach Cancer & had 3/4 of his stomach removed & followed up by Chemo.  He has never eaten a bit of fat in his life, or drunk beer or wine and only ever eaten home cooked meals (except for the occasional meal out ....)  He was in his mid 70s when he had his Stomach Cancer surgery & chemo - and was competing again just 6 months later - which was AMAZING!!  

He went on to compete in 2 Triathlon World Championships with some of the best results for an Australian in the 2016 Team - he was just 2 minutes of getting 3 Golds!  He had 2 Golds & 1 Silver ..... and wasn't acknowledged as the best in the team, even tho he won more medals than anyone else!  He was gearing up to compete in The Tri World Champs in Sept this year on the Gold Coast, but an injury when I was doing Rads at Port Macquarie has put paid to that & he has now retired from competitive sport at age 82!

Likewise, prior to Jan 5th this year, I thought I just had cysts (that had been mentioned for 45 years ...... ) but no, it was the Big C!  I will NOT let this define me!!  Sounds like you won't either!!   GO GIRL!!

OMG!!  I've NEVER heard of the Paw Paw thing!!  It is an enzyme  & would 'dissolve' anything it is rubbed on to!  LOL  It is used to tenderise meat!!

I haven't heard of the Toxic Fat thing!!  Is there a copy of the advert anywhere to watch, like on youtube or elsewhere?

Yep, amazing how many dipsticks there are out there, eh??  MORE than happy to tell you how to live their life!  I hate to say it - but I wonder what they will say if/when THEY are diagnosed with cancer - and there is EVERY CHANCE there is, given the number of people now diagnosed!!

I am the first member of my family EVER to be diagnosed with cancer.

I have just remembered a classic "You should........" 
A "friend" (who I suspect has warped her brain with woopy weed) suggested that I should blend the stems and leaves of pawpaw and drink it 3 times a day! I told her it made more sense to rub the cocoction into Miss Perky. She floored me when she said that I should do that too!

@arpie. Oh I had all those lectures too from so called health professionals. After the lecture on alcohol I commented that I was lucky if I drank 6 bottles of wine a year. Her comment - 1 can cause cancer! Well I guess I was "lucky". I often think that the health professionals actually believe their mantra about the Kimberley being awash with alcohol. We're not you know!
I loved the comment on town water. Wonder what happened to me? We live 10 kms out of town and are not on town water. Been out here for 25 years. Have to pump our own water. Well I guess it is because our water is full of our neighbour's s _ _ t!!!
For ten months I followed what the experts said (except for chocolate). However on Saturday I said WTF I am not living and so I had a stubby of light beer after being in the garden! And so I have gone back to my pre cancer habits figuring that my diet was good before BC.
How my life has changed since June last year. 12 months ago I had not a care in the world. Life was good. Now I have every stupid person who crosses my path sticking their 2 bobs worth in. And I've heard some doozies from people I really did not think were that stupid!
What I absolutely hate are those adverts here in WA that talk about "toxic fat". I just wish the various health departments would stop rubbing it in - we know we have cancer. 

But then I had my buddies who REALLY know me ...... who said things that made me laugh (I'd asked them to tell jokes & NOT to be sympathetic cos I am a cry baby from WAY BACK!)   LOL:

One of my fishing buddies has said that he almost feels sorry for the tumour as I am so tough!

From another fishing buddy who's had 2 lots of cancer - only the goood die young so you and I are safe as houses.

From a member of my family - cos we usually die from heart attacks (our Dad & Uncle died 50 years ago when we were in our early teens) ...... Hey, this isn't part of the family tradition!

From a buddy in the UK who is 15 years BC free ..... My only advice is get out fishing as often as humanly possible and play the uke whenever you’re not out on the yak.

From one of my Uke members ....I guess this means that we will all have to learn those bloody introductions and who knows WHO is going to play 12th street rag!!!!!!

Another Uke buddy ..... Bugger bitch bum poo! 

Another Uke buddy ....I cannot put into type the profanities that spewed from my mouth on learning of this diagnosis! 

This one cracked me up .... from another uke buddy ... I have a joke for you, Paddy couldn't decide who was his best mate - his wife or his pet dog! So in despiration he saw his local priest who said " To be sure it's quite simple, lock them both in the boot of your car for ten minutes - then when you let them out - see who's glad to see you"  LOL

The very first person I told about my diagnosis who wasn't a family member told me about a friend of a friend who was given two months to live, went vegan, and is still alive six years later. I smiled, said "I've been told not to listen to stories like that" and literally walked away.

You can't cure stupid indeed...

I think we need a couple more buttons at the bottom as well as 'Like', 'Awesome' and 'LOL' ........

such as a    :'(   to show sympathy or empathy    

a   >:)    or grrrrr one to show outrage

and a 'WTF' button ..... not sure what that one would look like ....  ;) 



Yep, ALL the Loopies came out of the woodwork for me ......... I figured that in the 12 days between diagnosis & surgery - ain't nothing I was eating or drinking that was going to kill me faster than the cancer ...... so didn't bother to change my diet at all!  LOL

I had the 'Cut Out Sugar' lecture - to be honest I don't eat much anyway!  I am more of a 'savoury person' and can leave chocolate in the fridge for 12 months & not eat it .... not fussed on cake or cookies .... hmmmm, I don't mind a rum & coke now & then (tho I've run out of what I bought duty free in Norfolk already!  :(  )

The Cut out Wine/Booze lecture - AS IF!!   

The Cut down on the amount of Meat lecture - well THAT's not gonna happen!     

You should Drink Iodine (of all things ..... Japanese women don't get as much BC as Western Women .....)  THAT's not gonna happen either!!!!


And THIS ONE, from a woman I'd never met in my LIFE!:

I was like  W  T  F ......... HOW FUCKING BORING IS THAT WOMAN'S LIFE??

I am sure we'll hear plenty more equally as stupid things as well ....... I just smile at them & say to myself:  You Can't Cure STUPID!!

Ay Yi Yi 

@"Annie C" There's a Plan B group so we can connect before the conference and the Field of Women.

@Giovanna_BCNA Can we get some help with joining the Plan B group? I had this problem with joining too. I know I've been told there isn't a glitch with joining groups here, but I've had problems joining the two groups to which I now belong and other people constantly report the same. I do think there's an issue.

Hello @kmakm and @Zoffiel. Yes I have joined the group but I am having trouble accessing the group to read and post. Maybe I am doing something wrong.
Anyway. I am looking forward to the weekend and I have treated myself to 9 days in Melbourne ( by myself - leaving husband to his own vices). I have just worked out that I will be flying over 5,000 kms. It will be worth the experience. Just hope that I have enough warm clothes. Kimberley gear is very light on. I will be the woman dressed in Antartic gear shivering!