so whats happened inside a year in your life?

[flashy]

great thread GG

[carl hurles]

nothin much has changed for except for meeting my new friend miss kitty

[WillowTheWhisp]

Plenty has happened for friends of ours - one family have emmigrated to France. We do plenty of talking about moving but we're still here!

[garinda]

Earlier this year two of my dearest friends moved abroad, but as they still call me at least once a day, it doesn't matter if they are in rainy Glasgow or sunny Gran Canaria.

This time last year I was getting ready to go with my mum to Greece, exactly as we are this year. I'm fatter than last year, but I'm blaming that on the drugs, and lack of mobility, and not my almighty, and still healthy, appetite.

I know I'm worse now than this time last year. Walking even a short distance is now sometimes a struggle, and I've had the occasional day when I couldn't dress myself because my muscles were too rigid to move. I hate the fact that I'm dependent on people, when I've always enjoyed living an independent life. Emotionally after a few wasted days feeling sorry for myself, I'm much more cheery, and am once again able to count my many and varied blessings.

My neice has just moved up to the senior school at Westholme, and my nephew has moved from Westholme to QEGS, and has one master who taught me..and my dad! They are the apples of my eye, and the best thing about moving back to Lancashire has been that I've been able to play a bigger part in their lives.

So, one year on, fatter, less tanned than last year...but happy.

[West Ender]

Garinda, whatever your physical limitations are your spirit is as strong as ever. You always keep me interested and you sometimes make me laugh. I'm glad that's not changed.

[BERNADETTE]

Garinda, you have got the right attitude. I find a lot of your posts very interesting and then others make me curl up with laughter. I have spent some time looking at old threads to get myself acquainted with the site and have been thoroughly entertained with your posts. Keep your chin up and keep smiling

[Margaret Pilkington]

Like you Garinda, I seem to have gained some excess baggage round my middle......I would call it middle aged spread, but I am pretty sure that I won't live to be 120.
Like you, I do not over indulge myself....I eat healthy home cooked food. I can't remember the last time I had a chip.
I just have to accept myself the way I am....and anyway, anyone who judges me for the way I look is pretty shallow.
I also tell myself that there are plenty lying in plots up Dill Hall would love to have my voluptuous figure.

Do you think they will soon take me away for talking to myself?

[Ianto.W.]

Well you have asked,so here goes,12 months after having the larger paft of my Colon removed along with a 10cm or 4" cancerous tumor,' first tumor removed from colon 17 years ago', I found myself in the 'Cardiac Arrest Unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital with a cancerous tumor in my left lung. This was removed along with a top lobe of myleft lung,it is now 9 months since and the cancer cells have moved into my right lung nesr the centre of the lung to near the bronchial tubes to operate. on the 28thAugust i had my first dose of chemotherapy,the reaction to the trauma of having picc lines into my arms from the wrist to very near the heart caused a slight stroke that makes typing rather difficult especially capital letters.Yesterday I had anelergect reaction to 'Tagaderm' a skin type dressing plaster that blocked my pores and kicked of blood poisoning,this embarked on a journey at a rate of knots up my arm towards the heart. 1 hour later in Royal Blackburn Hospital They managed to stabalise the situation, thus enabling me to impart this tale of woe to you members who have not yet fallen sleep. After blood test resultsI was allowed to go home at 8pm. Does any member have a better 12 month story or have I won first prize in the lottery of life? (D)

[Margaret Pilkington]

God Bless you Ian, you have had a helluva time.....hope things start to get better for you soon. Keep your chin up.

[BERNADETTE]

And now you can imagine what the last twelve months have been like for me

[lettie]

The last 12 months have been pretty good. Went to Australia and had a fantastic time, gave serious consideration to moving there permanently. Sparks moved in with me, so I'm having to learn to share my space again after living alone for 10 years, but I think I'm coping admirably.. I have a new nephew 'Bob' and he's gorgeous......

[lancsdave]

I've moved house twice, once fron another area in to Accrington and the second to an enlarged family. My baby has finished junior school, ( this was a major milestone in my life's targets when I became a single parent.) and starts secondary school on Tuesday and all this before I'm 21 next week

[Margaret Pilkington]

oooooooh Lancsdave, your nose is getting longer

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

And now you can imagine what the last twelve months have been like for me

Bernie, you deserve a putty medal!

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Bernie, you deserve a putty medal!

Oh I forgot the best thing, I found ACCY WEB