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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / July 2006Mother update
Today was a sort of MOT[1] for mother, and she passed. Routine mammagram - fine Dental check - fine Various other things - fine. So other than the small matter of the cancer in her mouth, she's doing OK. I saw her very briefly over the weekend and she coped with driving 2 hours plus in each direction to see us (we were on Watership Down getting roasted amongst the rabbits) and she coped with my three youngest children (ages 11, 8 & 6) overnight. Eating is getting easier for her, but it's a very slow rate of progress. She's still using the cocaine mouthwash before eating or drinking, and she's on morphine; however knowing she would have to drive into the wilds of Hampshire she didn't take it on Saturday or Sunday. She's planning to go up to north Wales next weekend and she's got quite a full itinerary booked. Mother's always wanted to see Portmeirion[2], so she's finally going to... I guess she's feeling a bit better :-) [1] Non-Brits need to know that the MOT is the test required by vehicles to say they are roadworthy. An MOT failure means the vehicle cannot be driven legally except to its next test; a pass has just saved you a lot of money. [2] http://www.portmeirion-village.com/  SignatureEm > Today was a sort of MOT[1] for mother, and she passed. > > Routine mammagram - fine > Dental check - fine > Various other things - fine. Good for her!! Good news is always good to hear. . > Mother's always wanted to see Portmeirion[2], so she's finally going > to... I guess she's feeling a bit better :-) > > [2] http://www.portmeirion-village.com/ I was there in 1995. Good way to spend a day. I had seen the TV show when it was new, and it was a treat to walk the streets. Bob Signature*Why can't women leave the lid up? Bob in Carmel, CA hidden@somewhere.not said... > > Today was a sort of MOT[1] for mother, and she passed. > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I was there in 1995. Good way to spend a day. I had seen the TV show when > it was new, and it was a treat to walk the streets. Mother's never seen the show and knows nothing about it; however she'd heard that Portmeirion was a 'must see' years ago and has been wanting to see it ever since. I just hope she's not disappointed when she finds she can't actually go inside most of the buildings and that she needs a mortgage for a cup of tea. > So other than the small matter of the cancer in her mouth, she's doing > OK. I saw her very briefly over the weekend and she coped with driving [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Mother's always wanted to see Portmeirion[2], so she's finally going > to... I guess she's feeling a bit better :-) Good to hear things are improving, Em. J macyinno@nospam.inv said... > > So other than the small matter of the cancer in her mouth, she's doing > > OK. I saw her very briefly over the weekend and she coped with driving [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Good to hear things are improving, Em. > J Thanks J. She's still got a fair way to go, but she's getting there. > Today was a sort of MOT[1] for mother, and she passed. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Mother's always wanted to see Portmeirion[2], so she's finally going > to... I guess she's feeling a bit better :-) Glad to hear she is feeling better. Tell her I said Hi. > [1] Non-Brits need to know that the MOT is the test required by vehicles > to say they are roadworthy. An MOT failure means the vehicle cannot be > driven legally except to its next test; a pass has just saved you a lot > of money. Most states here in the US have motor vehicle inspections, too. Janet Signature----------- Janet Wilder The Road Princess http://janetwilder.blogspot.com kelliepoodle@yahoo.com said... > I guess she's feeling a bit better :-) > > Glad to hear she is feeling better. Tell her I said Hi. Thanks Janet, I'll pass that on. > > [1] Non-Brits need to know that the MOT is the test required by vehicles > > to say they are roadworthy. An MOT failure means the vehicle cannot be > > driven legally except to its next test; a pass has just saved you a lot > > of money. > > Most states here in the US have motor vehicle inspections, too. I thought they probably would, but I didn't know if the term MOT would mean anything to you. Is your test an annual one? There are people here who reckon they can't afford the fee every year, so they don't bother. This is illegal, but they do it anyway :-( > Today was a sort of MOT[1] for mother, and she passed. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > [2] http://www.portmeirion-village.com/ Good to hear things are progressing well with your Ma Em, she must be feeling better to willingly spend time with your kids ;-) Alayne totallyfake@email.com said... > Good to hear things are progressing well with your Ma Em, she must be > feeling better to willingly spend time with your kids ;-) Ooh, miaaoow! /me sharpens claws ;-) > totallyfake@email.com said... >> Good to hear things are progressing well with your Ma Em, she must be [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > /me sharpens claws ;-) Ouch ;-) sorry forgot myself, thought we were talking about my "angels" ;-) (extracting myself from pile of poo forthwith). Gee, sure looking forward to the summer hols starting after today, hmmm, combined with the builders, where's that funny white coat. Hugs Em Alayne totallyfake@email.com said... > > totallyfake@email.com said... > >> Good to hear things are progressing well with your Ma Em, she must be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Ouch ;-) sorry forgot myself, thought we were talking about my "angels" ;-) > (extracting myself from pile of poo forthwith). Hehehe! She's not doing nearly as badly as she was at first - not only did she take the three youngest for the weekend, but she also tolerated her only daughter for a couple of days mid-week while I was in the London area for a meeting. We also managed a light-hearted sort of chat about her death and how it would affect me financially, which needed to happen (the chat, I mean) but couldn't have happened while she was still feeling so poorly. We need to sort something out about the house. I'll inherit it (my father bought it and paid the mortgage off before he died), but we have an agreement that the chocolate teapot (remember him?) will be allowed to live in it for as long as he wants. That's fine, and I don't have a problem with that, but I'll need pay inheritance tax on it, and that means I'll have to sell it... > Gee, sure looking forward to the summer hols starting after today, hmmm, > combined with the builders, where's that funny white coat. I'm planning all sorts of days out. The older children are in their teens and can look after themselves; the younger ones and I will make good use of our family railcard and find all sorts of different trains to ride on, including the Heart Of Wales line, which passes through some stunning countyside and calls at some wonderfully eccentric places as it does so. The local authority here are letting the youngsters go swimming free of charge as long as I sign a form each time. The three older ones can go on their own; the teenagers are both old enough under the regulations to take an under-8 with them - hey! I could 'lose' all five at the same time! I'd possibly have to pay for my oldest, but that's not too arduous a task and will hardly break the bank. <Thinks> must look out swimming costumes for them all, 'cos I bet they've all grown since last summer... SignatureEm, knowing full well that no matter how carefully she plans things, the children will not want to do any of it :-\ > totallyfake@email.com said... >> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > fine, and I don't have a problem with that, but I'll need pay > inheritance tax on it, and that means I'll have to sell it... It's good to hear that things are improving with your ma Em., it does sound like she is a tough ole bird but it can't have been too mean a feat to go through all that at her age. Having a "chat" financially must also be a bit of a relief. I've had the same with my FIL, I wanted to make sure that he had all his affairs in order because I didn't want another nightmare on my hands. He has one remaining son and my two daughters and he hasn't spoken to the other son for 23 years after a major fall out. I wasn't interested in what went where, just that things were official because I know how "challenging" things can be ;-) he has also made me a joint Trustee with a family friend (and Tony's ex best mate) to hopefully deflect any animosity that may occur. Yes, I remember the chocolate teapot ;-) is there anyway that she could sign over the house to you now and then pay a peppercorn rent? I don't know what the tax situation is but have heard that some people have done this. >> Gee, sure looking forward to the summer hols starting after today, hmmm, >> combined with the builders, where's that funny white coat. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > swimming costumes for them all, 'cos I bet they've all grown since last > summer... I just knew that you were the true "mumsie" sort with all your plans for the hols. and you are so lucky to have swimming for free. Another trouble with the hols other than the immense amount of time on our hands, is the expense of finding things to occupy the little darlings. <Grin> swimming costumes fitting - been there, got the t-shirt! Warm Hugs Alayne - only plans made are twitching elbows when children approach large holes in back garden!! totallyfake@email.com said... > just knew that you were the true "mumsie" sort with all your plans for the > hols. and you are so lucky to have swimming for free. Another trouble with > the hols other than the immense amount of time on our hands, is the expense > of finding things to occupy the little darlings. > > <Grin> swimming costumes fitting - been there, got the t-shirt! Don't misunderstand me - I've got plenty of plans for things we can do... but you can bet your life we won't get round to actually *doing* any of it! Mainly, I make plans to get out of the house so that I don't have to look at the mess. Out of sight, etc... If I stay here I start feeling guilty for not feeling guilty about the state of the place, you see. Everything here is buried beneath mountains of other things, including the latest school photos that I wanted to take to show mother the other day. Could I find them? Don't be silly, of course I couldn't. They'll turn up sometime in the next month or so probably, when there's some sort of paperslide from one of the chairs on to the floor. The resulting pile of stuff on the floor will then stay there while the chair gets more stuff heaped upon it - and then there'll be another paperslide and... Basically, the floor is about 2' deep in goodness only knows what - and that's on a good day :-( The free swimming is one of the very few benefits of living in an economically depressed area. Single parents (i.e. always been single) abound and unemployment is high. Even where parents are working, the majority are probably in the construction industry in one way or another, or doing other fairly low-paid manual work. The local authority know that if they don't offer something for the children in the holidays it will be 6 weeks of complete mayhem, so they let the youngsters in free hoping that an accompanying (and paying) adult will go with them, thus getting at least some of the local darlings off the streets during the day. So, I shall spend the next couple of days hunting new cossies for the littl'uns, and then they can all go and drown each other in the nearest available swimming or park paddling pool. And then I must hunt out school uniforms for one teenager going into the 6th form (change of colour from blue and navy to white, grey and burgundy) and one 11 yr old changing schools. Oh yes, and two youngsters who really could do with some new uniform because the little wretches will insist on growing. Oh, and I've got to remind himself for the umpteenth time to sort out the forms for the oldest's university fees and top-up loan. I think I'm about due for a nervous breakdown, (they were fashionable in London when I lived there, along with dinner parties at which to discuss same) but I can't be bothered. SignatureEm, still sat in front of the computer instead of shopping for cossies, just as predicted :-) |
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