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arrived today, thanks very much. Marie Curie and Macmillan often have volunteers at the door of the supermarket opposite work, so next time I go on a milk run they'll get a few extra quid :)

thanks

Alan

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I'll be honest, I didn't know whether to post it or not, and it's without doubt the most difficult post I've ever written, but I thought, that as he had put out there already what he was going through, and I asked a friend whether it was appropriate or not, and he gave the go ahead :) I thought I should.

I told whoot this, in an email, I had just been having a "chat" with him, and I went to Sainsbury's, there was a lady with a bucket collecting money for charity as there often is, I walked straight passed, as I normally do, then stopped, turned round, when I saw it was Marie Curie, I just had to put some money in, I remember they had been there for my nan in her last days, they had been amazing, and Whoot had had first hand experience of what Macmillan nurses do, and  ppl say how they have helped.

Reading Movember articles, true stories etc, it makes you think how lucky you are/how unlucky other ppl are.

many years ago, a friend of mine died from cancer. I was still at uni, he was in his first job after uni, it went undiagnosed for too long, as he had stomach pains, but basically young ppl didn't cancer round the colon/stomach area, so they didn't check for that :( I remember his aunt came to our house, to tell my parents, my dad had a conversation with her:
him: it doesn't seem fair.
her: what do you mean?
him: there's so many bad people out there, how can this happen to someone so young?

thankyou for the Swan post, I had forgotten about that, it's tears of laughter now :)

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admars says...
"guarantee you'll get a certain amount "
Depends on the charity, but I think it's around £1500. At the moment I'm a little on the chunky side, but I work well with a goal (sober for October last year was a doddle). I entered the ballot not really as a joke, but as a kinda half-hearted spur to get my arse into gear. Sort of backfired in a good way. Once I pay my entry I'm guaranteed a place, but I can defer once to the following year if I don't think I'm going to be ready.
The other big decision I have to make is which charity to run for. The magazine is 25% articles about the event, and the rest is just page after page of charities begging for your money. I have 3 choices;

ASD - Autism awareness

MacMillan - the firm I work for has this as their designated charity, so a couple of greased wheels might reap rewards in the sponsorship stakes

Brain Tumour Trust - for Dad

I know which one I want to go for, but I'm discussing it with my family over the weekend, and I think they'll agree with my choice


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Much healthier than the ice bucket challenge and much less likely to degrade into token gestures for social kudos

Felt like I needed the impetus to take a lengthy hiatus from the booze for a while, and willpower, so useful when giving up cigarettes so easily, doesn't seem to be working. But I'm a man of honour, so should I get any donations of any amount, you can bet your bippy I'll stick to my word.

Also, I'm not sure if anyone caught it in an unrelated thread a while ago, but my father was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour. It's been mostly removed, and radio and chemotherapy is currently underway. But it was discovered too late, and we have 2 years, at best, with our father. No doubt we'll be experiencing first hand the work of the MacMillan nurses. It's certainly not a job I'd want to do myself.

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Sorry to hear your news, thoughts and prayers are with you :(

Keep strong and fight it as hard as you can, but do give Macmillan a call, they were brilliant with us when my Dad was ill.

Keep us all updated when you can x

I think Whoot! sang the praises of the Macmillan nurses as well, doing a  search here looks like they've helped a few ppl.
http://www.myreviewer.com/Site/ForumSearch/Macmillan%20

Adding my thoughts and support too Sue.
Not much already unsaid but I would also say contact Macmillan just to keep you sane and stop your head running off on rails, they are very knowledgeable people and will sometimes help with other concerns you didn't even realise were an issue.
Or they'll just be a big ear when you need someone independent from friends and family to listen. 

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"There`s that word again... is there a problem with the Earth`s gravitational pull in the future?"

Probably not, but it's worth a read:
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Livingwithandaftercancer/Symptomssideeffects/Hairloss/Scalpcooling.aspx

(It's proper peer reviewed science, not some new age alternative therapy junk)

At least you won't have to wax for a bit!


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Skirpy, thoughts are with, having been through exactly the same with both my father 3 years ago and father in-law last year, there are some excellent people/organisations out there that can help.

Macmillan, Marie Curie, and other more local charity/hospices, they offer all sorts of assistance from, home visits, help claiming the right benefits, (your mum will be entitled to a carers allowance), respite care, to assisting with wills, funerals, etc etc...  don't be too proud to ask for help!

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You`re only ****ed off because the Tories are in power, which was going to happen anyway. Personally as a Tory myself, I`m actually quite happy with the result and the fact that the Lib Dems have formed a coalition with us. At this point in time, I really believe that this is the best thing for the country as it will keep the right wing of the party in check.

ALSO

I`m not angry that the tories are in power at all, to be fair Im optimistic about the coalition

I`m not very optimistic because I`m old enough to remember the last time the Tory`s were in power.
The poor getting poorer, riots in the streets, people living rough in record numbers, the worse unemployment ever seen in many parts of the UK, the end of the UK coal mines, the selling off of the BT, Gas, Water, The power suppliers, or as Macmillan put it "selling the family silver",  need I go on?

The rich will get richer, because now they are in power & I don`t believe there is a bloody thing Nick Clegg can do about it.
Still, he`s got his 30 pieces of silver, came pretty cheap too.
Of course he`s made sure that his party are dead for many in this country now.

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i was at the hospital today so I donated a tenner to the macmillan nurses.
damn they do a fine job.... unlike me on image manipulation software.

Smell my blog http://dentedsofa.blogspot.com/

Sad news... on a positive note, MacMillan says that the number of cancer survivors is going up.

Copied from what I posted before.

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The general secretary of the Rangers Supporters Association, John MacMillan, said he was disappointed with the behaviour of some fans.

He added: "There is no excuse for it to be honest. From what I saw before the game there was no need for attacking paramedics and the police, it is indefensible."

They were attacking paramedics and police within minutes of the screen coming off? Just clocked onto that fact as the screen only turned off 15minutes before the game started, so there wouldn`t have been riot police to antagonise them at that point.

Also all the video footage appears to be quite dark which would suggest that this happened after the result?

I know what your saying about alcohol being a factor, but surely they couldn`t impose a ban on alcohol across the whole of Manchester for the whole day.

Plus these were crowds going to sit outside and judging from the reports of the reports of the clean up mission today, it appears a lot were drinking their own beer anyway and if a ban was in place they would have brought their own anyway.



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The BBC report in fairness says Riot police were deployed
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Police in Manchester who came under violent attack from Rangers fans in the city for the Uefa Cup final admitted they were "stretched" by events.

Assistant Chief Constable Justine Curran said the influx of 150,000 Scottish fans was "unprecendented".

She said officers were attacked and riot police were deployed after a city centre big screen failed, adding: "I had 15 officers injured last night."

Police made 42 arrests and ambulance crews dealt with 52 cases of assault.

But city officials insisted that only a small proportion of the huge numbers of fans in the city were responsible for the disturbances and the "vast majority" were peaceful.

Violent clashes were sparked when police officers came under a "severe level of attack", ACC Curran added.

I think of more concern is someone getting stabbed inside the ground, it doesn`t say what they were stabbed with but does mention before "it is understood not to be life threatening" which means it`s probably more than just superficial.

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The clashes came after officers came under attack from a "mob", he added.

Riot police were deployed and arrests made, including six who were held after a Russian fan was stabbed inside the City of Manchester stadium.

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The Scottish Conservatives are demanding an inquiry into the policing of the final, claiming the decision to deploy riot police was an "overreaction" which may have inflamed the situation.

But Sir Richard said: "If you are going to put blame on anybody you put blame on those people for their behaviour - they have to take responsibility."

Ms Curran said officers had responded "appropriately" during what she described a "challenging" situation.

"We were stretched (during the day) but most of it was very peaceful and very happy," she added.

The general secretary of the Rangers Supporters Association, John MacMillan, said he was disappointed with the behaviour of some fans.

He added: "There is no excuse for it to be honest. From what I saw before the game there was no need for attacking paramedics and the police, it is indefensible."

They`ve cancelled the big screens for Champions League final now though. >:(



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Turns out the poor fella hanged himself....from the BBC:


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V presenter `was found hanged`
Mark Speight
Family members had been appealing to Mr Speight to contact them

Missing TV presenter Mark Speight was found hanging on a building adjacent to Paddington railway station, British Transport Police have said.

Station staff found a body, believed to be that of the 42-year-old, hanging on the roof of MacMillan House on Sunday. The body was out of public view.

The body is to be formally identified later by Mr Speight`s family.

Mr Speight was last seen on 7 April and was said to have been devastated after his fiancee Natasha Collins` death.

A post-mortem examination will be held later on Monday and an inquest into Mr Speight`s death will be opened on Wednesday, police said.

`Fragile state`

Mr Speight was last seen on CCTV boarding a southbound Bakerloo line Underground train from Queens Park station.

Later that day he was reported missing when he failed to meet Ms Collins`s mother for coffee in Covent Garden.

Mr Speight`s 31-year-old fiancee died on 3 January after taking cocaine, sleeping tablets and alcohol.

She was found with 60% burns from hot water in the bath at the couple`s flat in St John`s Wood, north-west London.

Following her death Mr Speight, who was said to be in a "fragile state of mind", had moved in with Ms Collins`s mother.

i think it is your right to have the macmillan nurses
give them a call.. and happy birthday! http://www.macmillan.org.uk/

My mum was nuked recently - she only had to sit in the back seat of the car when my dad drove her home from the hospital!

Luckily she`s now gone into remission, so my thoughts are with everyone else.

She had immediate support from Macmillan, she didn`t need any medical help from them, but they were an extra source of advice, and were very helpful.

for me the Macmillan`s didn`t appear until a year after the first operation.. but it was still good timing.

My mum and dad were stressing, as was I, about getting appointments, what was going on with me and all that s***. then suddenly this nurse appeared and she kicked arse all over the place.. she liased like a mother f***er.. even came to visit me after the 2nd op...

I hope you get everything sorted. the M nurses are good for advice, phone numbers, someone to talk to etc. I dont really bother them as i am sure they have better things to do.. in fact i offered to volunteer for them...

incidentally. mine is back. what a c***er!

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Sorry to hear the news Gavski
Macmillian Nurses are experienced nurses who specialise in various (but not all) types of cancer. They offer help and advice towards medications, pain relief, palliative care etc. From my personal experience they act as a kind of `liason` between GP, hospital, family, patient and provide care for all involved in the good times and the bad
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/home.aspx
Have you not had any contact from them post diagnosis? Get in touch with them asap
Juls

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I remember Whoot mentioning Macmillan Nurses in a post a while back and just wondered what they do?

Just had the news today that F.I.L treatment isn`t working and they have nothing left to offer...so could be a matter of weeks...

We have no idea what to do next (there is no M.I.L - well there is but its complicated) and I thought these nurses could help?

Ta

Gav


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