opinions4u Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 I suppose we all have different ways of dealing with things, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't front up to this the way that you are Dave, enjoy Malta I'm pretty sure it is a different type of place than when I holidayed in Buggiba in 1981. There's no right or wrong way to deal with it. Before the final diagnosis I kept things very much to myself. I just alerted my ex about possible bad news to come for the kids and she's been really good about it. Opening up and sharing the news now is just my way of dealing with it. Lung cancer's a funny one because it doesn't seem to get its fair share of research money. And because it's been a quick killer historically it's not got a series of celebrity survivors banging the drum for it. There's also the "he smoked, it was his own fault" brigade. Well I didn't. And it isnt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagger Lee Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very sad to hear about the crap hand you have been dealt O4U Hoping though that you are able to spend as much time as possible surrounding yourself with the ones who love you. I enjoyed reading your blog and maybe we can catch up at the cricket down under for a drink. Carpe diem! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Sinnott Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Just read your superb blog, O4U, and one thing stood out to me more than anything : I can't believe you've never been to Swindon before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Very sad to hear about the crap hand you have been dealt O4U Hoping though that you are able to spend as much time as possible surrounding yourself with the ones who love you. I enjoyed reading your blog and maybe we can catch up at the cricket down under for a drink. Carpe diem! Whereabouts are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Just read your superb blog, O4U, and one thing stood out to me more than anything : I can't believe you've never been to Swindon before... I was there in 2006. But that was a business event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagger Lee Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Whereabouts are you? Sydney (ish) - about 50km south of the airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Sydney (ish) - about 50km south of the airport Well I'll have a couple of jet lagged days looking at opera houses and harbour bridges! I'm still blogging: https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesidg Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Well I'll have a couple of jet lagged days looking at opera houses and harbour bridges! I'm still blogging: https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/ A very good read, and insight into what is happening and your thoughts hope you continue to fight this and remain so positive ? Glad you got to taste a Cisk in Malta too I brought some home from Gozo last year, have got one left in the fridge, saving it for a special occasion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 My Walter White moment. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/my-walter-white-moment/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Some interesting musings on here, I recommend people take a look at at least one of these. As I said on your blog - good luck with everything and enjoy what you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 My Walter White moment. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/17/my-walter-white-moment/ Walter Lite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Walter Lite! That might have been a better headline! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Arrived in Slovakia. Destroying my magnificent bathroom. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/20/massive-and-i-flooded-it/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) Discovering James Bond isn't real. And a pilgrimage to Slovan Bratislava. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/the-names-bond-james-bond/ Edited February 21, 2017 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 The God Question. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/26/the-god-question/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Getting the key to the pub after Northampton away. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/they-gave-me-the-key-to-the-pub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) As I hurtle towards the 100 day mark there's a realisation that one in three lung cancer sufferers are dead within 90 days of diagnosis. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/one-in-three-lung-cancer-sufferers-are-dead-within-ninety-days-of-diagnosis/ Flight upgrades too: https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/ive-had-my-first-class-experience-upgraded-sort-of/ Edited March 2, 2017 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Iceland is cool. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/travel-credit-cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Iceland is cool. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/travel-credit-cards Wrong link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_latics Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Wrong link? Could have been a lot worse than travel credit cards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Wrong link? Genius. Try this one. https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/the-golden-circle-of-ungritted-roads/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Chasing the aurora. "and then it happened. The light flashed in front of me ..." https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/aurora-chaser/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 When your mate decides to raise money in your name: https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/that-humbling-moment-when-somebody-chooses-to-raise-money-in-your-name/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) How I drove $6,000 of drugs into Liverpool ... https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/6000-of-drugs-in-my-car-as-i-parked-illegally-on-a-liverpool-street/ Edited March 16, 2017 by opinions4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 How I drove $6,000 of drugs into Liverpool ... https://travelinhopeblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/16/6000-of-drugs-in-my-car-as-i-parked-illegally-on-a-liverpool-street/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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