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Rowen
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Welcome the new year in... At least back home.
Here, vacationing in the US, I still am in 2013, but my fellow Aussies and others are well into 2014... I was watching some of the news reports. Fireworks, celebrations, fire, cyclone, heat - you folk have it all.
Life continues to be fun. I do enjoy long service leave... Very relaxed and happy. And cold. And surrounded by loving extended family...
Happy New Year to those back home.
Happy new thread!
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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Happy New Year all in the Antipodes.
If you haven't seen it, can I recommend Gardening with Soul, a lovely film that follows Sister Loyola of the Sisters of Mercy in Island Bay through her 90th year. Went to see it with a friend and my mum last week, and we all loved it.
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Banner Lady
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Goodbye 2013 and hello 2014.
Bound to be both bouncy and bumpy in Banner land, but somehow we'll cope. Having New Year's Day lunch with an 84 yr old and a 95 yr old, today, Neither of whom hold back their opinions, so I guess I'm bound to learn a lot. ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
HNY shippies, and be kind to yourselves.
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Gee D
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Happy New Year to all, including Rowen living in the past.
Great night last night. The new production is interesting and makes the transition well. But we still have fond memories of the 1980s production. Slowly getting ourselves together, but have an 11 o'clock checkout.
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Piglet
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Happy New Year to all my chums Down Under! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Gee D
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Thanks Piglet - is it yet 1 Jan right across Canada? I get lost with the daylight saving changes and so forth.
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Piglet
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Not quite - it's 2:45 a.m. here in Newfoundland, so it'll still be yesterday in Alberta and British Columbia, if you see what I mean.
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Lothlorien
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We have just heard that M, my 9 year old granddaughter was admitted to hospital this morning. She has not been well for several weeks. Tests are being done and hopefully we will know something soon.
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Banner Lady
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Loved the link, Loth.
(I seem to have begun 2014 all alliteratively around All Saints. ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) ) ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
We have just heard that M, my 9 year old granddaughter was admitted to hospital this morning. She has not been well for several weeks. Tests are being done and hopefully we will know something soon.
Bad news. Hospital is 99% sure it's leukaemia. She will have spinal tap, brain fluid drain, lumbar puncture, bone marrow puncture tomorrow under general anaesthetic to see which type of leukaemia it is.
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Welease Woderwick
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((M, Loth & family)) ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Latchkey Kid
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
We have just heard that M, my 9 year old granddaughter was admitted to hospital this morning. She has not been well for several weeks. Tests are being done and hopefully we will know something soon.
Bad news. Hospital is 99% sure it's leukaemia. She will have spinal tap, brain fluid drain, lumbar puncture, bone marrow puncture tomorrow under general anaesthetic to see which type of leukaemia it is.
Lothlorien
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Uncle Pete
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(((Loth))) for Grand-daughter
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Rowen
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My prayers
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Galloping Granny
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Loth – you and yours could have done without more grief.
Prayers for whatever can be positive in the outcome.
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Huia
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Lothlorien and family
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Piglet
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for you and your grand-daughter, Lothlorien.
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Gee D
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That is very sad news Lothlorien. Our prayers for you, your grand-daughter and those treating her.
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Galloping Granny
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An article by a psychologist struck a chord.
His take on 'S*** happens; misery is optional' continues: '[events] can cause pressure, but such factors don't cause stress unless you let them... Stress is how you react to the event, not the event itself.'
I don't presume to offer this as a panacea to shipmates who may have problems that I couldn't handle, but it made sense to me; in fact, I think it illustrates how I have been trying to cope in our situation. Even the Grandad, when things get on top of him, tries to make the best of it with our quote 'It's an adventure'.
GG
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Athrawes
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Lothlorien, I don't know what to say. Childhood cancer is horrendous. I do pray for M, her family and you as you deal with yet another horrible life event.
[ 01. January 2014, 22:15: Message edited by: Athrawes ]
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Emendator Liturgia
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Loth, prayers for you and your granddaughter an the whole family are banging the gates of heaven!
If you are willing to give me her name, either on main screen or in a message, I will add her name to the community prayer list.
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Lothlorien
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Thank You. PM sent.
She is having platelets transfused this morning as blood clotting ability is far too low. We don 't yet know when the general anaesthetic will be for the other procedures, just that she is on the emergency list.
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Vulpior
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Loth, prayers for you, M and the whole family.
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Alban
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Barnabas Aus
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Praying for you and your family Lothlorien.
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Uncle Pete
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oh, Loth, my dear friend! Many prayers for you.
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Lothlorien
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It's Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, the one the doctors say is easier to treat and the one with a higher rate of remission. A week in hospital on steroids, then chemo and more tests. No hair in three weeks. Some treatment out of hospital and continuing testing and treatment for a couple of years.
So a new way of life starts for her and family.
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Uncle Pete
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The nude head look is so in these days. But if not,then perhaps a nice curly bubblegum wig will do wonders for morale. Or not. Grandma should consult with the person most affected.
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Galloping Granny
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Constant prayers, Loth, for you and for M and her family.
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Happy New Year to youse all. I spent it making pizzas, baking pizzas and eating pizzas. Start as you intend to continue, I say.
Loth, Leukaemia sucks balls and I hope your little one is OK. I have asked the Blessed Virgin to intercede on her behalf because I am no good at praying for people myself.
I'll be in Sydney next week at NCYC if anyone will be there too, or is around Parramatta way.
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Dark Knight
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Hiya all.
for Loth and the kiddlywink. Awful stuff.
Trashed my poor little heart in 2013. Learned a lot, too. Here's to better days. And much better decisions.
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You don't know what I done, what it was, who I lost, or what it cost me - A B Original: I C U
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Loth and family
DK
Day at the cricket today with Biggest, enjoying a corp box at invitation of Biggest's rep team coach. It's quite amusing when 8 fifteen year old boys start sprouting about the game.
Rest day tomorrow then cricket next 4 out of 5 days. And loving it!
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Lothlorien
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Results were hardly in from all the tests and granddaughter was receiving first dose of steroids. Doctors are quietly optimistic about final outcome, but that will be a couple of years down the track, even if all goes very well indeed. More chemo every Friday and other medications at other various times.
She is good friends with another little girl at school who is emerging out the other end of this journey so that's good. Westmead sends nurses and educators to the school to explain to students and staff what is going on, why the baldness etc.
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Loth & family, Very sorry to hear about it, I can't imagine what a bastard of a thing it must be to go through. My understanding though is that rates of cure are excellent for childhood leukaemia so there is cause for optimism.
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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Lothlorien and family, I've put you on my list above the computer, next to my cousin and a good friend who both have leukaemia. Your little one is in wonderful company (my cousin has added her to her prayer list as well), and I hope all goes well.
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Lothlorien
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Loth & family, Very sorry to hear about it, I can't imagine what a bastard of a thing it must be to go through. My understanding though is that rates of cure are excellent for childhood leukaemia so there is cause for optimism.
Doctors are optimistic about this. Rate of total remission of ALL is 98%. I won't let my mind think about the other 2%.
Thanks Arabella. Support of many types has poured in from everywhere. My son is amazed at it.
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Huia
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Hi Loth, I lit an candle for your grand-daugjter and family during our church service today (we do it as part of our prayers for the world) so there will probably be other prayers floating up from other people in the congregation.
Huia
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Lothlorien
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Hi Loth, I lit an candle for your grand-daugjter and family during our church service today (we do it as part of our prayers for the world) so there will probably be other prayers floating up from other people in the congregation.
Huia
All prayers appreciated. Thanks. She ate 8 corn chips today, the most food she's had in a day for quite a while. She is now on a drip but has not been eating much at all before that. Drip should ensure she loses no more.
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Gee D
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We lit one also at an icon of Our Lady, the most blessed of mothers, presenting the Infant to us; a prayer for your grand-daughter.
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Huia
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I have just had one of the best days in years ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) I went swimming in a river which I haven't done since I was a child. It was magic, one of those experiences you store up to recall when difficult times come and, to quote Shaun Tan, Life is a deaf machine. (The Red Tree).
Huia - blissed out
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Lothlorien
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Years ago we took a friend from Auckland to Palm Beach in mid-July. He swam for almost half an hour and commented it was warmer in the water than it ever was in Auckland.
We watched from the car as we sheltered from the wind.
Miss M has her first dose of chemo on Friday. Depending on the reaction to this, she could be allowed home late on Friday or perhaps Saturday.
She is the third little girl at her school to have developed leukaemia. The others are almost finished treatment.
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