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Mr Curly
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Insanely busy 5 days approaching, including a business trip to the Gold Coast from tomorrow arvo until Friday night. Quick preso at Presbytery on Sat am, then playing at a wedding in Auburn then Middle's delayed birthday party at Chez Curly. Sunday is Biggest playing cricket, me playing in the 25th anniversary game of the team I helped start, then the crew from that back at Chez Curly for a BBQ.
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Lothlorien
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Good news from the hospital.
The steroid induced diabetes and pancreatitis are fading and overall doctors are very happy with Miss M's progress. Two months now of a different drug known to induce severe nausea, then several months more treatment.
More intermittent treatment after that provided progress continues and checkups for several years. Research has shown that the chemo must be continued even after all numbers are good to prevent relapses.
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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Good news about Ms M.
Huia, its bad here too. I'm completely dressed in winter woollies. I had to go to Masterton yesterday - left here wearing a t-shirt, came back shivering cos it was only 7 degrees from about Carterton onwards. Fortunately, I had looked at the forecast and taken my raincoat, but I don't think I've ever driven wearing it just to stay warm.
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No, I'm not gloating, but it's warm and mostly sunny at Matarangi except for today – it was going to be a trip in to town until one h*** of a downpour, just as I was about to pop over to kind neighbour's to check emails. Almost got soaked getting into the car instead, and discovered a major leak coming from the interior light fixture. Rest of the week looks great.
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You're allowed to gloat a bit, GG!
I'm heading off to one of the two International Festival events I've booked for tonight: the Bach Collegium Japan performing the Bach St John Passion. It is hard to imagine a better evening - my favourite piece of music played by my favourite interpreters of Bach. And tomorrow night, the same group performing Bach's Lutheran Masses.
Heaven on earth.
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Originally posted by Huia:
It feels like we have gone straight from summer to winter. There are howling, 130 km winds and large swathes of Christchurch are without power tonight. This is hard because a lot of homes lost their chimneys in the quakes and a reliant on electricity for heating.
I took a bus to the other side of town to have lunch with a friend and was very glad that my shoes are waterproof and that I stayed warm with two knitted hats and a yellow knitted collar, (from a world class knitter ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ) as well as 4 layers of clothing. I am also grateful that my bus goes right across town so I didn't have to get off at the Exchange.
Not so good ... sometimes I think someone ought to mention to God that Cantabrians have had enough ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
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Gee D
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Prayers from us for Mss M continue. What a hard way to spend your childhood.
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Huia
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Today the weather here is sunny and still.
GG, be careful or you will have an unexpected guest - complete with cat.
There is a collection day for childhood cancer here later this month. I am going to organise myself to give some time. I never realised how horrendous it is for the children and their families.
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Today the weather here is sunny and still.
GG, be careful or you will have an unexpected guest - complete with cat.
There is a collection day for childhood cancer here later this month. I am going to organise myself to give some time. I never realised how horrendous it is for the children and their families.
Huia
No cats around here but we do have bunnies. I actually saw them eating some burnt toast I'd thrown out for the birds.
Fortunately the road kill, apart from them danged possums, seems to include stoats, nasty little beasts.
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You have wild stoats in NZ? ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Arabella Purity Winterbottom
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You have wild stoats in NZ?
Yup, seen one in my garden in suburban Wellington. Nasty critters.
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Lothlorien
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There is a collection day for childhood cancer here later this month. I am going to organise myself to give some time. I never realised how horrendous it is for the children and their families.
Thank you, Huia.
I did not realise the impact the family till all this started. I could see in my own life what it did to my brain and concentration and we all felt as if run over by a bus. Totally blindsided and no one had any idea.
My sons have many times done the greatest shave for leukaemia and grown moustaches etc, supported Canteen and other cancer charities. My sister raised a very large sum in her touristy coastal town for breast cancer research. She was diagnosed in 1997.
But the childhood cancer really hits everybody hard. Miss M is currently at home, religiously checking her own temperature every hour and doing blood sugar finger tests too by herself. However, life at home consists of visits by home nurses and visits to the clinic. Something every day. Her mother had to give up her job because there is no way to handle all this otherwise.
If she has to be re-admitted for side effects or nasty infections because of suppressed immune system, then everything changes. Mum or dad is with her all the time. There are two other siblings and they have to have care too.
Every aspect of family life seems to have been affected and there are lots of flow on effects all twisted in.
That is without the seriousness of the disease. She is making progress but won't be considered cured for some years yet.
Support has been amazing and some of son's work clients are now doing the biggest shave. Interstate, they organised this themselves as a gesture of support.
Much more to say, but this is an introduction.
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Prayers continuing for Miss M., Lothlorien and family.
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Huia
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Banner Lady the stoats, like the possums, bunnies and the rats are introduced. All of them cause problems.
We have a hare (also introduced)that has made its home at the back of the church.
Huia
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A hare? Get your slow cooker out the Huia.
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Aha, hare today and gone tomorrow!
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I spent yesterday up in the burnt and burning areas of my parish, with social workers. Next week, the Victorian Council of Churches and the state gov are sending 4 of us clergy up for four days... cars and motels provided.
I know we only go where it is safe, but it is weird to look across a valley and see fire...
There is a huge base camp in town... hundreds of tents. Great for the economy.
Sigh. My poor wounded mountains. Thousands of hectares of farmland and national park gone. People's lives a mess.
I keep telling myself that my small steps to help are ok. Otherwise it is rather overwhelming.
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{{Rowen}} for you and all your parishioners - there's not really much else I can say except that you're in my thoughts and prayers.
And do keep telling yourself that what you're doing is OK, because it is.
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Prayers indeed Rowen for all suffering in so many ways from the fires.
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Thanks, kind folks
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Mr Curly
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Just back from a successful 2 day business trip to teh Gold Coast.
Except
Middle is back in hospital, now diagnosed with an infection in his pelvis. Now on mega IV antibiotics, in hospital for 4-5 days.
Poor Mrs C has had to deal with a fair bit of judgling etc. this week. Her mum has been in hospital as well having a blood transfusion during chemo.
Weekend is jam-packed, although not with Middle's birthday party, which is postponed again.
Never dull . . . .
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Prayers for you all, Mr Curly.
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Lothlorien:
I did not realise the impact the family till all this started ...
Much more to say, but this is an introduction.
May I pass this on to my co prayer-makers at the cathedral?
Certainly.
A bit of a late reply, but I have been out all day from early.
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Again, for Mr. and Mrs. Curly, Middle, Loth and Miss M. and Rowen and the congregation.
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What Piglet said.
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Zappa
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Certainly.
Will do,
Terry Waite was in the congregation this morning. The second time I've met him - I was his and Runcie's driver for four days in 1987 - a few months before he was captured.
Apart from name dropping, it was wonderful to see him looking so well, and above all to see him in a worshipping community, as I had heard that he had dropped faith (understandably) after his ordeal.
He's not hard to pick in a crowd, even after 27 years.
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Lothlorien
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Prayers for Middle, Mr Curly. I hope he is making progress now.
Miss M has had very good results from latest round of tests. Chemo however, will continue for at least another four months to knock the leukaemia on its head. This round will last two months and its main side effect is extreme nausea.
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Lothlorien
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Could someone here arrange for a change in the weather, please? It never rains but it pours. Miss M's big sister fell over at school today playing bull rush. She has fractured her wrist.
DIL is not in a good place and we expect some implosion soon. Not helped by Miss M cheerfully remarking to her mother that at least they have a parking card so parking at hospital was cheap.
Said card costs parents of kids with cancer $20/month. Otherwise a day's parking is close to $30/day.
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... Terry Waite was in the congregation this morning. The second time I've met him - I was his and Runcie's driver for four days in 1987 - a few months before he was captured ...
He was due to speak in Belfast Cathedral just before he was captured (it was the year before we moved there). He came to the cathedral shortly after he was released, and my chief memory was of his (literally) huge presence - he's a seriously big bloke!
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One of my most difficult working weeks for a long time, starting with catching the 6 am train every day Monday and being flat out all week until I was on the 8.30 from Wynyard last night. A bit of a sleep-in today but both Madame and Dog wanted their walk. Thoughts of retirement again crossing my mind.
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Lothlorien
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A walk might help blow cobwebs away. Then perhaps a pleasant coffee for morning tea. A good book for the afternoon?
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Well, we did walk this morning, and later morning coffee - saw your brother for a quick chat. He looks well but tired. But no good book this afternoon - nor the Good Book either. Dlet cut the grass while I did the edges, then we all swam. A quiet sit now then out to dinner.
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Glad to have Middle home, he was discharged yesterday after 8 days in hospital on IV antibiotics for osteomyelitis. Probably just concurrent and unrelated to the mycoplasma that showed up first. He's still hobbling but in good spirits and feeling well.
I gardened today, and have annoying sore muscles as a result. Biggest was supposed to have his last cricket game of the season (10 am start at Blacktown) but mercifully they had to forfeit.
I'm playing in church tomorrow morning, then it is the parade of the sick at family lunch at Chez Curly.
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Thanks for the update Mr Curly - I opened the thread to ask about him. Pity about the forfeit, but maybe next week will see a good victory.
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B1.2 (the sporty one) was one of 14 kids chosen from his school to do a tryout at the Brumbies home ground this week. He had never played rugby before, and played in his sneakers. When I asked how he went in the 7 a side game, he replied he managed 3 tries and one good tackle, and was ticked off by those watching as one of the top three on field.
His mother is now seriously freaked out because she has never wanted him to play body contact footy. As the grandparents in the middle we are watching with interest as to how this develops...oh dear! ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Three tries sounds like a very good start - well done him!
Glad to hear Middle C. is doing well, Mr. C. - long may that continue.
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Banner Lady: When my housekeeper/friend's son was younger (having shown no interest whatsoever in sport before) suddenly informed his mother he was going to play rugby, she fought a rearguard action for the same reasons as your grandson's parent. She lost.
Strangely enough, he survived and thrived for three years of league play, with nothing more than a strained ankle. And she went to every game, even if she sometimes closed her eyes.
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I am happy (read ecstatic) to announce that I am engaged to be married.
FD will marry us, I have yet to think of a pseudonym for my intended.
A very, very happy (read ecstatic!) JtC. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Congratulations, JtC and intended!
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How lovely! Yay!
We led a great ecumenical service today. We had a green theme, Irish and all, with appropriate food and clothes, and prizes. All three churches take a couple of ecumenical events a year, and it kicks off with St Patricks Day. Somehow, we got it a few years ago... And had it ever since. Some express surprise, that we do the saints so well. Me too. It's just one of those things!but we had fun.
60 people came. We sang our hearts out, and enthusiastically greeted everyone. Fun!
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Thank you. ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
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And congratulations from us as well (coming late to the thread).
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And congratulations from all the way over here, too.
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Mr Curly
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Thanks for the update Mr Curly - I opened the thread to ask about him. Pity about the forfeit, but maybe next week will see a good victory.
Unfortunately, the season has ended with a whimper - no more games.
JtC.
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Congratulations, JtC! Wonderful news
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James, that is fabulous. Congratulations to James the Confident and Confidently James's. There will, no doubt, be shipwide celebrations on the happy day, and I look forward to running up some bunting.
Rowen: I spoke at an ecumenical gathering this weekend too - held in a Baptist Church down your way. Some of the locals were very surprised when this Anglican explained why it's perfectly okay to thank God for St.Pat.
Two daughters feeling a bit green today thanks to a big night out on the town. No doubt the green beer will be flowing freely today, and the road will be rising to meet a few folk by the end of it.
Happy St.Patrick's Day!
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