Blog Twelve Thursday 14th July 2011

This has so far been the longest week ever !! waiting for Friday pre op assessment and then Tuesday Op. Hope says Ive been grumpy. Trying everything to keep occupied. My recent job was very stressful, stress, in as much as the mobile just didn't stop ringing, 24/7 and driving to contracts on the M1,M25 and M40  I just couldn't carry on. Getting up this morning, I felt really good that it is Thursday with not long to go, Wendy left at 5am this morning so I switched on the news to see how Rupert Murdoch is getting on or  the on-going situation in Tripoli........ but no........ the story that greeted me on the BBC was  rising cancer rates

The news piece went like this  ....

"Rising cancer rates mean four in 10 people in the UK get the disease at some point in their lives, a health charity says. Macmillan Cancer Support says the figure has risen significantly in the past decade.The charity says the rise poses a "massive challenge" for the NHS." ....great !! that's all we need....

The good news is that the Survival Rates are also increasing including Bowel Cancer apparently giving us an additional 10 years on the planet . Just enough time to do the USA Road Trip we were planning but that's for another Blog..............We want to do the East Coast to West Coast featured in Road Trip USA by Jamie Jensen I am determined to do it and this disease will not stop us. 

Well I bought the PJ's yesterday from M&S and the 100% cotton briefs, OR  you have to wear NHS paper briefs to the OP and these look like a huge puffy paper nappy!!!!!!  no street cred there then.

But for now I am looking forward to a family party at the weekend  which will also make the time go quicker..................