Best Of
Re: What made you smile this week?😊
A stranger coming up to me in the supermarket, saying how lovely I looked and could she take a photograph of my hair. I had it cut short last week and I have been really unsure about it.
Julie ❤️ 😘
Re: What made you smile this week?😊
My Daughter in Law sent me a video of my grandaughter at the play centre, rocking back and forth on a unicorn. Gorgeous!
Ashman87
Re: Menopause and anti depressants
Hi Ladies @Pepster2022 @Denaskham,
Good to know I'm not alone with low mood etc. I've tried St John's Wort before anti-depressants and it helped me lots. Although it's not safe to take it along with anti-depressants I've been told so might not be an option for you @Denaskham . I also started looking after my body recently, eating well, doing yoga etc and I think it really does make a difference. I drink less coffee and eat less sugar (I used to have sweets every day and gosh I miss them SO MUCH). Yoga helps me switch off too.
@Denaskham did you talk to your gp about feeling low despite the anti-depressants? A friend of mine was the same but after she increased her dose (monitored by the doctor of course) she started to feel so much better!
Re: Tiredness n foggy brain
Hi @Jayjoe, a friend of mine uses fish oil for brain fog and she said it's great. I also get really tired, sometimes without a reason and iron works well for me so far (started only couple weeks ago).
Re: Live Better With Cancer..Community bringing people together....
Hi all,
O I am so exited for you both Lou and J and love that you have been able to meet up in person! I wish we all lived near! ☕️The photo is so lovely. I love your Christmas jumper Lou. I bought one for wearing a couple of years ago at work and wore it Teddy’s nativity play and don’t want to take it off now! I have really embraced Christmas this year, it’s much more special this year than it’s ever been! To able to enjoy the going out, a gin and tonic , or two and to realise how lucky I am due to skill of my surgeon and his wonderful team. Best Xmas present in the world! Timing is not great, but I have a colonoscopy on 23/12, 1 year on, so festivities and my xmas Meal out with friends has come to a grinding halt from Sunday to Monday as I have to stay at home Sunday to take my solution to prepare for the next morning but I’ve had a great time this month. wish me luck 😄
Brightstar well done on winning your deserved prize for your amazing Christmas decorations. You really shouldn’t worry about being photographed you are very photogenic! You are right about not normally joining groups on-line I wouldn’t usually but how glad I am I did. All the lovely people that gave me support on here pulled me through a very difficult year and I will always be grateful for their support. You know who you are lovely people!
Well I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and share a picture of a very special little shepherd, a nod to the real meaning of Christmas⭐️
Love to you all. Jackie 🙋♀️Xxx
Live Better With Cancer..Community bringing people together....
From virtual to reality!
This morning I had the joy of meeting up with one of our members J .
How brilliant to find we lived in close proximity to one another and decided we simply had to meet for coffee in real life!!
We had such a lovely time chatting finding out how we have even had very similar experiences unrelated to cancer! Lol!! Just don't mention taxi's 😂.
To think the community was only launched last November, bringing people together, to help us all live better with cancer. I know I have made friends with others here too, and will definitely be meeting them too one day.
Here is a pic of J and I enjoying coffee in Costa at our local shopping centre...
Lou xx
Re: There is more to us than cancer - share your poetry and words of wisdom!
Hi Karin
My good friend Ron wrote a lovely poem called “Best of Friends”. I posted it on this site a few months ago and I reproduce it here with a few minor changes to fit the Community as I see it.
LBWC BEST OF FRIENDS
This group has been the best of friends
Through cancer and its fears
We share the good times and the bad
The laughter and the tears
We hear each others worries
Our troubles and our woes
And still our friendship carries on
As everybody knows
So if you ever need me
If there’s something I can do
You only have to let me know
And I’ll be there for you.
Ron tasked me to write some music for it and I have done that. I will record it soon and would like to post it but not sure if that can be done.
Rob x
Re: Change of plan
Hi David and Janet
Great to hear from you and thank you so much for your update. It is good to know that things are progressing and that you are still laughing even though it must be pretty tough for both of you. That photograph will be a great memory for you when you are through this ordeal.
I am not surprised to hear that Janet is having a tough time with the chemo. I have not had chemo myself, but I know from community members who have, that it is a long hard journey. Haha, Janet is lucky that I am not doing the cooking. When Mary broke her leg, I had to learn very quickly and I can remember googling ‘How to Bake a Potato.’ She actually loved the potato, but when I did another one, she asked for more variety.
Well, there may be others who are worse off, but you are both coping with an awful lot, and with humour and courage and I raise my hat to you.
All the best
Robert and Mary x
RobertA