Hi all Just a quick one down in brissy spending the day an night with della. Also had friends come up from the gold coast and went to south bank for lunch now back at. Motel resting . She is doing ok so far few small hickups but we will win this battle . Dibs

Thanks for the update Graeme,give her our love and tell her we will see the both of you at Gympie. I trust the caravan problems have been sorted out to your satisfaction.

Kind regards to you both & a big cheer for your good lady

Thanks for the update Graeme with the positive attitude that you both have won't be long before you are hitting the road again. Our love to you both Helena.

another 3 weeks wombat .

dibs

howdy all im here finaly, its been a bit hectic the first couple of days ,it seems today i was congratulated
for being the person to get nausea and gastro in two days of radiation ,typical of me i suppose, so i was
congratulated by a nurse today at the pa and we both had a giggle.

however we got it sorted and ive been given some tablets like a tiny wafer type thing goes under your tongue
and should fix both problems if not i have other tablets for the back side lol

all in all the hospital is lovely and clean and so much different to nambour general, and the people are so lovely
to you and its like they realy do know what you are going through, anyways the nurse said to me that no wonder i had
the symptoms so soon i am on the completely new machine and its quite complex and so is the treatment i am having
so there was the answer ,Brisbane water tastes like crap so im boiling it and putting it in the fridge seems to make it
taste better ,as i do like water room temperature more than in the fridge but im coping i have to drink 500 mls 45 min
before my radiation.

today i was given a little card with a marble attached, i had a choice of a bookmark or this little card had a verse on it
about losing your marbles,and it goes like this.

I HAVE A LITTLE PRESENT ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
FOR THOSE TIMES OF DESPERATION BE THEY FAR OR FEW
WHEN LIFE BECOMES A STRUGGLE AND YOU DONT FEEL QUITE ALL THERE
HOLD THIS LITTLE PRESENT ,AND KNOW THAT SOMEONE CARES.
THE PRESENT IS A MARBLE AND ITS ONLY JUST FOR FUN
SO WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE LOST ALL YOURS
AT LEAST YOU STILL HAVE ONE.


That little card and a marble made my day, i also had my eldest daughter visit me tonight, i noticed a very big
change in her, shes been put on some medication, kate is the one with the son ryan now five years old still
with a brain tumour sitting dormant that they cannot remove, shes been through a very tough time, and i dont see
much of her ,however i do know what its like to have to cart kiddies around whingeing and whining ,i know my youngest
was a handful like that she hated going anywhere till she was about 2 years old, but tonight my daughter and i sat down
as mother and daughter and had such a long talk and she seems so much calmer and doesnt shake like she used to so
whatever the doc has prescribed i can honestly say its working ,i love her very much .

since this has happened to me i can now understand the courage that she had to have to fight not for her own life
but for her sons ,weve seen little ryan in some terrible positions, very ill at times and hes a little trooper and still
going strong, he loves Graeme very much and poppy is his favourite, when all this is over im going to get him and
take him some place special.

we have three grandkids ,kate has two girls as well as ryan but he will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Thank you all so much for the love and care you have shown me on here i truly am blessed to have you all in my life

i shall still be going through treatment whilst gympie is on but i shall make it and graeme can drink my share as im
not aloud to have alcohol while im on treatment.

so to everybody stay safe and enjoy your life actualy enjoy each day at a time because thats how i am now doing it.

love to you all Della xxxx

This is so great to hear from you Della. What an ordeal you are going through. As you know we are all thinking of you and praying for you and can't wait to see you at Gympie.
That card is so sweet, I can see how it would make your day reading that. Its the little things that keep you going at a time like this.
The one thing I can relate to is the water. lol. We have been on tank water since I arrived her in Biggenden and was enjoying it, but with no rain son has had to change back over to town water and it is awful. I'm boiling it also and putting it in the fridge. Not much better but the best I can do until we get some rain.
Chin up girl, hang in there. All the best.

Great to see you are progressing well.

I hope that you get to enjoy many long talks with your children and the grandchildren.

I miss not knowing mine but I substitute with the kids of the many families I visit.

Good to see that the grand kids love Graham as they then have the figure to look up to and take the wisdom that he surly must have to hand down.

Hope you are soon out on the road and we can follow your travels.

Regards
Brian

hmm wrong there kiwi no van still and its week 7 this week but they are on the repair ,its the rego that is taking the most longest im
pretty peeved about the whole lot but Graeme is remaining calm .

So im just leaving him to it

all is good otherwise.

Hang in there, it will be great when the van is ready and you head off into the great blue yonder, hope to catch you there sometime
Ken