Recent content by dawallace45

Yeah , he was , hell of à good bloke , back then we didn't have much in the way of getting recompense with anything to do with the police , the police were terribly corrupt , it wasn't just that they were involved with organised crime , at that time the police were organised crime , not quite so...

Actually he was a surveyor, he liked a beer now and then but never drank much , okay , that was a lie , he loved a beer , he made exceptionally good home brew , he also made very good rum and Gin but no whiskey, he loved hunting , fishing and kayaking , actually pretty much any thing that kept...

Andy , you got to have a sense of humour, although many complain that my sense of humour is way too dry A mates father gave me some advice many years ago , never give up , never surrender, don't stop fighting and don't leave a live enemy behind you and never marry a big fat woman as it will...

It also helps to be too stupid to ever know your beat , so you never know you should have given up David

Thanks Jack , still weak and tired but they reckon that I'll feel better as the weeks go on and the poison from the chemo leaves my body , I'm looking forward to it and maybe the constipation will ease off and some of my hair grow back , good thing I look good bald

Hey guys , just got back from the oncologist, he has reports from the radiologist, he reckons that I'm in remission and that the number of liver lesions has significantly decreased in number since the previous CT scans ,so for the moment no more chemo and I have a review coming up in 6 weeks...

Merry Christmas guys , hope it’s a good one and a very happy and prosperous New Year David

Thanks Jack

Had a review by the oncologist on Monday , seems there is some slight improvement with my test results , the oncologist is very happy, seems slight improvement is good , no improvement is also good , worsening results is very very bad , so they are going to review again after Christmas My...

That soup in the bottom of the dam ? That shit screwed me up for years , the specialist reckoned I’d be lucky if there wasn’t permanent damage , but it was better than being dead David

He wasn’t able to ring and get the results sent through , very annoying, wasted money

Guys no problem , I’m just impatient to see if the chemo is effective, they reckon that in my case they will know quickly if it’s effective at all and worth keeping on with , the chemo I was supposed to have yesterday was going to be my third then they would review and see if any more was worth...

Jack the port is covered in flesh and skin David

Have to say that my wife and family and also friends have been great , my brother come down from his home 2 hours away to be handy if needed , my wife is taking care of me and driving me to all my appointments as well as working full time just now from home , I have friends who want to visit but...

Thanks Andy , got a call yesterday from one of the chemo doctors and my blood count is down , too low for me to have chemo so off to my doctor today instead , still bleeding inside , he will have to regulate my iron tablets I suppose , but it explains why I felt like blacking out after walking...