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  • kissjenn
    kissjenn Posts: 2,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hi SH.

    Well hospital called and chemo now Thursday, and they found the missing appointments for scan and consultant ... tomorrow and next Tuesday. So week now is

    Monday - Chemo postponed.
    Tuesday - Scan
    Wednesday - Bloods
    Thursday - Chemo
    Friday - Chill :j

    I'm hoping we'll be discussing surgery options next Tuesday. So hopefully we'll have some dates (or at least timescales) sooner rather than later.

    I've ordered some books from Amazon which will hopefully help with the long nights. Nice easy brain mush reads...just what my little grey cells can cope with at the moment.

    Soup and Bread made for tomorrow, bread maker went a bit doolally so we'll see how it tastes. Worse comes to worse, it'll get toasted and buried under scrambled eggs :rotfl:
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    sorry to hear about your bloods ..week ahead doesn't look too bad then but please take it easy
  • kissjenn
    kissjenn Posts: 2,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thanks Taxi.

    Today has been a fabulous day so far.

    Firstly.... I won the premium bonds £25 :j

    Secondly....I received a cheque for SSP £1436 :j:j:j

























    Thirdly...My tumour has shrunk by 60%

    :T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
  • sashybo
    sashybo Posts: 4,598 Forumite
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    What a great day KJ! :j:j:j:T:T:T
    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Car loan 1 £10,546, Car loan CC 0% BT £5200. Debt Free Diary to try & keep spending in check.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,655 Ambassador
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    Oh that is such excellent news :grin:
    So very pleased for you ;j :j :j :j :j
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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    Wow absolutely brilliant am so pleased for you xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
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    kissjenn wrote: »
    Thanks Taxi.

    Today has been a fabulous day so far.

    Firstly.... I won the premium bonds £25 :j

    I think you are virtually the first person I have ever 'known' who has won anything on there

    Secondly....I received a cheque for SSP £1436 :j:j:j
    Awesome that is SO cool
    Thirdly...My tumour has shrunk by 60%

    :T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

    WOOHOOOOOOOO I am SO pleased for you. I did have a little tear when I read that. That must be such a relief to know that the treatment is working.
    chev
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  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
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    Hi KJ - wow that made my day never mind yours!!! So pleased for you tumour shrunk by 60% they are evidently doing something right!! Roll on next chemo!!

    Great about income in too but grand scheme of things

    Woohoo!!!
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/25
  • Hi KJ :D

    SO pleased to hear the good news, what a great day all round! :j:j:j:j

    Take it easy hun :A

    dfw :)
    Mortgage Overpayments 2024/25 - September-December, £152.46. J- £103.27, F- £115, M- £91.50, A- £100, M- £200, J- £200. J- £200. A-£200, S- £221.34. O-£200
    Total- £1783.67
    Goal pay off 1% of current mortgage in 1 year. £1650
    EF- £642.41/500
  • kissjenn
    kissjenn Posts: 2,358 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Thank you all so much.

    And to finish the good news...I had a telephone interview today for a role starting in Q1 2012. They said I tick all the boxes and they'd like to progress me!! Don't care if it comes off or not...whoo hoo. My brain is back :j

    Oh and bloods done. I hate needles :(
    :A Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. Marcel Proust :A
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