THE FUTURE IS ONE BIG CHALLENGE AFTER ANOTHER for 3Dogs and friends ..... PART 4

Aesop

3Dogs and Alan, will be thinking of you today.

found this, not sure how upto date it is, but maybe you can give them a call 3Dogs?

http://www.dls.org.uk/Advice/Factsheet/welfare_benefits/filling_in_DLA_forms/Filling%20in%20DLA%20forms%20Factsheet.pdf

if you scroll to the end.

JayJay14

Good luck today, will be thinking of you.

3Dogs

Thanks for the good wishes guys, it is appreciated so much :A

MandyLou66 wrote: »

Hope all goes well today 3dogs, arrange yourselves a treat for afterwards, "a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down".

CT scan gloop tastes like Sambucca, Nick says if they offer cordial to go in it refuse! it just makes it worse! Take it straight up like a man!!

Fingers crossed
Take care
ML

Wow, that does not sound nice :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Alan is really looking forward to the scan on Monday now :rotfl: :rotfl:

Aesop wrote: »

3Dogs and Alan, will be thinking of you today.

found this, not sure how upto date it is, but maybe you can give them a call 3Dogs?

http://www.dls.org.uk/Advice/Factsheet/welfare_benefits/filling_in_DLA_forms/Filling%20in%20DLA%20forms%20Factsheet.pdf

if you scroll to the end.

Thanks hun, I have had a read through that and it is very good advice - will be very useful for filling in my DLA form too

Alan is just having a nap before getting ready to go over to the hospital, leaving around 1.30pm. We'd asked for morning visit from District Nurse and the one yesterday said she would put it in the book ............. but, surprise surprise, no nurse yet :mad:

However, the Occ Therapist did call at 9am and brought his crutches as she'd promised, so he will probably try them out at car boot on Sunday. Taking the wheelchair today as the oncology clinic is in the Macmillan Centre which is the furthest point away from the main entrance

Will let you all know how Alan gets on, as soon as we get back

hantsindebt

Hi everyone, hope everyone ok, and hope Mr3dogs stays focused and strong. Also hope everyone enjoying the lovely spring weather? Hugs

3Dogs

Evening all - sorry I didn't report in earlier but been texting and talking on the phone since we got back

The Registrar examined Alan, ran through his health history and recent events, together with present position, then talked about chemo to try to slow the cancer down. It would be tablets, given on a 3 week cycle, 2 weeks tablets with one week rest, then start again. However he felt that, with Alan feeling so weak, he was borderline for treatment as he needed to be strong to take the side effects. He went to talk it over with the Oncologist who came in to talk to us too. The Oncologist said that Alan was too weak to take the treatment and also, with the treatment lowering the ammune system and Alan having an open wound to the abcess, the danger was too great that he might get an infection which would lead to him being admitted to hospital. So he said that treatment was not an option as things were, and rather than getting stronger, Alan may start to get weaker straight away

He asked if we fully understood the cancer Alan had, i.e. bowel cancer spread to liver and as such incurable,, which we did. He also asked what prognosis we'd been given, and when we said consultant had given a sort of generalisation of 6 months to 2 years, he said that the cancer was very advanced and it would be a matter of months rather than years, which was a bit of a shock. Anyway, they are referring him to Macmillan Community Nursing Team and to another Doctor but we can't remember what that was for so will have to wait and see what that was about

So it was not the best of news but, as a friend of ours always says, it is what it is. We still intend to make the most of the time Alan has left with a holiday in Devon with Kit, Steve & Andy in July to look forward to, and a trip up North to visit family before then, so we will remain strong and positive :beer:

Aesop

Remind Alan he has to stick around to watch his favourite football team lift the cup and I am talking about the black and white one...:p

Is the holiday around your birthday? Or earlier/later?

That is something to look forward to - Devon is lovely.

3Dogs

Yes, Aesop, Alan really liked your comment about him needing to stick around a long time to see Sunderland lifting the cup :rotfl: :rotfl: We go on holiday on the 14th July, which is, as you know being my twin, the day before my birthday - will be a lovely celebration and holiday to look forward to :beer:

So_Sad_Angel

Hi Susan & Alan...my thoughts are with you after such a difficult day. :grouphug: I just had to post to let you know that my thoughts are with you both. Despite everything I know that you will be positive & every day ahead will be a precious gift and will be filled with happy times.....be strong xx

Love to you both, C xx

ps - sorry I`ve not been around much but I have read every night but been unable to post due to broken laptop. (as well as moving to a bigger house but thats a whole other story!)

3Dogs

Thanks hun - hope the move went ok?

So_Sad_Angel

The move went very well thanks...very expensive too! However its been very worth it as this is a much larger place in the same village;) ...I think my neighbours think I am a crazy woman though moving all my stuff just 50 yards down the road...LOL

Have a good weekend everyone. xx