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Posted on March 15, 2023 2 Comments

Yesterday was my sister’s funeral. She was 63 and died of cancer. The funeral was at Markeaton Crematorium and I was allowed out of hospital for the ceremony. There had been massive organising behind the scenes (behind my scenes anyway) between members of the family, NHS staff and funeral organisers to put in place the […]

Cancer 23

Posted on March 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

Sleepless nights on uncomfortable hospital beds (too narrow, too short) does mean that I potentially have a lot of time for thinking. On the other hand the pain, the tiredness, the beeping of monitors, the noise of other patients and the movements of nurses are less conducive to thinking. One thought that pops up, perhaps […]

Cancer 22

Posted on March 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

I was looking at the Dignitas website earlier, wondering why it is only in Switzerland that there is a civilised way of dealing with voluntary death due to illness or disability. I wonder whether I should join, if only to be prepared for contingencies. As it says on the website, many people join to be […]

Cancer 21

Posted on March 12, 2023 Leave a Comment

I have noticed that my blogs are not upbeat enough, though I keep saying they will be. Well, today I walked right round the ward and found the important places, the.kitchen and the storeroom. I actually wanted to walk further but I don’t think they will let me out of the ward just yet. I […]