Optimism or what?

[lesleysm2]

Okay right before I start-this is limited to this Forum. I know some of you are on FB but please don't mention it over there-some people I need to talk to privately about it and don't want them to get it second hand or if all goes well I would prefer them to remain in blissful ignorance and never know about it

I ordered my 2025 diary today (I have kept a daily personal journal since 1974) and no sooner had I done that than my phone went off

It's semi-official, not heard anything directly myself but should do in the next few days now things are getting moving but this was the duty social worker letting me know....

I am on the cancer pathway

[John Farrell]

Good luck, Leslie.

[dreampolice]

Sorry to hear that. Here’s hoping for the best.

[gray1720]

I did cross everything for you, Lesley, but I fell over when I got up with my legs crossed. The thought is there, though.

[daves]

Oh god Lesley, my very best wishes for you 🙏

[steveandthedogs]

Good luck Lesley

S

[zx9]

Sorry to hear that Lesley.

[Fenris]

Oh Lesley, sorry to hear the news. But hopefully they've caught it early and the treatments these days are so much better than they used to be. I know from my own family that even the worse diagnosis can be battled against and won. One close relative had stage 3 breast cancer and a very dark diagnosis, but they treated her and she's still here (and active) 18 years later.

[davem399]

Sorry to hear that Lesley, all the best.

[mick]

Sorry to hear that Lesley. Very good luck.

Mick

[willien]

Very Sorry to here that Lesley, best wishes.

[andy]

Hope they get moving with treatment real soon. Sending big hugs.

[don]

❤️👍🙏

[lesleysm2]

Thanks everyone

I am doing a lot better than I imagined I would

For a start I am on the pathway but that is not the same thing as I have cancer, it's just it is possible I do. I worked 4 years in histopathology where one of my jobs was to type up the final reports for the duty gynaecology consultants. The bulk of the work was polpys from various parts of the female anatomy, every one of them was on the cancer pathway and it was so rare to find one that was malignant I had an autocorrect set up in Word for "no atypia or dysplasia seen" so I didn't have to type that sentence endlessly

We'll see. I know as Fen pointed out things have changed, friend of mine diagnosed with lung cancer in 1991 survived 51 weeks after diagnosis but a friends sister in law diagnosed 2018 is still the same nasty spiteful person she always was

For the moment, getting a new job remains my biggest concern

[steveandthedogs]

Well, I've managed twelve years so far.

Looking forward to another twelve if Bonnie doesn't work me to death...

S