Hello!

This is my first post here on Blogger and I'm not quite sure where to begin, how to introduce myself...

Anyway here goes... I guess I'm refugee from Yahoo 360 where I've maintained an irregular blog for a while. I'm no longer updating that page but if you're interested in what I've said and done over there, take a look at http://360.yahoo.com/ceramix_boy it might give a clearer idea of what inspires my blogging, what is important to me.

I also have a page on webshots you may wish to look at. This is where I share images of my current obsession for Ceramics http://community.webshots.com/user/ceramix_boy all comments good or otherwise are welcome.

Apart from that I have a wide, varried range of interests, like to think I have a good sense of humouor and am easy to get along with. My son- Little Lad- means the world to me. He's just turned four and at times seems so grown up. More on him in the coming weeks and months.

So what else? My mum has Secondary Breast Cancer in her Liver and Spine. She's been living with this for over a year now. Mum was very ill last year having picked up a so-called Hospital Superbug and we nearly lost her. That thankfully is behind us (we hope) and mum has this week restarted treatment for her spine. The liver appears to be mostly back to normal. Yea!

So that's my first post. Hope you choose to look in again on me sometime and see what I've been up to.

So Long and Thanks for all the Fish...

** Blog entries from 12 June 06 up to and including this one have been lovingly reproduced from the original on Yahoo 360 **

... as Douglas Adams once said.

I've been thinking about this (and talking about it) for some time, so it may not come as a surprise when I say this will be my last Blog here on Yahoo 360.

Time to move on.

TTFN xx

Good News for Mum

Mum visited her consultant yesterday afternoon.

He started apparently by saying how well she was looking. The results of the scan indicate that despite not receiving treatment for many months now, the cancer in her liver is reduced and a physical exam suggests it is nearly back to normal. As a result no further chemo treament is thought necessary at this point.

Her spine however has deteriorated so they intend to restart the bone strengthening program on a monthly basis. The consultant thinks the pain in her arm is due trapped nerves, so this may improve with the treatment to her spine.

As ever her situation will be reviewed regularly.

Hospital Visit

Belated Happy New Year to everyone!

Mum will be visiting her consultant tomorrow to review test results and MRI scans. They'll then discuss her treatment plan for the coming months.

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for 2008!

(There I've done it LOL)

21 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: and back at ya, have a gooden xx

Pain

Mum had to go see her GP on Tuesday. She's had an ache or pain in her arm for a while now. He thinks there's a possibility it could be a mini stroke or perhaps indicates that cancer cells have broken free and moved to her arm. Arrrrgh!

He's writing to her Consultant and she's due to see him in the New Year anyway, so finger's crossed it's not serious.



20 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: *hugs* mummy *hugs* xxx

Happy Holidays? I Don't Think So!

Am I the only one concerned we are now being encouraged to celebrate and wish each other "Happy Holidays" and not Happy Christmas? It's as if we're now embarrassed by our own vaguely Christian celebrations and traditions. Why is that? Is Christmas not about all the best things of human-kind? A message of hope and peace?

That or we fear upsetting people of other faiths (or no faith for that matter). While in turn they have freedom to openly practice their festivals without fear of upsetting the "Christian" majority. So it can't be that can it? We live in a free and fair society. Or so I am told by the politicians.

So when the times comes, I will be wishing everyone a Happy Christmas. No doubt I'll be dragged off by the PC Brigade and given a stern talking to.



17 Dec 07 Annon says: you're nicked shirty mcgerty lol

Not Trusting Those Yahoo Stats!

According to Yahoo, I've had 29 views on my page for the week 3 Dec- 9 Dec.

For the month of Dec so far I've apparently had 142 views. That's 113 views for 1 Dec- 3 Dec. Yeah right!


5 Dec 07 Muffinhead says: does happen hun when friend of friends read their comments to u ive had over a thousand since mon tis just nosey peeple in multiply tis best it reveils just who has been ur page when and whch bit too xx

12 Dec 07 Dawney says: well if u keep deleting things what do u expect?

13 Dec 07 Dawney says: seems all my comments are being deleted as well

Curvey Coil Pot

Just up-loaded images of my latest Coil Pot to Webshots.

Blue- Grey glaze to the top, Marbled Blue on the bottom.

Any Potters among you will no doubt recognize the glaze feet and understand their construction. LOL

Consultant

Mum went to see her Consultant this week (Tuesday) and he was pretty pleased with her progress. She's looking so much better than when he last saw her. The cancer in her Spine and Liver has not got any better these past couple of months- without treatment- but neither has it got any worse.

He's ordered a scan for her Spine for next week and an MRI on her Liver for the week after. They have agreed to restart chemo treatment in the New Year.

Pot

Have just uploaded an image of my latest finished Coil Pot. If you want to see it you'll have to vist my WebShots page. Hopefully I'll have another new image or two next week.

Verity Lambert 1935 - 2007.

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25 Nov 07 W says: could u put the link in please for the pot cheers huns

Got This Problem?

I've just watched the early evening news and they showed images of some dead people.

Now I enjoy watching action films and the like, where (obviously) actors pretend to die but I have a real issue with seeing pictures of real live, sorry, dead people. I know death and murder goes on far more than maybe I choose to believe but I find it distasteful and lacking respect. Do we have to see this sort of thing with our dinner? Is it because we are no longer easily shocked that we accept such images?

Maybe I'm the only one that thinks this way..?

21 Nov 07 Muffinhead says: sometmes its the only way to drum a message across but i have a problem with it that is its showing no respect towwards the dead person.Its not like they wll be handed a permission form to sgn to allow ther faces to appear all over national tv.Then again long go are the times of respect and honour