Thanks. And best wishes to you, BigAll. You seem to be hanging in there really well. Long may it continue. Harry

Cheers Harry2 I hope you are doing good and your family are all well 

Harry2 I must keep going as my COPD is grinding me down but I have a 49 year old daughter who is crippled by a stroke and has 2 sons to care for.Now she has been in hospital for 10 days with a chest infection and has a tracheotomy tube to help her breathing and to help clear the infection so yes Harry I have no alternative but to keep going 

Hi BigAl,

I see that you are fairly new to the forum, so I wish you a very warm welcome to Cancer Chat.

I am amazed that you can think of others on this site when I read about how much you have had to endure yourself. Like you, I have lost both parents and many family and friends to cancer and, have had 2 bouts of breast cancer myself in the past 8 years.

I am so sorry to hear about your daughter’s stroke and the chest infection that has her hospitalized at present. What ages are your grandson’s? My hubby had a quadruple by-pass, followed by pneumonia and a stroke many years ago. We had 2 teenage children at the time. He hasn’t worked since. It hasn’t always been easy, but we’re all still here and doing reasonably well.

I am glad to see that you are doing your best, despite the effects of your COPD and, hope that you continue to keep well. I am in awe of you when you say that you take no medication – I take so much that I rattle when I walk, but, heigh-ho, I’m still here too.

Take care of yourself.

Kind regards,

Jolamine

Hi Jolamine Thank you for your comments my grandsons are 19 and 7 years old my daughter is now out of ICU in a normal ward but still has the tracheotomy tube and a feeding tube in her nose  but is getting better day by day.We still don’t know when she will be home.Still I am grateful for small mercies. I appreciate your support at this time and I hope you are managing to cope with your own life

Cheers BigAll