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Wazza lost his battle with cancer today Saturday 22nd August, at 10.55am. His in God's hands.

Hi, I have multiple myeloma, diagnosed in Oct 2005, chemo then stem cell transplant in Jan 2006. Remission until relapse in mid 2008. Firstly I have to say that my quality of life is very good and I am grateful that there is so much for me to share and enjoy.

This is one of my favourites Sailor = "The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms..." - George Santayana

Found I was to be close to the sailing club Saturday, so decided to call in even though the forecast was not great. Problem is that the forecast can be quite variable, so what it is at home can be quite different at the club.

Everything in the room had been scrubbed, folded and straightened. Sharp corners highlighted the emptiness around me; the space looked bigger than it really was. I sensed undertones beneath the beige and yellow ordinariness of it all. Through my first floor window I could see trees hanging their limbs over the car park below. They seemed unreal, like a cheap painting lacking composition and perspective. And my room had several of those on the walls.