Hey there daughter that's great news :D:) She has now at least shown some motivation & cooking a meal for you is a great start. As for the cake.........whether she made it or bought it doesn't matter cos it's the thought that counts & what counts even more is that (as you said) it was bloody good! (Yum) 🙂 Lood forward to next week cos she's done it once i reckon she'll do it again ;) Mez 🙂 ... View more

Hello again 🙂 have just come in from the garden and found you here so thought I would answer now. Yes life can be shit, we were never promised it was going to be 'easy'. When life is easy we don't learn anything, it has to be hard to make us think and re-think our ideas and develop our knowledge, which cannot all come out of books. And yes, you are right, life is what you make it. If we keep our sense of curiosity alive and well, then cancer, whatever we lose through it, will slowly minimise as other things take over. Even without being able to speak your Mum can read and listen and communicate by writing or typing. She could write books - I am just now working my way through writing my first novel and it is such an interesting hobby. That's great that your Mum can type, it gives her such an outlet to talk and communicate with others and that is so important. It must be so distressing for her not to be able to just join in with conversation again whenever she wants to. I live on my own so I don't get to see a lot of people to chat to, which is one reason I do keep in contact with a couple of chat rooms. One can make such good friends this way and there are so many benefits... You don't have to be dressed to talk to friends. You don't have to have a clean house. You don't have to have have cake and biscuits ready for them. You can chat whenever it suits you. and it is nice to have people out there who you know and will chat about things that interest you. :-) I am beginning to lose my hearing ... I am getting on in years a bit, so I also find chatting this way means I actually don't miss a word !! ;-) I live in southern Tasmania, where are you? ... View more