September 2012
Artist ... I am sorry you are going through this again. I prefer Artistinrecovery again!
Julie
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September 2010
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?
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November 2009
G'day Artist in Recovery
That is really great news. Something to look forward to, something to plan for, something that is different than the routine of work and study.
I'm quite envious and would love to be going back to the UK. I would like to go through Wales and have the time to visit and travel on all the little steam trains there. I'd love to go to Orkney again and be able to spend a bit more time understanding some of the neolithic history. I'd love to go to the Outer Hebrides, just to see what they are like. I would love to catch up with old friends who have remained friends. I would love to spend some time again in the lanes of Norwich and do some necessary family research there.
So it sounds just s great what you are planning.
Cheers
Sailor
The art of the sailor is to leave nothing to chance. Annie Van De Wiele
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November 2009
Hey you! great to see you are back! are you chatting tonight? i hope so!
every time I read anything you write about your cancer experience, its like hearing my own story...doesn't ALL SUCK!!
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October 2009
Thanks Reindeer. Dark blue is much more attractive than brown too! I like that idea.
S
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November 2009
Hi guys,
Artist in recovery - I think that quote says it all! Having just returned from a family holiday in NZ (even my 20 year old came)there were times when my spirit certainly bloomed.
Of course with 4 people living in close quarters there were also times when torment was perhaps more apt!
S
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Just thank you lucky stars you're not a member of the ancient tribe whose alphabet ran to 135 letters. I forget the name.
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August 2009
Hello everyone,
:)
I arrived back in Australia on Saturday m,orning and on Saturday night I had some visitors so I spend most of my weekend showing them Sydney. Tehy really liked it ;)
I am almost done with my jetlag and hoping to have a normal night of sleep tonight. Planning to get back to the gym tomorrow and to the pool the day after.
Feel free to message me at any time if you need anything this week.
Raul
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