Bone scan all clear !

As the title says - the bone scan shows no metasteses (secondary tumors) in my bones. Good news, eh? Saturday morning at 9.30am and I'm still in bed with a cuppa.

Shooting stick acquired, thanks

The power of the www is amazing. A Wollongong friend has delivered her father-in-law's shooting stick this morning. A visit to Dr Chen today has topped me up with all herbal pills for the next 3 weeks. He also recommended a bone scan as he is concerned that the pain is not abating with the amount of medication I'm on. Have made appointments for a referral and then a scan in the next two days. Better to check it out, I think. Wednesday 18 January @ 7pm still watching the tennis.

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Am I a little less wise?

Last week I had a wisdom tooth extracted. Does that mean I'm a little less wise?  What is the origin of this dental term?

Have also had my hair cut and coloured, battled with both Optus and Telstra re internet connection to my laptop, iPhone and iPad.  All satisfatorily resolved without too much angst or money. Lots of dinners and lunches and visits and fun.

Still lots of pain and am increasing the medication accordingly.

I've had my tattoos applied in preparation for the radiotherpay which will now commence on Tuesday 7 February.  I have to have 20 days of treatment, all consecutive, except for weekends.

Next week Leigh and I are going to Melbourne to the Australian Tennis Open. My most comfortable position is sitting, so I'll be fine most of the time.  Standing around gives me my most uncomfortable moments. I'm going to try to find a "shooting stick" to take with me so that I can rest on it on those occasions when we are wandering around. Let me know if you have one hidden away in a cupboard.

Right now I'm watching the second day of the tournament on the television. It's Tuesday 17 January at 12.50pm

Some pics that tell the story

My sister, Leigh arrived from Canada at the beginning of December. We have been lucky enough to stay in a friend's apartment together until the end of December. She was very pleased to visit two of her Sydney grandchildren, Percy and Ophelia, very soon after she arrived. Their 3-month-old brother, Felix was sleeping during the photo shoot

Late in December I flew to the Gold Coast to spend Christmas with Tim, Debs, Oscar and Debs' parents, June and Ross. On Christmas Day, Spiderman Oscar helped his Daddy in the office at his work for a few hours.

When it was time for presents, Spiderman helped Tim and Debs

The lunch table was magnificent, as was the delicious meal we ate there.

It wouldn't be Christmas in Australia without a visit to the beach with Daddy and the new surf board.

The surf was very rough, so there were only a couple of rides on the board - close to shore

A 'togetherness' moment

On 30 December I was invited to officiate at the wedding of Saffron and Remi. They are saying their vows.

                                         And now they are relaxed after the formalities

Leigh and I celebrated the coming of 2012 with friends at dinner at a beach cafe. It was great fun and we managed to stay awake until midnight.

Yesterday (3 January) I celebrated 65 years on this earth. Who would have thought I'd still be here. Hip hip hooray! Life is good and I'm making the most of it.

Nothing to report on the health front. The painkillers are doing their job. Next week I see the radiotherapist and receive my 'tatttoo' and the treatment starts in early February.

So................... Happy New Year, everyone. Thanks for reading for another year.