'Couldn't type proper sentences'??

Watch your mouth!

(Nobody bashes CJ Morgan's head in. Nobody.)

...don't forget you've made your final post on this thread......

I hope I have. I fear I have not.

I wonder who will have the last word?

Wonder no more Vanilla. I've had enough.

I'm packing it in. Every since I was diagnosed with colon-rectal cancer and had a huge part of my bowel removed its been a difficult on-going battle. I've suffered from severe nausea while at the same time having to deal with two elderly mothers (one with Alzeimers), and a step father in a high-care nursing.

But hey, that's life. And with my family's help I managed. My consultant (known as a 'pathfinder') from -The Cancer Institute told me to get involved in an activity that would provide some relaxation for me - so I found The Forum. And I admit It became a very important means of escape for me. I relied on it heavily - especially during my worst times.

When I was told I needed more surgery - I can't even begin to tell you -the effect it had on me. I was in a dark place.

To keep up my spirits - my family would logg on - and tell me what was going on in The Forum. I've asked them to stop.

Anyway, as it turned out - my surgery was a simple procedure. The diagnosis is hopeful. I still have to have more tests.

The rest of all this doesn't matter to me. As my consultant tells me -
I have to focus on staying positive. That's all that matters.

I've got enough on my plate to worry about who thinks what or why.
And I shan't allow myself to dwell in negativity - stress out - or try to justify what I did or why (yeah, I know, I just did ). I've got to remain calm .

I do know that I'm very grateful for all your comments - which meant so much and helped me a great deal - at a time when I was so frightened - I had heart palpitations
and had to placed on medication. (I'm still taking the tablets).

Anyway, enough said. This has got to stop. I just want the nastiness
to go away.

Foxy

You've got nothing to apologise for. It's no reflection on you that your thread was high-jacked the way it was. Put yourself and your recovery first and just dip in and out of OLO as it suits you.

As you can see from the earlier posts here, your consistently fair and generous posting style has earned you a lot of respect from other posters and nothing will take that away.

All the best!

Here's another poem for you Foxy:

*To live is miracle enough*

To live at all is miracle enough.
The doom of nations is another thing.
Here in my hammering blood-pulse is my proof.

Let every painter paint and poet sing
And all the sons of music ply their trade;
Machines are weaker than a beetle's wing.

Swung out of sunlight into cosmic shade,
Come what come may the imagination's heart
Is constellation high and can't be weighed.

Nor greed nor fear can tear our faith apart
When every heart-beat hammers out the proof
That life itself is miracle enough.

Mervyn Peake

I have a blog where all I do is post my favourite poems - if you like poetry it can be a good way to relax: http://waylaid.blogspirit.com/

Me too. Had enough. I DID NOT hi-jack this thread.

I have even used that terminology myself; but what does it really mean? This is a forum for mature people for Pete's sake! People have and express different views all the time here. Threads meander, routinely.

My 'crime' was to bring the warm brown fuzzy to a jarring halt. It was that. NOTHING else.
I have been condemned because I questioned a forum favourite.

The individual in society is condemned for doing the same thing. (God help Germaine Greer for daring to question the late Steve Irwin's handling of crocodiles; most wild life experts agreed with her, but dare not speak out. It simply isn't done is it?).

Remember the strength of feelings in the Freedom of Speech thread??
FoS IS selective isn't it?

I regret one thing:

Foxy has cancer.
Ginx has cancer.
Foxy has tumours.
Ginx has tumours.
And wouldn't you know it......
given your last offering, you should know what a subtotal colectomy is Foxy; I had mine in '91.

As Nicky pointed out, it was somewhat of a ' my tumour's biggeren' yours ' !
I regret that, but I will be damned if I will wear the mantle of villainess because I questioned a sad farewell and a return to the forum 12 days later!

I would do it again.

Every time you post your heartaches Foxy, you cannot fail to engender support, part of which is to condemn me directly OR indirectly.

Then I get further condemned for defending myself against that!

WELL BUGGER THAT!

You are the one person on this site,- (not this thread Foxy, NOT this thread)-, that I will NEVER liaise with again.
I shall continue to agree or disagree with others,;-like them or dislike them and expect the same. But I will avoid the 'blue-eyed' like the clappers!

You are Teflon AND tissue.
It does no good to say ANYTHING negative to you or about you. Something you clearly came to expect.

It will take a brave person to upset with you now; on ANY thread!

Freedom of Speech?