topsy lots of hugs from me too. It is funk season though, I know I am good at dodgy science but this is good science, with friend we were warned by doctors that October does often spark depression, less light, shorter days etc. If things are going to get to you it will be now. We are here for you and gigs though, more hugs.
gigs no worries, no dramas mate,
ruby I am sorry but not surprised you are feeling overwhelmed and homesick. It has been a very intense time in your life, you have had so much to deal with and your family have been so good. A lot of people struggle when treatment is over, all that drama, and then nothing and it can feel as if you have been abandoned and are vulnerable. You have also so looked forward to getting back to uni as well so it would probably be hard for it to live up to that. I remember having a huge down when I went back for my second year, as I realised the reality was so much more prosaic than all my hopes and dreams and I think it is worse now as everyone is posting on Facebook twitter etc what an absolutely amazing fantastic time they are having, as you do (though probably curled up under duvet weeping and missing home as well ) what are your new flatmates like, are they green and overly desperate eager first years or are there some other old hands. My friend's DD has been in same uni flat throughout uni, now fourth year because of her special needs and each bunch of flatmates has been entirely different. Hopefully you will soon have a group of good friends for support, I assume your course mates are all back for their final year as well?
hnd I am sorry but didn't you know this is a competition, with points, and league tables, NOT. Though god knows what this thread would be like if it was Dadsnet local for Richmond, they train to win the Dads race at children's nursery.... I can't believe that anyone would be so insensitive as to say that, what you have been through is a marathon by anyone's standards and if you had had major surgery and long term complications after a car crash I am sure said person would be unreservedly praising your strength and bravery Though just typical of the bks you sometimes have to deal with from others when you get Cancer. Like kK I have always admired your cheerfulness whilst coping with all the neverending holes, squelchiness and squeaking.
amber so jealous of your destinations and especially Mykonos, I island hopped there in the 80s, though on rickety ferries not in luxury. It was beautiful and I am told the island that has best hung on to it's soul in the face of tourist development, perhaps because the LBGT market has better taste . Friend posted amazing pics last summer. Are you off to Santorini next? Another gorgeous place. Told you they would recognise you were dead posh and put you on the Captain's table
Hope it is going well forreally and she has had or is about to have her surgery and can get on with getting this stage of treatment over with.
mas I think you will be surprised how easily you manage the 5k after you have trained. I remember when there used to be those David Wilkie swimathons (that dates me) when I worked in the lido in the summers we used to have to drag people out of the water after hours and miles because they didn't want to stop. Once you get in your rhythm and the right speed for you you can go on and on. I think that is why there is always a limit now. The next stage would be when the sponsors wouldn't cough up because people had swum ten times as far as they thought
smee was that a prize you got last night? No hiding your light around here....