hello all, just braved a morning in town doing some Christmas shopping (well looking at things and thinking 'that's very expensive' and doing catsbum mouth)
I hope little Sparkle is OK and manages at school today with no mishaps, lots of love to him. And also hope Mr Sparkle doesn't get too down, fingers crossed for him being employed in another dept.
Candle lit for Drift, and good thoughts winging her way.
MAS - so sorry to hear about Behindlock's father, have realised myself recently that these things don't become easier to handle just because your parents are old or infirm 
I hope things go as smoothly and peacefully as possible for her and her family.
topsy good luck with rads planning, IME - radiographers are great, mine were so kind and friendly, - you really get to know them when you are visiting every day. And of course, you get your snazzy little tats 
Hope DS copes with his swimming lesson (if its any comfort, I hated swimming lessons at school, - I think it was the shouty teacher barking at us all the time, and the fact that the pool was outdoors and freezing! - But as an adult I started swimming for my own enjoyment, and would class myself as a good swimmer now, so he may well come to it in his own time 
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hello to everyone else
I notice Stars has a thread further down - for the attention of tamoxifen people (or similar title) - but its slipped down, so there are no replies. I think she is finding it hard to keep up with this thread, and was wondering about a cancer section on the board, where people could ask more specific medical questions.
I haven't replied yet, but I thought I'd draw people's attention to it, before it disappears off the page