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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Why are there so many unreasonable people in my life? It's like basic logic just goes out the window...
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:15 pm |
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 3838 Location: Here Abouts
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What is it with this time of year? It seems like once November hits, my life is all about people and pets dying, getting very ill, having accidents 
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:23 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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I remember thinking that before too, I wasn't sure if it was just my own perspective. Anyone else noticed it?
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:31 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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I think my mother may have been diagnosed with cancer and deliberately not told anyone. She had a letter in the post arrive this morning and somehow I spotted the word Macmillan through the address window bit of the envelope*.
I'm not one to pry and I've not opened the letter. But I'm not sure how to approach this or whether I should say anything. Looking back, I've certainly noticed that she's been quieter about her health over the last couple of weeks and where she would normally complain about all of her aches and pains she's been quieter.
I don't know what to do.
* no I didn't do anything dodgy like steam the envelope or hold it up to a light. Just picked the envelope up from the front door mat and looked at the name to see whose it was.
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:14 pm |
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 3838 Location: Here Abouts
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Might it be a fundraising letter or acknowledgement of a donation? entry into a race for life?
Personally, I wouldn't do anything or say anything. If she has been and doesn't want you to know then that's up to her, if she hasn't been able to decide how to approach it then you can't push her into it, if she has been diagnosed then she may be waiting for an idea of the seriousness, the treatment plan or any of the other 101 things there are to settle after a diagnosis of that type.
Maybe it's nothing, but even if it's something I'd give her the choice of coming to you about it.
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:42 pm |
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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macmillan are running a campaign to attract donations at the moment, I received a letter from them thinking it was about my treatment but it wasn't. 
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:44 pm |
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm Posts: 3838 Location: Here Abouts
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I get them quite often, but then I have used them in the past so that's not necessarily a helpful indicator.
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:47 pm |
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 4955 Location: on the naughty step
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I have used them too, referred by my GP, they don't email me, mostly because I just give them money several times a year saying no to any communcation.
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 2:16 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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Well talk about wrong end of the stick. She closed a store card account and she had pennies left. They offered to pay her back or give it to Macmillan on her behalf. 
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:43 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Hurry up 10 o'clock. Not having any work is killing me.
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:37 am |
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 4955 Location: on the naughty step
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that's great news. pfeeww. Macmillan do not only see people who have been diagnosed by the way  they were great with meeting with me to provide guidance.
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:57 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 7935 Location: Manchester.
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Why it is that some people, (naming no names) can get away with making a FPOTD that is not, in fact, their FPOTD... Just saying, is all 
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:49 am |
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm Posts: 4955 Location: on the naughty step
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because I have connections in high places 
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:19 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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He is tall 
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:25 pm |
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jonlumb
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:44 pm Posts: 4141 Location: Exeter
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Well that's good news at least!
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