What made you sad today?

[pietillidie]

The whole Joffa thing. I mention it not to start a thread on it, but to recommend it be engaged rather than dismissed, as per my suggestion here: https://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.p ... 10#2139210

[David]

[stui magpie]

I pretty much said all I wanted to say on the subject, fully expecting the thread to be appropriatly locked.

What I neglected to consider when making that post was that we have posters here who have been victims of childhood sexual abuse and how it may impact them.

I'm not sure that there is any benefit in further discussion on the subject.

[watt price tully]

Feel for ya WPT, I only have my Mum left and dread the day she won't be around.

Cheers Ken

[watt price tully]

I just picked up up that sad news about your mum, WPT. Thoughts with you, fella.

Thanks PTID

[think positive]

I’ve officially joined the orphan club. My Mum died peacefully last Sunday. and Family were able to say goodbye and tell her they loved her. She was 88.

This is a de-identified post from my youngest:


My grandmother (WPT’s Mum) died on Sunday. She was a tour de force - kind, beautiful, funny, intelligent, at times difficult, and always loving. She was born in Warsaw in 1934, survived the holocaust, and married my zaida in a displaced persons camp in Germany when the war finished. They moved to Australia in 1950 first Fitzroy North, then East Brunswick, and later Caulfield South. WPT’s Mum had three children by the time she was 22. She taught herself English, and spoke it fluently alongside Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish and Russian. In Australia, she worked in a nail factory, worked as a clerk in a hospital, went to university late in life and studied arts and law, completing her honours in Russian language. 

Later in her life, WPT’s Mum ran a 1/2 marathon, became president of her rotary club, climbed to Mount Annapurna basecamp and taught jewish history. She taught/volunteered at a local “community school” for kids who have issues fitting in to regular school.

She was also a talented painter and writer, and the most incredible cook. Dinners for Rosh Hashanah or Passover went all night, with gefilte fish, chicken soup, briskets and cakes. As a young child, WPT’s mum always seemed glamorous, lots of gold jewellery and painted nails. She could also be embarrassing - in any cafe we would go into in Caulfield she would announce to everyone that I was her granddaughter…, and that she was so proud of me. 

Alzheimers cruelly marked the last few years of her life. While her mind and memories became unreliable in the end, her love for her family never did, nor did her love for talking with me about the law. 

On Friday, I got to sit with her, and I washed her hands and painted her nails and told her I loved her. I will miss her deeply 
……………………………………………………………………………….

For me a mix of it being sad, awful and a relief. Taking this week off work.

Oh honey.....

That’s an amazing read. I’m sorry but not sorry, Alzheimer’s is such a curse, the lucid moments when they know their reality...

Clearly your family was close and loving, celebrate your amazing relationship, hugs mate, and to all the family. And She lived to meet her Great Grand Child. Peace be with you all

Cheers, jo xxx

[watt price tully]

I’ve officially joined the orphan club. My Mum died peacefully last Sunday. and Family were able to say goodbye and tell her they loved her. She was 88.

This is a de-identified post from my youngest:


My grandmother (WPT’s Mum) died on Sunday. She was a tour de force - kind, beautiful, funny, intelligent, at times difficult, and always loving. She was born in Warsaw in 1934, survived the holocaust, and married my zaida in a displaced persons camp in Germany when the war finished. They moved to Australia in 1950 first Fitzroy North, then East Brunswick, and later Caulfield South. WPT’s Mum had three children by the time she was 22. She taught herself English, and spoke it fluently alongside Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish and Russian. In Australia, she worked in a nail factory, worked as a clerk in a hospital, went to university late in life and studied arts and law, completing her honours in Russian language. 

Later in her life, WPT’s Mum ran a 1/2 marathon, became president of her rotary club, climbed to Mount Annapurna basecamp and taught jewish history. She taught/volunteered at a local “community school” for kids who have issues fitting in to regular school.

She was also a talented painter and writer, and the most incredible cook. Dinners for Rosh Hashanah or Passover went all night, with gefilte fish, chicken soup, briskets and cakes. As a young child, WPT’s mum always seemed glamorous, lots of gold jewellery and painted nails. She could also be embarrassing - in any cafe we would go into in Caulfield she would announce to everyone that I was her granddaughter…, and that she was so proud of me. 

Alzheimers cruelly marked the last few years of her life. While her mind and memories became unreliable in the end, her love for her family never did, nor did her love for talking with me about the law. 

On Friday, I got to sit with her, and I washed her hands and painted her nails and told her I loved her. I will miss her deeply 
……………………………………………………………………………….

For me a mix of it being sad, awful and a relief. Taking this week off work.

Oh honey.....

That’s an amazing read. I’m sorry but not sorry, Alzheimer’s is such a curse, the lucid moments when they know their reality...

Clearly your family was close and loving, celebrate your amazing relationship, hugs mate, and to all the family. And She lived to meet her Great Grand Child. Peace be with you all

Cheers, jo xxx

Thanks TP. Yeah quite a moving tribute by the youngest.

[Skids]

Well it was kind of surreal when the surgeon told me what he'd found in my CT scan.

3 years ago, just before the covid chaos was unleashed, Kelly and I were having a relaxing holiday at Mindil Beach resort in Darwin. Sitting in the pool on our last day there I felt a lump on the side of my throat I'd never noticed before.
Being the big stressor that I am, I rang my GP and made the earliest possible appointment. He sent me for an ultrasound which was followed up with a FNA (fine needle aspiration).
I waited, going crazy for 4 days and then got the news it wasn't cancerous.

The Docs recommendation was to monitor the lump via annual ultrasounds. Over the following few years, slight enlargement was noticed which didn't seem to concern my GP too much.
December last year, after the latest US, i visited my GP for some script repeats. We discussed the last US and I enquired as to having the lump removed. It had grown another few mm in size and my thoughts were, how big do we let this sucker get? He refereed me to a specialist.

I visited old mate about 8 weeks ago and he sent me for a CT scan, this was followed up with another appointment. He wasn't too concerned and wanted to follow up with another FNA. At this stage I asked if I could just get it removed. He said sure and ran me through having half of the thyroid removed, usually not a big drama, we can function quite normally with half a thyroid. He referred me to the surgeon.

I walked in there yesterday expecting to simply find out when I'd be rid of this lump.
Instead, he walked me through the scan and highlighted a small intrusion into my windpipe from the growth, advising that this was a sign that it may in fact be thyroid cancer. It could have also now worked it's way into my windpipe. Worst case scenario is that it is cancer, in which case, I will have to have my whole thyroid removed and some of my windpipe.... best case is it's not cancerous at all and the initial, half the thyroid removal operation will go ahead.

I asked what the chance of it being cancer is... 50/50 was the response.

I'd like to ask all you mob to cross all your fingers and toes for me as I head in to have the FNA done this Friday... at least I'm home to watch round 2.

[Dark Beanie]

Good luck Skids.

We have a friend who is currently undergoing treatment (as part of a chemo trial) for thyroid cancer. So far prognosis is good as it has not moved into other areas of the body.

[watt price tully]

^^ I’m so sorry to read that Skids. Hopefully it can all be turned around for you and soon. Take care and all the best.

[David]

[think positive]

Thats scary mate, hang in there, i will certainly throw one up there for you,
thinking of you and the wife and kids, cheers, jo xxx

[stui magpie]

Hope it all goes well for you mate, best wishes.

[KenH]

Wishing positive results for you Skids.

[Skids]

Thanks all. The positive vibes are good

I'm lucky to have great support around me in some close friends and family... this dysfunctional group I've been part of for the past few decades is the icing on top, thank you.