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erwintwr

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Re: My retirement blog.
« Reply #285 on: June 14, 2017, 05:01:40 pm »
Staan sterk Orca!

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Re: My retirement blog.
« Reply #286 on: June 14, 2017, 07:42:25 pm »
Quote from: erwintwr on June 14, 2017, 05:01:40 pm
Staan sterk Orca!

The power of prayer is so strong yet few people believe in it yet when it happens to them or family they will resort to praying. Believe you me.
I have never prayed in my life before until now.

The sheer amount of people praying for her is unbelievable. Even here in Portugal from people we don't even know.

I have on 2 occasions seen my wife's vacant eyes staring at the ceiling and a deathly gaunt look in her face and told the kids to prepare for the worst.

She is now Whatsapping me and the kids saying she is "good".

Not out the woods yet as the pneumonia and most infections have healed but she still has cancer.
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« Reply #287 on: June 15, 2017, 07:44:14 am »
Glad for the positive news, hope she recovers fully . . .
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Re: My retirement blog.
« Reply #288 on: June 15, 2017, 01:56:23 pm »
Keep that positive outlook Orca wish you well!
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« Reply #289 on: June 15, 2017, 03:12:16 pm »
Such a relief to hear some good news.
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« Reply #290 on: August 07, 2017, 07:24:08 pm »
Just an update. I was told 3 weeks ago to bring my wife home from the hospital. When I got there I thought "Oh shit. How will she get into 3 trains and a bus". She was weak, shaky and could hardly walk.

No problem. Volunteer service came to pick us up in a special equipped combi and drove us the 80km home for free. A single journey would have cost R300.00 for both of us. Geeze, we were paying double that for return journeys for days on end.

This week she had to go for a follow up as she had not completed her treatment. I frantically searched train and bus timetables and hoped she would be able to get into them.

Next, I get a call that the volunteers will pick us up and drop us off again. They will do so for all further appointments. Kudos for Portugal Health System.

She was pronounced free of cancer in the throat area. The tumor is gone but she would need regular checkups should it return.
She now prances about the house as if she owned it. Does what she did before the cancer. What a great turnaround.
Thanks for listening.

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« Reply #291 on: August 07, 2017, 08:06:08 pm »
Really good news. Portugal sounds brilliant.
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« Reply #292 on: August 07, 2017, 10:20:37 pm »
Truly great news - all strength to you and the missus :TU:
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« Reply #293 on: August 08, 2017, 05:02:12 am »

  nice, very nice



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« Reply #294 on: August 08, 2017, 09:14:38 am »
I'm so happy for you both!
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Re: My retirement blog.
« Reply #295 on: August 08, 2017, 10:35:57 am »
That is fantastic news!  :TU:
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Re: My retirement blog.
« Reply #296 on: August 08, 2017, 11:12:24 am »
Glad to hear some good news Orca
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« Reply #297 on: August 08, 2017, 04:30:20 pm »
Absolutely fantastic news.
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« Reply #298 on: October 20, 2017, 09:00:34 am »
Just read the thread from beginning to end,
thanks Orca for your intimate and enlightening comments.. and i hope all is well with you and Mrs
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« Reply #299 on: October 20, 2017, 10:53:33 am »
Thank you @bw. Yes. she is very well but still has her stomach tube as her taste buds have not returned to normal yet. Some foods are too foul tasting for her so we are still somewhat housebound. It will come out end November then we can get completely back to normal.
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