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From: Peter Clarke on 1 Sep 2008 11:42
Hi The group,
Well its been some time since I gave an update on my
cancer problem but I am still hanging in there, as I have been since Oct
1999 with SCLung C
most of my problems now are from the Radio therapy treatment (3 Complete
lots) and I am now taking oramorph every four hours to help with discomfort.
Loss of weight is another problem but the truth is, its all part of the
closing stages of a long illness. but looking back , I have seen two grand
children born and three lots of Olympic games since the start of my fight
against my cancer . I have also found a half sister and half brother plus
the resting place of the father that I never knew anything about . so my
life is just about complete now. I am lucky to have a loving family looking
after me and I really want for nothing but warm hugs now and then, plus the
odd kick in the rear of my pants now and then to keep me from feeling sorry
for myself.
My last stay in hospital was to have 1 1/2 litres of fluid drained from the
heart sack to help me with my breathing and to try to lower my heart rate.
although the heart rate is now 177min I feel a lot better than I did .
My next visit to see my Oncologist is in two months time or sooner if I
start to feel too unwell , but for now all is fine.
well that's about it for now, but my best wishes are with you all , helpers
and sufferers all share the same pain . God Bless and stay safe , Peter


From: Janet Wilder on 1 Sep 2008 13:32
Peter Clarke wrote:
> Hi The group,
> Well its been some time since I gave an update on my
> cancer problem but I am still hanging in there, as I have been since Oct
> 1999 with SCLung C
> most of my problems now are from the Radio therapy treatment (3 Complete
> lots) and I am now taking oramorph every four hours to help with discomfort.
> Loss of weight is another problem but the truth is, its all part of the
> closing stages of a long illness. but looking back , I have seen two grand
> children born and three lots of Olympic games since the start of my fight
> against my cancer . I have also found a half sister and half brother plus
> the resting place of the father that I never knew anything about . so my
> life is just about complete now. I am lucky to have a loving family looking
> after me and I really want for nothing but warm hugs now and then, plus the
> odd kick in the rear of my pants now and then to keep me from feeling sorry
> for myself.
> My last stay in hospital was to have 1 1/2 litres of fluid drained from the
> heart sack to help me with my breathing and to try to lower my heart rate.
> although the heart rate is now 177min I feel a lot better than I did .
> My next visit to see my Oncologist is in two months time or sooner if I
> start to feel too unwell , but for now all is fine.
> well that's about it for now, but my best wishes are with you all , helpers
> and sufferers all share the same pain . God Bless and stay safe , Peter
>
>

Peter,

I am moved to tears by your gracious acceptance of your fate. I hope and
pray that your passage will be easy and painless.

You have set such a wonderful example for your loved ones and I am
certain that they will remember you with fondness for generations to come.

I wish you peace.

Janet

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life
From: Earle Jones on 1 Sep 2008 18:31
In article <OKednbPzn_bckCHVnZ2dnUVZ8vKdnZ2d(a)brightview.com>,
"Peter Clarke" <peter(a)clarke2.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi The group,
> Well its been some time since I gave an update on my
> cancer problem but I am still hanging in there, as I have been since Oct
> 1999 with SCLung C
> most of my problems now are from the Radio therapy treatment (3 Complete
> lots) and I am now taking oramorph every four hours to help with discomfort.
> Loss of weight is another problem but the truth is, its all part of the
> closing stages of a long illness. but looking back , I have seen two grand
> children born and three lots of Olympic games since the start of my fight
> against my cancer . I have also found a half sister and half brother plus
> the resting place of the father that I never knew anything about . so my
> life is just about complete now. I am lucky to have a loving family looking
> after me and I really want for nothing but warm hugs now and then, plus the
> odd kick in the rear of my pants now and then to keep me from feeling sorry
> for myself.
> My last stay in hospital was to have 1 1/2 litres of fluid drained from the
> heart sack to help me with my breathing and to try to lower my heart rate.
> although the heart rate is now 177min I feel a lot better than I did .
> My next visit to see my Oncologist is in two months time or sooner if I
> start to feel too unwell , but for now all is fine.
> well that's about it for now, but my best wishes are with you all , helpers
> and sufferers all share the same pain . God Bless and stay safe , Peter

*
Peter: Thanks for your very thoughtful note. I am now 77 and in good
health (for an old man!). I wonder whether I will have your courage
when the time comes for me. I hope so.

My wife, who is five years younger, has inoperable cholangiocarcinoma
(bile-duct cancer) and is undergoing chemotherapy every week. She
tolerates it pretty well. Once-a-month CAT-scans keep us apprised of
progress. We are very fortunate to live about 15 minutes from the
Stanford Hospital and Cancer Center.

I know the joy of finding one's long-lost relatives. Our adopted
daughter (age 37) found out that she has three sisters. We all met for
Christmas last year. Big party! Great people!

Take care and cheers!

earle
*
PS: I am not a very religious guy, but recently I found a quote with
some good financial advice:

"Make as much as you can.
Save as much as you can.
Give as much as you can."

--John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church
From: Peter Clarke on 2 Sep 2008 09:53

Snip------------------------------
> Take care and cheers!
>
> earle
> *
> PS: I am not a very religious guy, but recently I found a quote with
> some good financial advice:
>
> "Make as much as you can.
> Save as much as you can.
> Give as much as you can."
>
> --John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church

Hi Earle,
Many thanks for your reply and kind words. like you , I am not
that religious but I have to believe that one day I will meet up with all my
family and good friends at someplace in an afterlife, this is the only way
that I have been able to cope with the reality that we all have to face one
day. I have also said many Prayers for people like yourself and your good
wife in the hope that there is someone that is listening to my wishes and
can act upon them, and I guess that you have said the same prayers yourself
many times.
I get days when fear of leaving my family to fend for themselves comes over
me and I am also afraid of the unknown ending of my own life, but these days
do pass and the sun does shine more often than not.
Chemo therapy can be so hard on ones health at the time, but it has its
rewards and I pray that this will be the case for your wife Earle.
Once again, thank you so much for your reply.

Stay safe and God Bless , Peter


From: Peter Clarke on 2 Sep 2008 10:21
>
> I am moved to tears by your gracious acceptance of your fate. I hope and
> pray that your passage will be easy and painless.
>
> You have set such a wonderful example for your loved ones and I am certain
> that they will remember you with fondness for generations to come.
>
> I wish you peace.
>
> Janet
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

Hi Janet,
Many thanks for your kind thoughts. I have lived with cancer now
for the last 8yrs or so but have never accepted that it will end my life,
only my realistic thoughts tell me it will.
I have found the main problem with having cancer is, in finding something
that I can use to fight my illness Myself. OK I have been given chemo
therapy and Radio therapy many times but that was all done, for me, by the
different specialists and nurses, but we all need to help ourselves in Some
Way and to stay with positive thoughts and to talk openly as much as we can
about our illness, I believe helps far more than we all may realise . Added
to this it helps to have the support of a loving family and to live a
healthy lifestyle as best that we can.

My children have told me to never give in to my illness, to fight it all the
way and I will not let them down now.
God Bless you Janet you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Peter.

Only educated by daily life, now aged 62yrs



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