Tag Archives: terminal cancer

The Last Day and a Good Death

Posted on June 26, 2015 by dolly61

I’m Nic. I have been a close friend of Deb’s for fifteen years. For the last four, I have been one of the crew members on the Nostromo, if you will. I accompanied the protagonist as she lived with (don’t … Continue reading →

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The CT scan – a handy cut out and keep guide.

Posted on November 28, 2013 by dolly61

Hello, sorry I’ve been a bit quiet recently.  I’ve been both busy doing legal paperwork, which is now pretty much sorted, and coping with a bit of back/tummy pain which has had me reaching for the various pills and potions … Continue reading →

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Blue bird of Happiness….

Posted on October 14, 2013 by dolly61

OK I fibbed about the weekly update but in my defence I’ve had a frozen shoulder and blah, blah ….I went for an X-ray on Friday because when you’re in my position there’s always a bit of an “oh, let’s … Continue reading →

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In which Ripley has a bit of a sit down and reads the papers….

Posted on September 29, 2013 by dolly61

I’ve been meaning to blog before now.  Before “the news” (yes I did pause to make air quotation marks then) the idea was a weekly -ish blog about other stuff as I assumed I didn’t have to be Not Quite … Continue reading →

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“Don’t be afraid. I’m part of the family.”

Posted on September 18, 2013 by dolly61

That is a quote from Alien 3.  When naming a blog after a film you should be wary of sequels.  I wasn’t going to write this yet but I promised I would and in a strange way I wanted to … Continue reading →

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