Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: billybob
Date: 04 Oct 19 - 07:52 AM

Oh my goodness it is October and the summer has sped by, I have just popped by to catch up,sending love to everyone here and good health and happiness.
Thank you kereboxu for asking about my daughter. She has had 7 chemotherapy treatments, now 8 weekly,and the latest MRI scan shows an improvement so the treatments will continue.I am amazed and so proud of her, so stoic,never complains, looks after her two gogeous daughters, runs her husbands business and is just starting year 2 of British Signing Language with her eldest daughter who is hearing impaired.I tried to learn the alphabet, so difficalt.
Billy had a setback while we were away last month,his type 2 diabetes went haywire,however,reluctantly,he has started insulin injections and his count is coming down.Meanwhile his leukemia is still in remission ,he sees his consultant again in a few weeks.
As for me I am fine,still working 4 mornings a week with my lovely clients, they keep me young!!Lots of afternoons reading at the beach hut, how lucky am I to live in such a beautiful place.
Sending love
Wendy xxxxx

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Oct 19 - 09:14 PM

Tomorrow we are hosting a...wake? celebration of life? what?...at our house for a friend who died of head injuries while we were in Ireland. Here because he just "wasn't a churchy type."

He got a cup of coffee, told his wife he'd see her downstairs, she heard a heavy thud, he never regained consciousness....

Well, we're happy to do what we can. It's not something you refuse if asked; folks are coming from literally from thousands of miles away. Buck was a good one and will be sorely missed.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Oct 19 - 09:51 AM

I hadn't heard from wysiwyg for a while, and when looking her up on Facebook learned that she is recovering in a hospital now, moving to rehab late next week. That post was from her husband, pointing people to updates from a friend on her Facebook page. Sounds like a stroke. If you're a friend of hers on Facebook look for updates posted by her friend Sabrina.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Donuel
Date: 05 Oct 19 - 10:01 AM

Oh no, another stroke. May she heal completely like she did before.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Oct 19 - 09:25 PM

The thing went well, with about 50 people attending at any one time. I'm sorry for the family, but they are taking it step by step. The youngest, a 4 year old grandson, keeps asking where grandpa is.

I'm sorry to hear about wysiwyg and I hope she is on the way to recovery.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Oct 19 - 02:51 PM

We need this ship above the horizon now.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Oct 19 - 09:21 PM

Well...my youngest nephew, a 1LT in Marine Reserves, has been ordered to up to a year's deployment in Tblisi. While an officer who deals with hearing, water supply, sewage, and other utilities he's still a combat engineer. The Georgia Deployment Program lost three Marine reservists in Afghanistan earlier this year.

Neither his father (who got the news today as his birthday present, I guess), his mother, and me are unworried.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: keberoxu
Date: 11 Oct 19 - 01:26 AM

don't go away!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Pete from seven stars link
Date: 11 Oct 19 - 06:11 PM

Wishing you every happiness frogprince ; hope the meeting went well .   Blessings all

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Oct 19 - 08:38 PM

best wishes to all

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: frogprince
Date: 11 Oct 19 - 09:50 PM

Thanks, Pete & all. The lady and I met for lunch, and talked for two and a half hours. We won't be a couple, but I can't recall ever feeling so positive about something despite a trace of disappointment. We were both really glad that we met in person and talked. I'm back online, seeing what's to be found.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: keberoxu
Date: 12 Oct 19 - 12:40 PM

thoughts and light to all

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Oct 19 - 08:38 PM

Send good thoughts and vibes to gnu in Moncton, NB. Apparently he's in the hospital in pretty sad shape AND his mum died September 27. As you may know, she leaved next to him and he cared for her. I do not know if the two are related.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 14 Oct 19 - 05:52 AM

I've heard back from friend gnu. I'd respectfully suggest that those who care about him allow him to post or not as he wishes. It's a matter of privacy. From what he has told me, he will be ok, and I'll let him know Mudcat friends are concerned.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 14 Oct 19 - 09:23 AM

Of course. I just wanted GT&V headed his way.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Oct 19 - 07:31 PM

Thank you, Maeve, for those wise words.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Oct 19 - 03:28 PM

Sustaining the link between this ship
and New Brunswick.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Oct 19 - 03:56 PM

A second- or third-hand report to the Mudcat
indicates that
a bad fall was the reason
that Gnu was admitted to hospital,
and that he will be there for some time.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 19 Oct 19 - 04:57 PM

Gnu is reaching out to friends now with a computer he has with him. Sounding better every day.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 25 Oct 19 - 11:02 AM

I have been checking in on Susan Oldberg Hinton's Facebook page (WYSIWYG) and find that since the last time I looked I am no longer a friend, so I can't post a remark asking how she is, and the friend Sabrina, who Greg said to look to for updates, hasn't posted anything for weeks.

There are still 16 mutual Mudcat friends who can see more of her account. Please start asking about how she's doing and reach out to her husband if necessary. If she's in rehab it would be nice to know, and to be able to send cards or call (if allowed) directly.