Smyth_18

Thanks for saying such a positive message, @Smyth_18 you must be having an unbelievably difficult time. I wish you nothing but the best. I hope things turn around for you soon mate.

I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 

I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 

I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 

Look after yourself buddy; stay strong.  The Hospital will hopefully get to grips with the issue quickly, and you must try to be positive for both your wife and child. Your wife in particular will need great reassurance at this time.  

I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 

I force myself to try and look at everything in a positive light. I try to be a good person every single day. Sometimes it seems like I'm getting somewhere. Then I get hit harder than ever.
This week has been such a long story but to cut it short, my wife is not in a good way. It started with a twitching eye on Wednesday but has moved on to full blown facial paralysis and now full body tremors. I've just had to transport her to bed. The past few days I've had next to no sleep with hospital visits. Getting nowhere with wards contradicting eachother. As well as taking care of a potentially autistic 2 and a half year old. Yes we have help but not enough. It can be a hindrance at times.
How am I supposed to go back to work and actually earn money to live too? 

I've had some issues and posted a little about my late wife's cancer, ultimately being bereaved, the struggles I had to cope as a single dad of bereaved children and how it nearly finally broke me and how hard it hit me when my dog got sick this summer. 
I thought I'd just share that I met a lovely widowed lady my age a couple of months ago, and she makes me happy. I make her happy. We're a couple now. Things can and do get better, no matter what life throws at you, you can smile again. Hang in there people.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

So it's the car that's sounding the horn when I'm doing the speed limit and the BMW is so impatient to get to work because it didn't set out earlier?

Apologies if anyone owns one. Those huge suvs are too big for British roads and parking bays yet adverts promote them every 5 minutes. I kid you not, in the space of one day:-
1) One nearly took the front of my car off when turning into my road as I approached the junction. It just about made the turn without hitting anything.
2) I was parked in supermarket across from one. It was parked in a bay slightly my left. After pulling forward to exit their left, it then had to reverse back and then go forward again. Nothing wrong with that I suppose except a "normal" car would not have had to do it.
3) There is barely room down some roads for one to drive past me without a "close call" with my wing mirrors.
4) Parked up again. Had no choice but to park next to one so left as much room as I could for their door to be opened. Returned to car, yep another had parked on the other side. Luckily I am a very slim chap!
I drive a 2008 Focus so it cannot be down to me! Have people just got bigger over the years?

To add to previous comments. We had a bit of a scare whilst on our honeymoon in Thailand which was terrifying.
All turned out ok and i hope that is the case for you today. Sending love and hope.

To add to previous comments. We had a bit of a scare whilst on our honeymoon in Thailand which was terrifying.
All turned out ok and i hope that is the case for you today. Sending love and hope.

To add to previous comments. We had a bit of a scare whilst on our honeymoon in Thailand which was terrifying.
All turned out ok and i hope that is the case for you today. Sending love and hope.

I wasn't going to post in this thread again but I just wanted to let you know that Audrina can't have the treatment they were hoping for due to an adverse reaction. I think the family are now looking into other options. There's more news on her fundraising website.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

So sorry to hear this bud,
I'm terrible with stuff like this but I'm sure everyone on the forum will agree with me when I say that you're not alone in this.
Treasure your time with your Grandma, be there for her as much as you possibly can.
I lost my Grandad 5 years ago to cancer and my biggest regret is not spending as much time as I possibly could with him.
 
I seriously hope you and your family are okay, and I hope that your Grandma can beat it.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

I've treated this whole situation as a bit of a joke but something just hit me which really, really annoyed me.
Derby County (Including Richard Keogh) keep using poor Audrina for all their PR campaigns which on the surface looks fantastic.
 
Richard Keogh feels he deserves to continue earning 29k a week for a self inflicted injury.
I know it seems a bit of a 'gammon' thing to say, but he (and many others in the team) could pay the 200k for her treatment today. Why does this never happen?
Fair enough if there is a legitimate reason, i just can't see it.

Just want to make a quick point whilst i think about it because i believe this to be VERY important.
Yesterday, looking back at my activity on the forum i was probably at my wittiest (if i do say so myself) and seemingly happiest.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
I spent most of the day waiting on a phone call from my Mum as my Grandma was in hospital getting results from some tests. All day i was in another world with worry. This forum, in particular the Paddy Padster thread was a huge outlet for me in which i genuinely enjoyed in the midst of worry.
There isn't a particularly happy ending to the day either as it seems the results showed cancer. The rest of the day was a blur of giving support and trying to process the news for myself.
 
I suppose the message is... You really don't know what is going on at the other side of peoples computer screens, so try and be nice to each other.
 
Also, i suppose i should offer a bit of thanks to @David . For giving us this outlet. However, i must stress, this is the only thing you're good for.

All I can say is, if the wealthy as individuals were to donate money for every good cause that warrants it, they would quickly be not wealthy.
That's why I support a fully funded NHS which makes sure that the cost of treating all good causes is shared equally and fairly.
But that's a conversation for the politics thread...