And?!?: It's Friday!

Friday, October 19, 2012

It's Friday!

Mom and I used this transfer service to the airport. Usually we use Way2Go but they do not seem to exist anymore? Cape Miller Tours is operated by the owner who used to work for a major Cape Town/South African tour company. She is such a lovely lady and seeing as she was super, like I told her at the Airport last month, I have put her details on my blog postings! Always honour your word?

A Delicious microwave burger I got from Albert Heijn

My train tickets from Leeds to Scarborough and a photo of the interior of Thomson's new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from a Thomson broucher. The train is more comfortable? I think Boeing Aircraft are not as comfortable as Airbus Aircraft. Let the newer kids on the block take over Boeing? Maybe the 787 is better than the 777? I find Airbus aircraft more spacious. That is my personal opinion so nobody send me mail! Pleeze???

Hi all! How is your Friday?

It has been raining most of today here in Bloubergstrand today. There was a bit of sun this morning but it only shone for about an hour or two. Very much like European weather today, it is not as cold though, so that is one advantage! No?

While I was in England I got to meet my Grandmother's sister, yes she is still alive but unfortunately my Grand Mother died in 1987 from heart complications. We (my Aunty Margaret and I) went to visit my Uncle Kevin, who is my Grand Mother's brother. He, Uncle Kevin, lives in Selby, where my mother and her family all lived, when she was a little girl. We (Aunty Margaret, Uncle Kevin and I) had lunch in a furniture shop, Wetherell's, they have a nice restaurant in the shop! Afterwards we went to visit my Grand mother's sister in the old age home where she lives. She was very bright and I did not want to leave as I know that, that was the last sister to my Grandmother and one of the last siblings of hers who is still with us! I really do believe in a heaven/after life. We are all energy and we have to go somewhere? Is the after life like we are told, you get to see those who have passed over to the other side once more? I do hope so!

Below are the links to all my 9 blogs if you are interested? Why? Because!

http://heroawards1.blogspot.com
myblogsads.blogspot.com
http://whichwa.blogspot.com
http://whereicall.blogspot.com
http://alternativeandcomp.blogspot.com
http://recepies1.blogspot.com

Romeo, next door's cat has been here since 7:30 when I got out of bed and opened the lounge's curtains this morning. Let me see if I can find the picture I took of him, pictures of other people's cats?

on that exciting though I shall go but you will know I will think of you every step of the way, or not?

Have a superb day further folks!

Ciao

DAVE

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Qotes I Like

"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." - Elanor Roosevelt

"Success isn't about how your lfe looks to others. It's about how it feels to you." - Michelle Obama

"The best way out is always through." - Robert Frost

"Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love." - Brene Brown

"You get in life what you have the courage to ask for." - Oprah Winfrey

"When you talk you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama

"Time is a created thing. To say "I don't have time." is like saying "I don't want to." - Leo Tzu

About me!

My Afrikaans teacher, who was Miss Liebenberg when I was at St. John's College, in the late 90's (1994-end of 1996) and other people I know, have in the past, asked me why I don't have my full story on my blog, as my story is one that would help inspire others facing a similar situation.

So here we go folks- In December 1996 I started getting blinding headaches and became very photo phobic, my pupils were hugely dilated. I never really got headaches before then. We were on holiday at the Sugar Beach Hotel, in Mauritius, when my life changed forever. On our return my situation just kept getting worse and I went temporarily blind from the pressure behind my eyes my tumour caused. Christmas 1996 was absolutely nightmarish for me. I did not know what was going on with my body - I thought I was facing my last days here on earth.

On 15 January 1997 (I can never forget this date), the day school started for that year, I was in Hospital having Brain Surgery to try and remove my tumour. Thank God it was too firmly routed to my brain stem for this to be done. According to my Neuro Surgeon (who will remain Anon.) he tried everything to remove it but it was not possible - I haemoraged and he panicked. Had they been able to get it out my left side would have become my right side in my minds thinking. I distinctively remember waking up from surgery in the operating theatre and puking into my oxygen mask. I lost my speech for several months, my ability to walk (to this day I limp as my left leg is not in sync with the right side of my body), I could not use the toilet for months and was in agony as neither end (a bit graphic) but what the worked as my brain was not correctly sending the signal to my netherlands- so I could not get rid of my body's waste. It was a long and crap year 1997 and trying to survive. I was on a tv programme on SABC1 (I believe, you believe?) in June 1997 and a month later, my mom, dad and me went to Australia. OZ (We flew to Perth on SAA) is a nine hour flight from Johannesburg and a twelve (12) hour flight back to Johannesburg? Strong head winds on the return flight. (one of life's odd stats.?) On our return I started getting rapidly worse again. The Oncology doctor gave me a diagnosis of three weeks to live in December 1997 as there was nothing more he could do for me. - I gave my oncology Doctor Martin Chassen a hug - he started crying. Well I guess only God knows how long you will be around?

I turn 38 on 21 November of this year (2018), I have not seen a doctor for years, I do not take any medication, but only vitamins and I am still here! I have tremendous faith in God. I believe all religions are equal, in the way that the basis of all religions is of a higher power, a god, the way you choose to practice your faith is up to you. I am a Catholic Christian and know 100% that I would not have survived what I did without God, Strangers awesome healing prayers (they prayed for me in churches, mosques and Synagogues my family's parish Priest Father Leithem sent a petition to our Lady of Medjugorje in Croatia and used to bring me aloe vera mixed with Grapa that a parishoner used to make for me. A boy (he's 39 now) from St. John's College, Anthony Spanjaard, told me about these vitamins his mom sold. I took them in a large dosage (16) a day at first to boost my immune system. I prayed like mad and voila.

This I have no answer for and for many years I felt guilty - why did I survive my cancer and many other people do not. Go figure?

DAVE