My health\u00a0is good and the National Amyloidosis Centre says so \u2013 hurrah!. Nonna had a funny turn before we left but is ok now too \u2013 wahoo good news all round!!!<\/p>\n
For me things are looking very positive but I am not out of woods. – To be honest I never will be \u2013 but as long as I am not in the swamp then I will continue to enjoy the primroses and ignore the occasional discarded jonny on the path toward the gift shop and cafeteria \u2013 always the best bit. We are in the taxi with an Turkish\/German\/anarchist\/Marxist driver (can’t tell exactly which way he’s hanging) – whatever he’s got to be a rarity, I wonder if he saw my anarchist badge. I am very impressed by his knowledge of politics and economics but boy is he boring. Oh to be with an infuriating racist, bigot whose got a sense of humour but jeez a self righteous disapproving of everything, lefty, like me \u2013 Maria and I may have to top ourselves during the next four and a half hours driving back to York.<\/p>\n
Back at the Royal Free other\u00a0than accidentally exposing my tinky to the lab assistant after putting the hospital gown on backwards and listening to a gruesome horror story I had saved on my iPad, on drowning and suffocation while in the scary scanner, nothing of significance to report. The MRI technician was having great fun pretending that because I couldn\u2019t hear, headphones on, she could say outrageous things and I would just nod. At one stage she amused us both by saying \u2018and now we are just going to pop your liver out, OK?\u2019 \u2013 I was very amused. Nothing better than a lack of professionalism in such a serious profession. I love her. She also told me a favourite horror story of hers was about a MRI scanner that becomes possessed and incinerates its patients \u2013 must remember that next time I have one. Two great quotes from the consultant: I asked \u2013 would any lifestyle changes make a difference to my amyloidosis? She said \u2013 which lie do you want? I said, how about exercise? She said (read this with the correct heavily loaded emphasis on the last word) Exercise makes a difference \u2013 apparently.<\/p>\n
I am going to get the dreaded pipe down the gob again \u2013 boy oh boy am I getting bored with that and all the other tests \u2013 wonder if you can die of boredom with cancer before dying of the disease. I will also have to have a stool examination, no it’s not quality control at Habitat. btw any volunteers to help? I will probably get another 2 courses of chemo to try to push my 97% remission to 100% hopefully with my favourite steroids.<\/p>\n
Our driver down was also Turkish and drove Turkish style (not a delight) at a million miles an hour telling us how he had planned to kill his son in law but now loved him like a son, phew for him! Met the wonderful 2 boys and a girl while in Hampstead. Had a smashing Spanish dinner and their delightful company \u2013 although they did talk about writing and narrative and things when I really wanted to talk about me or my poetry. Speaking of poetry I have concluded a number of pointers for fledgling poets who aspire to be as good as me.<\/p>\n
1. You have heard it before but it I\u2019ll say it again – Don’t correct
\n2. Don’t read too much of other people’s \u2013 you will either give up because they are so good or pick up bad habits cos they are so bad.
\n3. Get someone to read your stuff out loud. Avani has read some of mine and I have recorded her and uploaded them onto the blog. She makes my bad stuff sound good
\n4. Don’t write lies about yourself \u2013 everyone will know
\n5. On the other hand, freely make stuff up about others \u2013 everyone will fall for it and think it’s true.
\n6. Quantity not quality is what counts \u2013 lots of bad stuff from which crumbs of good stuff emerges
\n\u2026bit like life \u2013 nah cobblers! Life is good if you are lucky and in so many respects I am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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