So long and thanks for all the fish...(those who know, will know)

[Bullet2012]

I was going to say, good one less bmw driver to terrorise motorists. But then I realised that you have binned the beemer in favour of a much nicer vehicle.
Seriously though , you will be much missed by many, thank you for all the contributions to the forum.
I hope that your pain and suffering is minimal.

 

[KemppiFrog]

Always enjoyed your posts; thinking of you.

Andrew

 

[DAPPH]

Keep posting , especially the jokes
Dave

 

[Smallfry]

No good at sympathy or empathy, unless you have fur or feathers. practical help I am good at, but too far away.

Crap news, but don't give in. Take care.

 

[Robotstar5]

Every tomorrow is a bonus

 

[RichardM]

Sorry to hear that, if you believe in a here after may your God go with you.

 

[Morris]

Damn, that's a crap hand to be dealt. I can only echo what has already been said by the good folks here.

Don't forget your towel

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Appreciate your posts, I'm filling up up here - honestly didn't expect that.

 

[magnet]

Sorry to hear that mate. My thoughts are with you and yours.

 

[sg66]

Well that's **** and I love the title of the thread, good luck with the pragmatism but have some sympathy any who, and if you don't like it we'll that's just tough.

Good luck.

 

[minimutly]

Always enjoyed your posts; thinking of you.

Andrew

This about sums it up, hard to find words really...

 

[Blue Chips]

So sorry to hear that!
You've always made me feel welcome here on the forum, and I hope that somehow things turn around for you, and you make it back here.

 

[skotl]

As a follow up to my posts about an inability to swallow food/barium swallow/CT scan, the scan results came back to my GP the following day - and the results are not good.

They show a tumour on my lung which is pressing on my larynx and is causing my lack of inability to speak properly. It has also metastised to my liver.... Apparently this is new cancer, unrelated to the myeloma and is described by my GP as "aggressive", although no prognosis has been given. Given I've lost a lot of weight and am now reliant on family/neighbours and friends for support, I'm getting weaker day by day I've given "do not resuscitate" instructions to my GP. Not much pain yet but it's coming....

I'm just signing out of the Collective and want to thank all the Members who have made my time here so good, with help and sound advice. I'm not looking for expressions of sympathy , I'm pretty pragmatic about such things and I've had a good innings.

I may pop in from time to time but it'll be sporadic, and just to see if you're all behaving...

I know you're not looking for sympathy, but I'm gutted for you, John. I've enjoyed your input and humour on here for many a year and hope to still hear from you whenever you want a break from real life.
Take care...

 

[bricol]

I'd suggest while the fingers still follow most of the instructions from the brain, keeping logging in and being "normal". Hell of a smack in the guts right now, but experience within my and the other half's family shows keeping up something of "normal" life helps with that life.

 

[Windy Miller]

Well this really sucks. Please make sure you pop back every now and then to keep an eye on us all!

 

[Ton-up]

Oh no, that's not good news.
Please dont 'just pop in' or leave the forum. Stay as you were, theres plenty of support on here.
My thoughts are with you.
..

 

[reb78]

So sorry to hear this. Even though we have never met, I do feel like I know you as I have actually been on the same forums as you for longer than my time on this one as we were on several BMW forums for years before I knew this place existed! Keep logging in as the others have said!

 

[Seadog]

So sorry to hear your news, John.
Pragmatism is probably the best approach, but never give up hope.
Wishing you good luck.

 

[not done it yet]

All we can really offer is our sympathies. I kinda know what it’s like from the other side - my wife was given as little as 6 weeks - on diagnosis of secondary breast cancer - but she only finally passed away about 21 months later. We filled all the available time we could, but it was never long enough…

I wish you as well as can be, during this difficult phase. I hope the pain can be reduced to a minimum for as long as possible.

Do pop in to the forum as often as possible - for as long as possible. You will clearly be missed by many on here.

Only one piece of advice is to get/update (if/as necessary) your will. It may help others.

 

[DanZac]

There's nothing that I can add that hasn't already been said by those far more articulate than me, but my thoughts are with you and your family.
Take care, take it easy, and keep on keeping on.