Dear Vince

Thanks for your post. I am really sorry to hear about your mother too. I will remember you and your dear mother in my prayers.

I agree with you when you say it is difficult to stay optimistic. I feel more worried than my mum does at the moment. She is in denial and says she can't have cancer in her chest because she feels fine. She has no such symptoms but what if it is and it doesn't show any symptoms. Did your Mum have any complaints?

I pray the fine needle biopsy your mum is going have is not too uncomfortable and that after all this there is good news for you.

I feel so worried about my Mum as well but right now I am taking each day as it comes. My mum has been scheduled to have her CT Scan on Friday, 13th June 2003 (what a day to have it!) Anyway, until then we have to contend with all the waiting.

My Mum too struggles with eating. She can't really manage any solids. The majority of the food she eats has to go in the liquidiser. I tell her it will get better, but I don't really know if it will. I do hope so because she feels very sad not being able to enjoy all her favourite foods. The texture of liquidised food has become very boring and unappetising.

Let's pray for both of our Mums.

Please do keep me posted on how your Mum is doing and I will let you know how mine gets on after the CT Scan.

Take Care

All the best

Love

Kathleen.