Posts by newfoundland

I had a lumpectomy two years ago, for a very small cancer. No lymph nodes were involved. I had 15 rounds of radiotherapy, and have to take tamoxifen for 5 years. So far, so good. It is important to remember that it is very treatable...

Asthma is practically endemic here in Britain, due I think to the cool damp climate. There are approx. 25% of school children with this condition. It is important to discover what triggers asthma in you as an individual, as this...

My thoughts and good wishes are with you. Remember that when you feel you have reached rock bottom, the only way is up! God Bless. 

100% agree thaiturkey.

RHRanch makes a very pertinent point. Children lacking sufficient healthy food for growth, through poverty, and also free access to health care, can be permanently damaged. At the very least they may never reach their optimum size, or...

If Canada can produce cheaper timber, even by the use of subsidies, then they will naturally corner the market. Those are the economic facts of life. That is why the founder of Tesco coined the phrase, 'Pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap!'...

Keeping your mum in my thoughts. Had BC treatment myself nearly 2 years ago. A bit uncomfortable at first, but soon feeling better. I'm sure she will do great!

Canada would never stand alone. They would always have the protection of the rest of the Commonwealth nations.

My grandma was born in 1875. She worked from the age of 12 in a cotton mill in Manchester. I remember her telling me that she read about 'Jack the Ripper' in the newspapers and was terrified he would come up and stalk the streets of...

HeatherLynn is absolutely right, and I think a big part of you knows you desperately need a break. Trying to carry on long after you should have taken time off, not wanting to let people down, feeling that your responsibility to the...