An Update

[toMACsh]

Nick, I admire the way you are handling this ordeal. I don't know how I would hold up, but I know that the support of family and friends would be crucial. Along with all the others here, wishing you the best as you manage this on your own terms.

 

[nancyspeed]

Hi Nick--so glad you posted. I asked about you a few months ago but couldn't remember your name.
I hope all goes well.

To the lady whose husband has prostate cancer--my husband had radiation in 2018 and just learned it is now in a lymph node so he is about to have another 40 rounds of radiation to it. His first radiation was to the prostate glad. It wasn't too bad on him but he's 5 years older now.

 

[MacInWin]

Nick, I, too, will be praying for you. I think we all need to take charge of our own health and treatments. It is, after all, OUR body and OUR life, not the doctor's.

Hang in there!

 

[pm-r]

Nick, I admire the way you are handling this ordeal. I don't know how I would hold up, but I know that the support of family and friends would be crucial. Along with all the others here, wishing you the best as you manage this on your own terms.

+1. And may I repeat my concern and condolences here as well and I include this image that reminds me of your and others' courage and determination in dealing with similar problems and just don't give up:





- Patrick
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[jga40]

And it looks like you live in a very interesting and pretty place:

Cumbria · United Kingdom

United Kingdom

www.google.com

Jobs, Networking Opportunities & Unique Living in Cumbria | Cumbria LEP (CLEP)

Thinking of a future in Cumbria? Come to this world-famous landscape to live, find employment and experience, or even investments. Better your future.

www.thecumbrialep.co.uk

It certainly is a very Diversified Country you live in... I've never been there even though a lot of my relatives still live there and my father was born in the southern part of England but came to Canada at the early start phase of his working life.



- Patrick
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- Patrick
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Yes Patrick,

It is a lovely place to live with 8 lakes to visit, the largest being Windermere about 12 miles long, I had several boats on the lake in my younger days. Then we have Coniston, where Donald Campbell broke the water speed limit, but was sadly killed shortly after. However, there is a lot of unemployment in the area and drugs are rife in most towns, especially Barrow in Furness, part of which the Police refer to as the Gaza Strip, due to fights outside night clubs. Both my wife and I were born in Workington, but have worked in the South in Slough-horrible place. We now actually live on the South Cumbria/North Lancashire border. M wife and I had a great life living in the lakes, and celebrate 53 years of marriage next year. I worked as a Telecomms Engineer and did a 3 year contract in Cape Town, South Africa, it was wonderful, the weather was fairly hot but plenty of cool breezes from the sea. In my mid 30's I began to study law, and graduated with a BSc in Social Welfare Law, reading an MA in consumer protection. Still active at 82 years old. My Macs keep me going.

Thanks for giving Cumbria a mention.

Best regards,

Jim

 

[pm-r]

Still active at 82 years old. My Macs keep me going.

I'm the same age but have been retired for some 20 plus years and enjoy using my Mac, but surely you are not still currently practicing law at your age are you???

I would suggest it's time to take a break and enjoy your free time if you are...




- Patrick
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[nickyr]

Hi Nick,

I've been a member for about 2 years but like you I rarely post. I have blood cancer, the medical name non Hodgkins Lymphoma, to white blood cells. My prognosis is good, in fact my next appoint with a Haematologist is not until December 2023, and that's by video link. I can only send you my best wishes
and say in recent years new treatments have appeared, according to my wife, recently retired nurse for 40 years, with 20 in oncology.

Been a Mac user since 1992, but since I installed Venture, I don't understand the OS, is there anyway I can downgrade to previous OS. Running Venture 13.3 is like an alien OS. I am seriously thinking o buying a good Windows PC. As Mac only account for 8% of laptop sales in the Uk, with 80% opting for Windows.

I know I can use a spare SSD and download New Monteray and boot from that then use Carbon Copy Cloner

Good luck & God bless

and my very best wishes to you
I've sadly never visited the lake district - a cardinal sin as a landscape photographer!! maybe I'll get there one day?
yes there are always new treatments - on my first time around with this cancer I (eventually) benefitted from a drug trial. It's good that you have a nice gap until your next consultation. I've been on 3-month check ups since my stem-cell transplant, and I find you can never relax. it's like a never-ending cycle of blood test… wait… results… blood test, etc.

and don't go down the windows route. you'll only regret it! I've not used windows since finishing work in 2014. I had to use it as all our council systems ran on it.

I find persevering with an OS the best way to go, and there's a new one due in 3 months anyway

 

[jga40]

I'm the same age but have been retired for some 20 plus years and enjoy using my Mac, but surely you are not still currently practicing law at your age are you???

I would suggest it's time to take a break and enjoy your free time if you are...




- Patrick
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Yes, I am retired from Local Government but I still practise law, but only online. I only do Social Welfare Law, eg. Consumer Protection, Employment & Housing. All the Law Centres in our area, and throughout England have closed down.

Working online keeps my mind occupied, and has helped me cope with my pathologies.

 

[jga40]

Nick,


It would be inappropriate of me to recommend any particular course that you might take; but I do understand your situation/dilemma.

There comes a time when the individual must decide what is best for them; even if that contradicts the medical mainstream. The patient's wishes are paramount in all instances.

I wish you well in your choice of treatment. You are now in the driving seat. What is best for you is what you choose.

God bless.

Ian

Yes, I agree, that's the way I handle things. Health is wealth, not how much you have in the bank

 

[jga40]

Those who criticise what I say, should remember I am 83 next birthday and have multiple sclerosis which is a neurological disease affecting the brain, which is one of the reasons I don't like Venture. I've had MS since I was 46 years old, but am proud that I'm still able to give advice on Social Welfare Law to those who need it.

 

[IWT]

@jga40

I don’t think anyone is criticising you.

A difference of opinion - well, that’s okay. Take it or leave it. Move on in your own way.

Medical conditions abound in this forum. Some mention them, others hint.

We are all here to help each other irrespective of age, disability or opinion. That’s why we are popular.

And you, like many others, don’t let disability curb your enthusiasm for helping others.

I, for one, wish you well now and in the future.

Ian

 

[jga40]

IWT

Thanks for your comments most appreciated.

Jim

 

[Jimmysb]

Medical conditions abound in this forum. Some mention them, others hint.

We are all here to help each other irrespective of age, disability or opinion.

Ian

When you reach a certain age, it would unusual (though not rare) not to have medical conditions, however I come here for the tech, and not medical advice, or information

 

[IWT]

When you reach a certain age, it would unusual (though not rare) not to have medical conditions, however I come here for the tech, and not medical advice, or information

Just so

Ian