Am 31.05.2016 um 22:55 schrieb Doctor John:

>> No ailment in the world excuses that kind of "music" :P
>>
> 
> I'd be willing to bet that you don't like this either:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkuJb8MROzg

That's a bet you'd win hands down, but...

> I used it raise my spirits when I felt particularly down. When I was in
> isolation, I had the medics dancing to it once.

... if it gets a team of medics to dance -- preferably female ones --
this one /might/ be excused ;)

> Oh, and just for Stephen and a couple of other usual suspects:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5NGXyRpzTw
> 
> John (grinning like a maniac)

Just "like" a maniac? ;)

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On Sun, 29 May 2016 23:47:16 +0100, Doctor John wrote:

> ... so, it's time to let you let you all what's happening to me.
> 
> In September last year I was diagnosed as having Mantle Cell Lymphoma.
> It's relatively rare and thus difficult to treat. It's also diagnosed
> late, mainly because it shows few, if any, symptoms in its early stages;
> by the time I was diagnosed I was at stage 4b. This was not good.
> 
> Luckily, I was assigned a brilliant consultant, David Wrench (a Scot,
> but don't hold that against him), who fought to have me included in a
> new trial protocol that has a fighting chance of preventing me from
> joining the Choir Invisible for a few years yet. I get a PET scan in
> about 10 days time to confirm our suspicions that I may be heading for
> remission. If that is actually the case then I get a Stem Cell
> Transplant in the late Summer.
> 
> I tell you this so that you don't all wonder why I might have
> disappeared from the ng in a few month's time.
> 
> Oh, nearly forgot: What's the Subject line about? I'm just a foot
> soldier who volunteered to be part of the Forlorn Hope. If it all works
> we'll be one step closer to ridding the world of cancer.

That is promising news.  I think Stephen may have shared with you that my 
sister-in-law's husband was diagnosed with MCL about 2.5 years ago.  
Sadly, he was not diagnosed in time, but he hung in there as long as he 
could to provide data about this form of cancer because it's so rare.

We wish you the very best success in your treatment - with hopes that the 
PET scan shows you are going into remission.

Jim

-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On 6/2/2016 3:05 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> That is promising news.  I think Stephen may have shared with you that my
> sister-in-law's husband was diagnosed with MCL about 2.5 years ago.

No I didn't. You did not say I could (sorry if you meant by telling me 
that gave me permission*).

Also at the time I thought the news was too negative.

Reminds me of the old joke.

The three fastest means of communication are:

Telephone
Telegraph
Tell my sister.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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On 02/06/16 03:05, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> That is promising news.  I think Stephen may have shared with you that my 
> sister-in-law's husband was diagnosed with MCL about 2.5 years ago.  
> Sadly, he was not diagnosed in time, but he hung in there as long as he 
> could to provide data about this form of cancer because it's so rare.
> 
> We wish you the very best success in your treatment - with hopes that the 
> PET scan shows you are going into remission.
> 
> Jim
> 
Many thanks for the good wishes.

I was sorry to learn about your family loss; however, the knowledge
would not have changed my outlook. I look at the statistics for survival
rather than those for less positive outcomes. He sounds like he was a
man after my own heart: if I don't get through, I will have, at the
least, helped pave the way for others.

Incidentally, I'm quite proud of having MCL. If I have to go then it's a
rarity that takes me rather than something common :-D

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 03/06/16 00:15, Doctor John wrote:
> 
> Incidentally, I'm quite proud of having MCL. If I have to go then it's a
> rarity that takes me rather than something common :-D
> 
> John
> 
Talking of rarities, I hope Stephen remebers that I like Islay whiskies
rather than the cat's piss called Glenfiddich

John (Raising a glass*)

* David Wrench has recommended that I try to live as normal life as
possible. The last time I saw him, his parting words were: Eat, drink
and be merry.
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 01/06/16 13:56, clipka wrote:
> 
> .... if it gets a team of medics to dance -- preferably female ones --
> this one /might/ be excused ;)
> 

Oh yes. Three of the five were female :-D

>> John (grinning like a maniac)
> 
> Just "like" a maniac? ;)
> 
What did you expect? I'm not going to admit to my personal insanity.

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 03/06/16 00:15, Doctor John wrote:
> 
> Incidentally, I'm quite proud of having MCL. If I have to go then it's a
> rarity that takes me rather than something common :-D
> 
> John
> 

I'd rather be shot down by the Red Baron than Pilot Officer Prune.

-- 
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It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 6/3/2016 12:25 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 03/06/16 00:15, Doctor John wrote:
>>
>> Incidentally, I'm quite proud of having MCL. If I have to go then it's a
>> rarity that takes me rather than something common :-D
>>
>> John
>>
> Talking of rarities, I hope Stephen remebers that I like Islay whiskies
> rather than the cat's piss called Glenfiddich
>

As subtle as a sledgehammer, as usual. :)
But you must remember that a fractured sternum makes it hard for me to 
put my hand deep in my pocket.


> John (Raising a glass*)
>

Stephen raising his chib.*


> * David Wrench has recommended that I try to live as normal life as
> possible. The last time I saw him, his parting words were: Eat, drink
> and be merry.
>

For tomorrow we PARTY!

* Sorry I forgot we were in England. ;)

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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On 3-6-2016 1:25, Doctor John wrote:
> Talking of rarities, I hope Stephen remebers that I like Islay whiskies

Aaah! A man after my own heart!

>
> * David Wrench has recommended that I try to live as normal life as
> possible. The last time I saw him, his parting words were: Eat, drink
> and be merry.
>

The best thing to do indeed.

-- 
Thomas

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On Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:33:44 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 6/2/2016 3:05 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> That is promising news.  I think Stephen may have shared with you that
>> my sister-in-law's husband was diagnosed with MCL about 2.5 years ago.
> 
> No I didn't. You did not say I could (sorry if you meant by telling me
> that gave me permission*).
> 
> Also at the time I thought the news was too negative.
> 
> Reminds me of the old joke.
> 
> The three fastest means of communication are:
> 
> Telephone Telegraph Tell my sister.

Oh, no, that's fine. :)

Jim



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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