Question: what looks like a skinny golum, but much yellower and less energetic?
Answer: Me. That was easy, wasn't it?.
My day consists pretty much of lying in bed until its time to get up for breakfast. Carefully wandering downstairs because my balance is not so good, and scratching some cereal around the plate till I feel I've at least had some exercise, if not sustenance. Then, I wander carefully upstairs again to have a long rest to recover from the sudden burst of activity. And so the days go on. I really am at bout the nadir of my experience with this stuff, and thoughts occur that maybe I'm reaching me end time sooner than we thought - or maybe its just the chemo. In any case, I am really just this side of a hospital case. It will be interesting to see what they do with the next bunch of crap, due 18 January. I'm tired now, so I'll have a little rest.
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Dearest Tony,
If, as you hint is perhaps the case, you are reaching your "end time sooner than we thought" then there are some important things I must say while it is still possible to do so.
Prime amoung these is to acknowledge that, since we met 20 years ago, you and Gaye have proven the most wonderful, generous, caring and steadfast of friends to me. Your unstinting support, encouragement, patience, tolerance and unfailing wry humour have added a value to my life that it is not possible to overstate. Moreover, I fondly remember, and will always remember and treasure, the many good times we have enjoyed as well as the great (and not so great) wines we have shared together.
Tony, losing you, if that is what we must, will open an enormous and unfillable gap in my, and I'm sure many other, lives. There are no really adequate words ...
Tony, my friend, I salute you.
Fondest regards,
Dennis
Though it broke my heart to see you so frail Tony, I feel privileged that David and I got to see you in Brisbane in your lovely new home. During the visit you said you had little vitality left and I could tell you are exhausted. So having seen what you have now added to your blog and Denis’s comment, I have decided to add a comment myself.
When I first met Peter he talked about his great mates, these two brothers who were overseas. I remember with a chuckle our first meeting in a spa at the local squash courts. I quickly understood why you were a special friend to Peter. So for years you and Gaye have been and will always be special friends. Our friendship has stood the test of time and busy lives that meant there were periods we did not see a lot of each other. I thank you for the dinner parties, wine, books shared, advice, laughs, adventures away, quiet breakfasts and most of all your smile and quick wit. I thank you for the support and help in raising our children. Like a quiet chats to all three but particularly to David; for the coaching session in preparation for his interview for the computer scholarship that he won; for employing Teryn and your kind support as she tried to find her way in the world of work. You are a patient, supportive and caring person and I am lucky to have known you.
Enjoy what you can mate. Always your friend. Glenda
Hi Tony,
Dennis has said very eloquently what I would think all of your close friends are feeling, and Glenda has given fine voice to the more specific times and interactions that we (the Cricks) have had with you and your family over the years. Yes you are and have been a special friend for a long time, one who has gone through the hardest of times recently and all the time still trying to make things as easy as possible for those who love you, rather than feeling sorry for yourself and requiring our support. But of course support is willfully given, albeit inadequate at best.
You have always shown your care for others and you are the truest of friends. You have set such a great example of fighting the odds and being frank and positive through it all. Whatever happens, this will always stay in my mind.
Take care mate, you are a one-of-s-kind. All the best to you, your lovely wife, and the rest of your family.
Peter
one-of-A-kind!!
Hey there gollum,
best wishes for the chemo on Friday. No doubt you'll be feeling like crap, but we'll be as empathetic as possible, thinking of you down here in Canberra
love, Zoe
Dear Tony,
I want to thank you for being the best possible friend a man/woman could ever have. I have been a close observer of a person who has lived a life that has been caring and nurturing of others around him, often at the expense of himself. Tony, you are real legend and as such, you will always be remembered wherever you go by those you leave behind (if that is what is happening) with warmth and love and an appreciation of the finer characteristics of humanity. Thanks for everything you have done for me and my family, as Dennis said, words are inadequate. All the best to you and Gaye. Peter
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