I Think I Just Might Have A Few Drinks Tonight

[Bobbisox1]

What started as a perfectly happy Friday has ended with 3 bits of devastating news, first I get a message saying two friends are splitting up after 31 years together,followed by a phone call from another friend ( same circle) who’s daughter 38 has been diagnosed with breast cancer and then another call saying someone I know has had to have 8 inches of bowel removed because it’s cancerous .....
Happy Friday night or what ?

[Buenchico]

Try to look on the positive side:

People who're splitting up after 31 years together probably haven't been very happy in each other's company for quite some while. Now they've made the big step towards regaining their happiness, which might well the the best possibly thing that they could do.

Similarly, people who die from cancer usually do so because the diagnosis came too late. If your friend's daughter has been diagnosed in the early stages of the disease, it's actually good news in a way.

The same applies to the person with bowel cancer. The hospital have obviously decided that it's treatable (even if with some nasty surgery), so things could have been much worse.

Seeing the positive side of things needn't stop you enjoying a few drinks tonight though ;-)

[Bobbisox1]

It was just ‘bump,bump,bump’ with phone calls Chris and you’re right ,they’d outgrown one another, if I have a drink it’ll be to wish them all well, it’s about them , not me x

[marval]

I am sorry to hear all of this Bobbi, not what you want to hear.

I wish them all well, and I think you deserve a drink.

[Bobbisox1]

Told all of them I’m here for them Marval but a drink it is with a prayer or two at bedtime me thinks x

[Buenchico]

Plenty of prayers, I think, Bobbi ;-)
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[ummmm]

My uncle went to the dentist with what he thought was an abscess. Turned out he had stage 4 cancer. He got the all clear a few weeks back.

Quite a few people I know well, including one of my best friends and the children's father died (not the same person, I don't know how to word it to make that clear). Another friend died yesterday while out for a jog.

We've pretty much had a very crappy 6 months.

No alcohol for me though. Coca Cola with lots of ice will have to do.

[Bobbisox1]

Eweeee not gin, yuk, haha

[Bobbisox1]

I know chit happens ummmm but I don’t think I’ll answer my phone tonight

[ummmm]

What makes it so sad is they were on their 40s, except my uncle.

[Theland]

Agree with Chico.
Know what you mean though one blow after another leaving you punch drunk.

[sherrardk]

Boy #2 got sent home from school yesterday because a lad in his year (15 years old) died in his sleep on Wednesday night (it’s a v small high school, only 500 kids, so it’s hit everyone really hard).

[Bobbisox1]

And today was just an ordinary day Theland

[Bobbisox1]

OMG,Sherr that’s awful , I don’t know what to say, poor family would be a start ,terrible

[nailit]

Always seems to be the way in life Bobbie. Never just one thing that knocks you, its always several at the same time...like waiting for a bus and then 3 come at once.
Cant blame you for having a few wobbly pops.

[Bobbisox1]

I hope the power of prayer works Nailit

[Bobbisox1]

My spirits have just lifted when a 6’2 handsome young man has walked in the door to stay at Grandmas house, he’s not too old at 15.5
Happy me

[Tilly2]

There you go then. A light at the end of the tunnel.

[10ClarionSt]

Apart from all though, is everybody happy?

[ummmm]

As happy as I can be.

[Bobbisox1]

Clarion it’s not about us tho, it’s about those close to us