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Thank you so much everyone for the juju and good thoughts. SO very much appreciated.

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We keep telling ourselves how lucky we are, that DH was still in Switzerland this year. He has an aggressive prostate cancer which on diagnosis had seemingly not escaped (hope this is still true, some time on). But he had no symptoms. His Swiss GP did a routine set of blood tests after DH was off work for a few weeks with exhaustion. And a Swiss standard test for men that age includes the PSA test, and a very high score showed up.

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In the UK, you don’t ever get a PSA test unless you specifically request one and indicate you have possible symptoms. It’s not routine at any point in life.

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So without that bout of overwork and the following tiredness, DH would not have had a chance of a cure…….

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Here’s hoping that luck holds, despite the NHS hiccups. It’s not totally their fault, past medical history means DH can’t have the usual treatment options, and the only thing available in the UK which was suitable turned out to be a pilot scheme which had closed due to end of funding – exactly a week before DH’s application came before the team. There are two other men here who are currently needing this option, who don’t have a foreign alternative. So we are crossing our fingers for them too.

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We are enjoying a cool, damp day this morning. It had been ridiculously hot in Europe recently – which has become common in summer but is a new autumn development.

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Jenny

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Amy Brotslaw Schweiger
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2023 12:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Calling all juju.......

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Sending juju for successful surgery in Geneva!

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Because of Facebook connecting me to other people with my chronic disease, alas I hear horror stories about the NHS and access to care on a nearly daily basis. It’s really a shame that it is so underfunded and unable to help everyone who needs health care.

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Amy



On Oct 11, 2023, at 2:22 AM, Jenny Swanson <jenny@...> wrote:

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Dear Everyone,

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We have had a tricky summer, as DH needs a particular, uncommon, surgical solution for his aggressive prostate cancer, and after it was cancelled in London two days before it was due to happen (late August) it now turns out there is currently nobody in the Uk who is able to offer it at present. After six weeks of struggling with funding authorities of various kinds, he turned to the University Hospital in Geneva, just up the road from our apartment there, and they have come through wonderfully. He is booked to have a similar (though not identical) surgery on Thursday 19th October. Fingers crossed no covid or anything else holds it up this time.

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We are told there is a 50% chance of a full cure following this procedure, but that’s the best anyone has been able to offer us so that is what we have to go with. More finger crossing!

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Any spare juju, both that the op goes ahead, and that it goes well and has a successful outcome, would be very much appreciated!!!!!

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As anyone on Ravelry will know, I have been browsing Christmas Stocking patterns, and also advent projects as these tend to use small amounts of a lot of different colours and I have several kilograms of 4 ply bits and pieces which need used up. Realistically, I won’t be doing anything like that for the few days up to and following the surgery, because I know that in a hospital situation the only things I can manage are simple socks or endless stripy blankets. But one can imagiknit (as I learned from this group decades ago). Goodness, I can remember when a whole group of us turned 40 – and its my 65th birthday this coming December.

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It has been a very strange year, both family-wise and indeed weather wise. I hope everyone else, and families, are staying well and finding joy in life. We are trying to keep cheerful.

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Jenny
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