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an update of sorts and a Mystery object…

I would like to thank everyone for your emails, nice comments, cyber hugs and prayers. I really really  appreciate it.  Thankyou.  Mum received the results of her biopsy today and whilst the news wasn’t good it also wasn’t hopelessly bad.  Mum needs to travel to Melbourne for a P.E.T scan thingy and once we get the results from that we will be able to formulate a plan of attack.  You can nick over to Veronica’s for a bit more info if you like.

There actually is a P.E.T scanner thing here. It is just outside Hobart in a bloody great big cardboard box shipping container. Typically there is some bureaucratic  bullshit happening and a rather large, quite useful and very expensive piece of medical equipment is sitting in storage until some useless dickhead politician decides to sign a release form.. Or at least that is what we were shown on the local news tonight. *sigh*

I didn’t get much sleep last night and because my sleepless toddler has grown up.. I am all out of practice at  functioning on minimal sleep.

So I will finish up with  a mystery object…  What do you reckon this is my lovelies???

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  • Mrs. C July 9, 2008, 10:18 pm

    coffee filter!

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  • Mrs. C July 9, 2008, 10:21 pm

    PS forgot to tell you I’ve been praying for your mum. I keep forgetting you and your daughter are SEPARATE PEOPLE and all and think if I said it on one blog it counts on the other.

    sorry…

    I have never heard of a PET scan. Probably my insurance isn’t good enough for me to ask for one if needed anyway LOL! I’m glad your mum is getting the *best* care!!

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  • Bendy Girl July 9, 2008, 11:21 pm

    I’m glad to hear things are not completely bleak and hope you’ll all be ok.
    As for PET scans, I remember hearing there was only one in the UK, but that could be different now.
    Love and hugs, BG x

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  • lceel July 9, 2008, 11:26 pm

    As I told Von, One prayer down, several more prayer to go. I’ll keep at it.

    It’s a UFO. You guys DO have them down there, right? (By ‘down there’ I’m referring to the area of the world in which you live. It is NOT an anatomical reference.)

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  • Jayne July 9, 2008, 11:37 pm

    The bottom of a coffee plunger?
    (((hugs))) and fingers still crossed for your Mum.
    Typical political bullshit with medical equipment doing sweet FA in a storage container.

    Jaynes last blog post..Trivial History July 9

  • Trish July 9, 2008, 11:49 pm

    thinking of you, adding prayers to my list for your Mum.
    It’s just hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel right now but hold onto the hope.

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  • Hyphen Mama July 10, 2008, 2:45 am

    The air intake end of a hair dryer??

    It sounds like your gov’t has similar attributes as ours. Allow a useful piece of medical equipment sit in storage until somebody sees fit to sign a “release”. Genius.

    Still sending prayers, energy, etc.

    Hyphen Mamas last blog post..Two For Flinching

  • Ree July 10, 2008, 4:22 am

    I nearly gree with Mrs. C – that’s not a filter, though, it’s the thing the filter SITS in. 😉

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  • Xbox4NappyRash July 10, 2008, 5:37 am

    Your mum is gonna make fools out of you lot! All the best to her.

    its a dream catcher, an indian one at that!

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  • Barbara July 10, 2008, 6:10 am

    Hairdryer? Only coz of the hair.

    Big hugs and lots of prayers for you, Veronica and your mum.

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  • Jientje July 10, 2008, 7:11 am

    I have no idea!
    I’m also keeping my fingers crossed, I’d even cross my toes if I knew it would help!!

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  • Taz July 10, 2008, 7:45 am

    part of one of your lovely hanging ornaments

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  • Ceri Davies July 10, 2008, 9:31 am

    Ahahaha! Found you at last! Hugs and best wishes for your mum – bloddy government – 2 PET scanners on the books – why not have one in Hobart and one in Launceston – Grrrr!

    Ceri Daviess last blog post..Deja Vu Strikes Again!

  • Tracey July 10, 2008, 7:08 pm

    Ah, yes, the Government is a wonderful thing. Not.

    I have no idea what that is. At first I thought it was a pedestal fan with some protective device to stop little toddler fingers from being injured, but then I figured it would be unlike you to take a picture of something so straight forward.

    I’m glad, if that is the right word, that things look semi-ok for your mum. I can’t believe they make sick people travel so far though. Who pays for the transport? What if she can’t afford it? Dear God, sometimes it feels like we live in a third world country.

  • river July 10, 2008, 7:42 pm

    I think it’s a hair dryer and hair. At first I thought a clothes dryer filter, but then I saw the hair.
    Sending best wishes for your Mum and lighting a candle every night until results are heard.

  • tiff July 10, 2008, 10:38 pm

    Hugs Kim.
    Hugs.
    Fingers crossed fro a good PET