11-Apr-2011 - Bowel Screening!!

11-Apr-2011 - Bowel Screening!!

Hi,

Black Humour to the fore:
I was amused today to receive an intriguing envelope in the post today which when opened contained a self help kit for Bowel Screening.

DIY Bowel Cancer Kits are a regular mailing in Wales & Monmouthshire!

You can find full details of the service at CLICK HERE

I was surprised to find that not only is this folder of, quite literally, bumf (spelt thus as it was an acronym emanating originally from Oxford, as I recall, for 'Bum Fodder') entirely bi lingual English and Welsh but the entire back page is dedicated to offering to mail out the entire 'thingee' in 15 other languages:
Information leaflets now available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Chinese (Traditional), Gujarati, Hindu, Italian, Japanese, Nepali, Polish, Portugese, Punjabi, Somalian, Turkish and Urdu.

I presume that those speaking Eirean or The Gallic - both languages spoken on these islands by the indiginous peoples do not count - it is however all too understandable that Greeks, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and various other Continental EUropeans are of no significance relative to including SELECTED Indian languages when we leave out so many that are relatively common such as Tamil or the languages of the Philipines and Thai - I was surprised to note Spaniards are excluded also!

This early screening is a great idea as one of the great keys to Cancer survival is early diagnosis and prompt treatment.

It does make me wonder that although I have now had cancer for 13 years this latest TCC (Transient Cell Carcinoma) was obvious during my bladder op in December - just look at the Cancer Diary and consider the dates!

I just want to say sorry for copping out at times and leaving Lee and friends to cope!

Any help and support YOU can give her will be hugely welcome.

I do make a lousy patient!

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If YOU want to follow my fight against Cancer from when it started and I first presented with symptoms see The TAB just below the Header of this Blog. called >DIARY of Cancer< just click and it will give you a long list of the main events in chronological order.
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Thoughts and comments will be in chronological order in the main blog and can be tracked in the >ARCHIVE< in the Right Sidebar. You may find the TABS >MEDICAL LINKS< and also >CANCER LINKS< of help. . YOU are welcome to call me if you believe I can help in ANY way.
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Posted by: Greg Lance-Watkins

tel: 01291 - 62 65 62

of: Greg_L-W@BTconnect.com

on: http://GregLanceWatkins.Blogspot.com

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