Class 1 medical bye-bye...
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From: Downeast
Simon....
Keep yer chin up....you got lots of people pulling for you! We will keep you close in our thoughts. As someone mentioned...Lance Armstrong shows what attitude and modern medicine can accomplish.
Keep yer chin up....you got lots of people pulling for you! We will keep you close in our thoughts. As someone mentioned...Lance Armstrong shows what attitude and modern medicine can accomplish.
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
It also appears Whirly's offering a free check up .. grab it with both hands I say
Anyway, whichever of us you meant...... er..... you could have phrased that better? Using the singular might be considered insensitive.
Luckily, I know Simon hasn't had a "sense of humour-ectomy" as well!
Cheers
Whirls
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Thank you all for your kind comments and messages of support. It means a lot.
I guess I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands over the next few months, perhaps I ought to crack on and do some deeper study towards the eventual CPL!! Whether or not I can medically get there is of no importance right now. Working towards a suitable goal is. And if I can't fly, well then I'm damn well going to go and find something equally as inspirational to me to do! I watched "Long Way Round" recently, that's a great inspirational boost, and I'm taking the book into hospital with me, along with Chickenhawk (which I've already read once) - providing I can prize it away from my dad!
At least I've got my studies and my PC simulator to keep me busy and entertained.
Thanks again for your words. I shall endeavour to keep you all updated (not in too much graphic detail!!) as the treatment progresses, and no doubt continue to take part in the regular discussions.
Si
I guess I'm going to have a lot of time on my hands over the next few months, perhaps I ought to crack on and do some deeper study towards the eventual CPL!! Whether or not I can medically get there is of no importance right now. Working towards a suitable goal is. And if I can't fly, well then I'm damn well going to go and find something equally as inspirational to me to do! I watched "Long Way Round" recently, that's a great inspirational boost, and I'm taking the book into hospital with me, along with Chickenhawk (which I've already read once) - providing I can prize it away from my dad!
At least I've got my studies and my PC simulator to keep me busy and entertained.
Thanks again for your words. I shall endeavour to keep you all updated (not in too much graphic detail!!) as the treatment progresses, and no doubt continue to take part in the regular discussions.
Si
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From: SE England
It's been said many times already, but the very best of luck to you Simon. I look forward to reading of your success in gaining your Class 1 medical.
As someone who will also be spending a bit of time sick in the New Year after surgery - albeit for nothing like as serious as you - I will raise my crutch in salute to you. And I should add it is a metal crutch, the type that will be helping me walk, I'm not quite that weird...
Thanks for posting and stay positive.
As someone who will also be spending a bit of time sick in the New Year after surgery - albeit for nothing like as serious as you - I will raise my crutch in salute to you. And I should add it is a metal crutch, the type that will be helping me walk, I'm not quite that weird...
Thanks for posting and stay positive.
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From: Spain
Simon
A friend suffered the malady around 5 years ago. He also had the lymph progression.
He was out of flying for 15 months and it was hard going at times, but he recently got left seat on the MD11...
You can do it guy!
All the very best to you....Paul
A friend suffered the malady around 5 years ago. He also had the lymph progression.
He was out of flying for 15 months and it was hard going at times, but he recently got left seat on the MD11...
You can do it guy!
All the very best to you....Paul
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
This was done a while ago on Jet Blast but for those who haven't seen it, please take heed!
Here we are boys!
Cheers
Whirls
Here we are boys!
Cheers
Whirls
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Thanks Whirls! I'd not seen that link.
I remember a few years ago now a nurse at my doctors surgery routinely giving me a leaflet about self-checking just as a precaution as I was in the statistcally most-likely age group and they were obviously having some kind of awareness drive on.
I just looked at her and said "I'm a guy. Like any other, I watch tv with my hand tucked into my pants. If there's anything wrong, I'll soon know."
Si
I remember a few years ago now a nurse at my doctors surgery routinely giving me a leaflet about self-checking just as a precaution as I was in the statistcally most-likely age group and they were obviously having some kind of awareness drive on.
I just looked at her and said "I'm a guy. Like any other, I watch tv with my hand tucked into my pants. If there's anything wrong, I'll soon know."
Si
