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I am in tears! thanks so much everyone! It will help plug a few holes created by the last hospital visit and the specialist visit on the way. I am humbled by the kindness of the hubbers. I thank you all! I am not worthy of this gratitude and help. I can only go on my knees and thank you all for the help and the messages!

The one I got was a open box scooter. So they could not sell it as new. I paid R23500. The original price was R29900. So it is bloody expensive. The original price for a new unit was some R36000 for a Pride GoGo LX scooter. It comes to the bottom of the range, but it is all I can afford right now.

Just received a call. My mobility Scooter will be delivered tomorrow. Thanks to everyone that transfered money into my account. I would not be able to pay for the scooter out of my own pocket and you helped a lot. Will be great to be able to get out there and see what is going on in the world. My aunt from the Cape phoned us last night and they want us to visit them in the Cape in the near future. Just have to phone the surgeon tomorrow and get a date to see him. So hope things will fall in place that I do not have to wait 4 weeks to see Dr van Niekerk.

Been discharged yesterday afternoon. Going to try to get a surgical consult asap, and have a feeling that I should search for a new oncologist as the oncologist I am with now can only be seen as absent and has 0 care for the patients in his care. He was suppose to have seen me in the hospital, but he did not take the 1 minute to walk down the hall, open a gate, take 10 steps and he would be at my room. He was also suppose to revere me to a surgeon, but he did not even do that. So I am not in a very good place at the moment.

Just saw the doctor. The CT Scan picked up a major problem. there is a blockage from my stomach to my intestines, so food stays in my stomach and very little goes trough for absorption and that is why I lost a huge amount of weight. And why I keep vomiting food up. It has nowhere to go. My port has a blood clot around it. We had a lot of trouble getting the port working for a few weeks now. And it is all caused by a blood clot around it. My pain meds have been changed now to IV meds and no longer by mouth. (they can’t use the rear as it is no longer connected as well) So have a feeling that there is surgery on the horizon. Just how the surgeon will be able to assist. But at least now we know why I have no energy and why I have a severe weakness. Food does not go where it should. And that is a problem.

II have been admitted this morning to Wilgers hospitals oncology ward. I still have oxygen running to help me get back to health. Stronger pain management and scheduled for a CT or MRI as something is lurking sucking all my energy up. I just vomited all the contrast out that I had to drink. On an IV feeding me. So now I might have some energy. This morning taking a shower was a lot. Had trouble drying myself off. On the mobility Scooter front. Healthcare and mobility Africa came and did a demo. Were lots of fun moving around without passing out? So pulled the trigger on a Pride GoGo LX model of scooter. But as always life dished out a few curveballs. Yesterday the oncologist booked me off until 31 December. So I had to make the call to cancel the scooter. So I sent the mail to cancel it. The company then contacted me and gave me a huge discount on the scooter. So I accepted the offer (thanks to everyone who paid money into my account, you helped me to be mobile again). So I can repay the money that I had to hit my credit card with as the discount came to R6500. So to everyone, I must say a HUGE thank you! The support from you guys and girls means the world to me. Without your help and willingness to assist me and Reinet is so awesome. And with your help, I want to beat this thing! I will not go silent into that dark night!

I can only hope that the oncologists around here will try this out. They are so set in what worked that they do not explore other options at all.

Could not walk this morning. Had no energy and struggled with the most mondaine task. They drew blood and as soon as I have the results I will know what is in the plan for me today.

Yep I need to focus on my Wife, She is going through a very hard time as well. Not a problem. I knew that I was going to need a mobility scooter. Just glad I still had the Scott to sell to finance the scooter. So it was in the plans for the future. Will keep on hanging. Bit tough but will hang in there.

Will try to ask if I can demo for a week. It is Pride Mobility. So not sure if they will be willing to loan it for long term or not.

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Seeing a company rep tonight regarding a mobility scooter. It is one that takes apart so I will be able to get it in the car without much trouble. Only issue is they do not want to talk price before they demo the models. One issue I have is that they all have 4 wheels, limiting the turning radius. But will see what they have tonight and what they ask for their scooters. The one scooter at a cash converters was so damaged from the last time I looked at the scooter that it is not worth the money they are asking for it. And my folks tried forcing me to go and look again at the delipidated scooter. Not sure why they are attempting to get me to buy crap instead of quality. Things between us are already straining. Reinet this weekend stood up against them for wanting to run things like they want to have things done and run. I even had to refit a wall garden that my dad fixed to the wall, but it was so skew that it fell off the wall. So I was out yesterday morning drilling holes to fit our garden to the wall so that it was not skew (I do not have a level and my dad decided to drill and fit it as skew as he could to show his displeasure of me not owning a level.) Sorry this became a rant against my family. But they have this idea that I am still able to do what I could do a few years ago, and I am not. This illness is sucking every ounce of energy out of me at this stage.

We watched this a few weeks back.... Worth the watch. Liked the game idea of the film. Got a bit long in the tooth near the end, but still a worth while time waster

It is the first time in more than 20 years (almost more like 35 years) that I do not have a bicycle. Was sad to leave the scott between all the other steeds waiting eagerly for new owners. I just hope that the new owner looks after the scott like I did. Forgot to give its ceramic polish with it.

I will have one you can try in a few days. I just need to build my new PSU into my PC at the office. I am near the CSIR during the day and in Equestria afterhours. If it is the PSU, we can call it a PIF.

Last night was a very sad night for me. I prayed about selling my bicycle for a while now, and did not want to let it go, but yesterday I decided to place the advert. so I advertised for R20000. Within a few minutes Leon from Bike Market sent me an offer for R20800. He was the first person to react on the advert. I told my wife and my folks that I would be lucky to sell the bike within a month, and my prayers were also with the thought that the bike will not sell. so a huge thank you to BikeMarket @WeBuyBicycles for the offer and purchase of the bike. And best of all, they are about 800meter from our house. so now the homework starts on getting a mobility scooter. I am just a little careful as one company has a lot of alliances and one phone number. So not sure if they are legit or not.

Thanks. Life is a little hectic and I miss a lot of things that I should have done or started doing and forget to continue to do... Chemo fog is so real...

I am sitting here in tears! Thanks SB. It will help a lot. ???? and thank you to all the Hubbers that helped with Backabuddy. It helps a lot just to be able to pay Momentum to stop their and the rest of the doctors calling and asking for money. I will never be able to thank everyone for the messages and help both mentally, with prayers and financially. Without the help from you guys I am sure that I would have been dead by now, but you give me a reason to wake up every morning to fight. My account details are: Account Holder: Mr FH Marais Branch: Investec Bank Limited 100 Grayston Drive, Branch code: Sandton 580105 Client account number: 50017804320 Type of account: Savings

Baie dankie @Dexter-morgan. Elke sent sal help. Baie baie dankie.

Thanks Chris My wife work for PSG so we are sorted. She is getting all the needed paperwork today so that we can do the last will ASAP. I will make her the executor as I have zero trust in my family. My brother became a Euro chaser that is only worried about his millions at this stage. My folks are waiting to swoop in and take all they can. At least I know my uncle from Roam Rooiberg will look after Reinet. I have all my trust in oom Jacques and tannie Tertia. It just sucks that all have to go to this point. But expected this much, but not from my folks. That is just a low blow.

Thanks for everyone for the donations. Will help to stop a few more holes being poked open by Momentum taking us for a ride.

Thanks Robert. It is true, but with Momentum you always have a worry. They stopped paying for some of my blood tests now. And the blood test are rather important. They measure my liver enzymes and indicates if the FU5 treatment I am on, causes more damage than good. But Momentum does not see it that way. So we have to pay for that tests out of pocket as well now. So it just puts a load of strain on us. My wife is not coping with this at all. The workplace has started looking at reducing the time she is at work now. So this bloody disease is starting to break us. I also had to make the choice of selling my bike (started noticing that my folks are starting to take account of all the things I have) - I know it is sick, but this has been going on for a few weeks now. Even little remarks that was passed on to make sure what items I bought and what items Reinet bought. So not sure what they are attempting to do, but will set up a will so that they will not be able to take anything. As if I do not have enough crap, I have to deal with this as well. I have decided to come in to work today. I have a few things that I need to do. This morning I woke up and the first thought was where is my bucket. Was just in time to grab it and started vomiting. So the radiation therapy is taking its toll at the moment. It is hitting a lot harder than the last rounds of radiation.

Sorry. Should have posted the link. https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/francois-marais thanks IceCreamMan

Guys we are in need of help. I do not want to ask this, but our medical aid has been tapped. if anyone can help with a donation to the backabuddy fund it will help a lot. Even small amounts help. Have a bloody PCR test that Momentum does not want to pay for example because our medical funds have been depleted. I have been booked off till Friday due to severe weakness and not being able to work. The radiation is kicking my butt. Did a few of my Intel exams today and the one was super boring and I fell asleep at my desk. When I went for my radiology appointment the asked me to collect the sick note as well. I hope the rest will help a bit, as I am unable to carry on.

Nog nie. Gaan probeer om die naweek met my broer te gesels en die ouers om te kyk watter plan ons kan maak. Had the chemo session of hell today. Nausea was constant, and had to get extra fluids as I was severely dehydrated. So the 3 hour session was almost 5 hours long, and had to do a round of radiation therapy afterwards. The nursing staff was very worried about my yellow color. Showing that my liver is shot. So I hope that the radiation works. At least I will not pee a brown red wee anymore… wonder if it glows in the dark…