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[Kikapu]

I phoned my friend’s house yesterday and spoke to his wife as to when I can visit them, and after she gave me a quick rundown of his scheduled appointments, so Thursday afternoon was agreed on. One of his appointments was to visit the Hospice yesterday. I didn’t think too much of it at the time as I didn’t know what a hospice is until later in the day the friend who had picked me up from the airport mentioned the same word that a fellow sailor was doing the same who is terminally ill from cancer which had returned after few years of good health, but at his home. So I asked him what hospice is and he told me before he went to spend the night at the man’s house to be a “watchman” during the night, so that the patients wife can get some sleep herself.

So basically, hospice care is to help terminally ill patients to transit from this life to next (death) as comfortable as possible with the use of medication to take away the pains. I knew my friend wasn’t doing well when I saw him last time in September, but I didn’t know it has gotten this bad to have the need for hospice care, although I kept in contact with the family since and knew that he would have good days and no so good days, but I had high hopes that he would get well after my last visit, but it seems not and I don’t know how emotional my visit to see him tomorrow is going to be. He is only 62 years old. This may well be the last time I will see him during this trip, which was one of the reasons of me making the trip in the first place was to see him one more time just in case his health had deteriorated, which it has by all indications.

[Leo_Aslan]

I have been following CF on and off for years, and when I first noticed it, it had loads of never before published historical information regarding the political situation of Cyprus. In those days it seemed to me, so many Sufis from the North were interested and that made the forum interesting. Sticking to politics was a good idea at the time, because the Cyprus problem was never one of religion, but the fact that mystics were taking part meant that the politics was dealt with in an appropriate way. When the Sufis all left, except for Lordo, the forum was never the same again. How can we entice them back, do we have to start debating religion, or would that cause more trouble than it is worth? "Religion is advice" as Sheikh Nazim was so fond of saying. I think more than religion, we have to discuss truth, how it affects others and our communities worldwide. Thank you.

[repulsewarrior]

With regard to the topic, I have been unable to post on CF, I could not log in so I re-joined by dropping an "r" in my name. I then introduced a new topic but it never appeared, I thought "what's the point"

Apologies. Looking back, your post was mostly a single link so probably I assumed it was spam. The forum receives a lot of spam so new users are not allowed to post without having their first posts approved to ensure that they are not spammers. Unfortunately I no longer have the time to properly go over the pending posts so sometimes legitimate posts are not published.

You can request a new password for your original account here: ucp.php?mode=sendpassword

Although I have no profits from the forum the cost of keeping it online is low so the forum isn't going anywhere. That said, my time is far more limited now than it was 18 years ago so proper moderation, upgrades etc is not something I have the time for. Wait a couple more decades for me to retire, then, assuming I am still alive, I might find some more time for the forum

...yiasou admin whoever you are; thank-you.

In a effect you answered my question too, although the notification of replies are missed greatly; it was nice finding topics that i knew would be a pleasant blast from the past to the members that filled it, sort-of-like Facebook to me, a way to keep in touch, without the hassle. And hope for their replies.

cheers.

[CrookedRiverGuy]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

[Kikapu]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

I accept and thank you for your explanation, but after these suckers arrived and discovered it was only ice and snow there, did they ask for their money back?

[MR-from-NG]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

I accept and thank you for your explanation, but after these suckers arrived and discovered it was only ice and snow there, did they ask for their money back? :D

Good to hear you're back in San Francisco enjoying your boat Kicks. Sorry to hear of your friends poor health. I have lost 2 dear uncles and 2 cousins in the last 8 years to this awful disease. My brother who is also my business partner is suffering from prostate cancer so it seems to be the norm in our family, awful, fucking awful.

[Kikapu]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

I accept and thank you for your explanation, but after these suckers arrived and discovered it was only ice and snow there, did they ask for their money back? :D

Good to hear you're back in San Francisco enjoying your boat Kicks. Sorry to hear of your friends poor health. I have lost 2 dear uncles and 2 cousins in the last 8 years to this awful disease. My brother who is also my business partner is suffering from prostate cancer so it seems to be the norm in our family, awful, fucking awful.

Thanks MR,

Yes, very dreadful. Even when you think you have beaten it, sometimes is comes roaring back many years later with a vengeance, that is much worse than initially. Enjoy life while we all can.

[miltiades]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

I accept and thank you for your explanation, but after these suckers arrived and discovered it was only ice and snow there, did they ask for their money back? :D

Good to hear you're back in San Francisco enjoying your boat Kicks. Sorry to hear of your friends poor health. I have lost 2 dear uncles and 2 cousins in the last 8 years to this awful disease. My brother who is also my business partner is suffering from prostate cancer so it seems to be the norm in our family, awful, fucking awful.

Hi M, sorry to hear about your brother. As you know I too have prostate cancer, since August 2014. I decided not to have any treatment and Im still doing ok. I have never, even for a minute, allowed my condition to worry me. I have a positive attitude to it which by all accounts it helps.
Being in Cyprus and driving daily is far more .....dangerous to me( they are all fucking donkey riders ) than my condition. Mind you I m almost 74 so im not looking for tens more years just 23 more !!

[Kikapu]

... Greenland, which was pure white by the way as always. How did this land get the name “Greenland” I will never know!

Yes you will now: It is called Greenland because of a 1000 year old marketing strategy. Vikings/norse explorers named it so to attract more people to settle there. "The more the merrier / stronger"

I accept and thank you for your explanation, but after these suckers arrived and discovered it was only ice and snow there, did they ask for their money back? :D

Good to hear you're back in San Francisco enjoying your boat Kicks. Sorry to hear of your friends poor health. I have lost 2 dear uncles and 2 cousins in the last 8 years to this awful disease. My brother who is also my business partner is suffering from prostate cancer so it seems to be the norm in our family, awful, fucking awful.

Hi M, sorry to hear about your brother. As you know I too have prostate cancer, since August 2014. I decided not to have any treatment and Im still doing ok. I have never, even for a minute, allowed my condition to worry me. I have a positive attitude to it which by all accounts it helps.
Being in Cyprus and driving daily is far more .....dangerous to me( they are all fucking donkey riders ) than my condition. Mind you I m almost 74 so im not looking for tens more years just 23 more !!

Hi Milti,
What’s so special about being 97 for you?
Would you like to share it with us........please!

[miltiades]

9 is the average number of ..
Bottles of wine I drink every ..
7 days. There you have it