[Imladris]

I have lots of random thoughts that go through my mind and often have no-one to listen to them so I thought that if I put them down here I may be able to marshall them into some semblance of order - probably not.

I don't know how to help my friend whose son has cancer, it's not responded as well to chemo as was hoped so he now has to have more chemo some radiotherapy and at some stage an operation which may involve leg amputation. The trouble is from what i've read this is not good, his chances of being 'cured' has drastically reduced as the initial chemo is the one that make the difference. How do you comfort a friend when you think her son has got one hell of a battle ahead that he just might not win. Then to make it worse his class mate and close friend has just been diagnoses with almost identical cancer.

Sometimes there's just too much to think about. Add onto this I have some decisions to make regarding work - do I carry on or not. My decision affects G and his working and although he's not putting pressure on me I feel it anyway.

Then there's oldest daughter and her boyfriend who she says she's splitting up with but never gets round to it - why can't she see that he's a waste of space from a family of space wasters? He's just a leach - he sucks every good thing out of her life but he's got a hold over her somehow.

That'll do for now, be back next time brain overheats.