Take heart from this G9er.

I know many of you are not in Australia, so you are not aware that our little corner of Oz has recently been devastated by Cyclone Marcia.  Our home took a direct hit, but luckily apart from lots of trees uprooted, power lines down etc., we are all safe and sound. 

My G9 husband has worked non stop in searing temperatures, extremely high humidity, and very, very  trying conditions to get some semblance of order back in our lives.  He has kept up with our sons in law leading the way chain sawing, towing, lifting, pulling, moving huge branches, and generally going full pelt 24/7 since Marcia hit on Friday. 

Tonight I said "enough... stop and let the young ones do the rest".  Did he listen?  Of course he didn't.  No used telling him that he is supposed to be "sick" - he just takes a quick breather, and then back to the job. 

We have been fortunate enough to now have power restored to our home (not sure why WE are among the lucky few), and we have our extended families and their friends staying with us for the duration as they have no power, little water, and sweltering, sweltering temperatures. Those with generators are only ok so long as fuel is available and of course with no power, the service stations cannot pump fuel.  We found out too, that newer cars are almost impossible to syphon fuel from - I believe its to try to stop anti theft/petrol sniffing. 

I have finally convinced him to go to bed early tonight, and I think he was asleep before his head hit the pillow.  But he will be up crack of dawn before it gets too hot to go at it again. 

I don't think I will write him off yet... lots of life in the old dog yet!  

Great story yaamba, well, other than the Cyclone part. Thanks for sharing and please pass on a "well done!" to your husband.

Cheers, Doug

Thanks for sharing your story. inspiring to all of us will of us

Glad you are all safe and sound! and how wonderful to have your family around you. It is good to hear how well your husband is doing. Very encouraging for me, as a wife of a G9er near the beginning of his PCa journey to hear.

Do you think you could send a little of that warmth this way? It was 3 degrees Farenheit when I got up this morning.

:) Sophie

Glad to hear you're safe.

Hang in there,
Andrew

As a north Florida resident, I can confirm what John TX says above about storm power outages, fallen branches, etc., and all that which comes with hurricanes, having lived through a few myself. Cleaning up and restoring things is indeed a challenge.

But hats off to your guy for his courage and determination to overcome what the cyclone did. I'll bet anything he shows those same fine qualities in fighting his PCa, doesn't he?

He seems like a perfect example of how cancer may get a hold of us, but it can never, ever beat down our spirit if we don't let it, and we can keep on doing useful and productive things in spite of it!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery from the storm!

G'day Yaamba, your bloke sounds like the typical Aussie, roll your sleeves up and get on with it, without worrying about age, health weather etc. Gotta sort things out, and I'll bet he's helping others out as much as he is doing for yourselves.

Much as you are rightly concerned for him, getting stuck in is probably very therapuetic for him.

Goodonya from a fellow Aussie

Chas

PS When he is finished sorting out things in Qld, could you send him down south for a couple of weeks. I have a few jobs that need doing and I reckon he would enjoy a bit more therapy. On the other hand, maybe better to take him away for a bit of a holiday.