Harry and Meghan’s Happy Holidays card

WellsRose

I just feel so upset that the treatment we are getting is shoddy compared to others

Not sure where you are that the treatment is shoddy
From experience, it has been mainly fine here but there can be blips as I know from DH's treatment.

If you are in Wells, is your nearest hospital Musgrove Park?
I have relatives who have been patients there and their reports were good.

WellsRose you are angry, are you having support ?

Right, William, his father has cancer, his wife has cancer and at the same time. he has three young children, the coverage in the
media was vile before it was made public, his eldest child could
have been told anything in school, can you not understand his
worries are no less than your worries. different but not less

WellsRose

That's obviously aimed at me but you're too cowardly to say my name. Give me one sentence where I've actually said anything as nasty as you and Grunty have said. I'm pointing out if a bloody struggle it is when you've not got a cancer battle and no money. Apparent that makes me resentful and malcontentious. I'm reporting both of you.

I was agreeing that cancer brings its own problems and misery.
Whatever anyone's status or wealth.

If you think that should be reported then I feel sad.

WellsRose

That's obviously aimed at me but you're too cowardly to say my name. Give me one sentence where I've actually said anything as nasty as you and Grunty have said. I'm pointing out if a bloody struggle it is when you've not got a cancer battle and no money. Apparent that makes me resentful and malcontentious. I'm reporting both of you.

I didn't aim that at you.
If I was answering you I would have quoted you or your name.

I was talking about a disease which has affected so many of us, not just your family.
Honestly, my advice would be to find a local support group, you sound as if you are overwhelmed.

Apparently we're just curmudgeons who suffer from jealously

A lot of cancer patients have to do that Grunty or they don't get paid. They're families have to keep working as well but apparent

The lack of sympathy is incomprehensible. You'd think, experiencing it, there might be some kind of empathy as those of us who know how devastating a diagnosis can be.

You'd like to think so wouldn't you? But the problem for our malcontentious, curmudgeonly friends is that they don't have the mental bandwidth to recognise how crappy it must be to be feeling like shit following your last chemo or radiation treatment, but still have to turn up to that official engagement because that's what you're paid to do afterall, smile, perform, shake hands and pretend you're just fine. The curmudgeon can't see this because their little green eyes can only focus on the £££££.

I just feel so upset that the treatment we are getting is shoddy compared to others

That's obviously aimed at me but you're too cowardly to say my name. Give me one sentence where I've actually said anything as nasty as you and Grunty have said. I'm pointing out if a bloody struggle it is when you've not got a cancer battle and no money. Apparent that makes me resentful and malcontentious. I'm reporting both of you.

Grunty

Some people are just resentful, malcontentious curmudgeons; bitter about what they think others have, whilst not having the wit to consider that great wealth and status brings its own problems and misery.

As does cancer.

It takes no prisoners. It's tough for anyone, whatever their wealth or status.
The lack of sympathy is incomprehensible. You'd think, experiencing it, there might be some kind of empathy as those of us who know how devastating a diagnosis can be.

That's what I meant Grunty. You can't wish you had their access to private medicine, posh cars, time off work etc without having an understanding of the complexities of their job.

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I've contributed to some people's wealth if I enjoy their music or they've made a product that I want to buy.

escaped

I struggle to understand people who a have dislike of others built on envy. Their jealousy is unfounded.
As I see it, the Royals have to try to live a perfect life with all the trials that being in a constant goldfish bowl bring? If the children realise how wealthy and privileged they are, might they not also have an inkling of the future angst and stresses that await them? What a prospect to live with growing up.
I certainly don't envy them.

I'm not envious of rich people. I've probably contributed t

Crossstitchfan It’s Christmas, Rosie! Not the time for so much criticism! ??????? Thinking people should show basic courtesy and refer to Catherine by the name she wants is the worst thing you could find on this thread? OK, is it a sackcloth and ashes punishment or will just sackcloth suffice?

White Christmas brings to mind Bung

Happy holiday Cliff

Crossstitchfan

Rosie51

I dislike Happy Holidays but it is common in North America. goodness knows why when as a whole they're more religious than UK.

The RF family photos for their Christmas cards will be posed, but seated or standing together, all smiling at the camera. Not of them at 'doing good' functions, so there is a difference. Does anybody not know that Catherine's name is Catherine, she has expressed a wish to be addressed such, and yet still people including you Grannynannywanny insist on calling her Kate. If you spell Meghan's name in full do you do her the courtesy of including the 'h' which is not the traditional spelling?

It’s Christmas, Rosie! Not the time for so much criticism!

It's not - it's Happy Holiday time.

Norah

Appears to me, to be a pleasant happy greeting with photos.

We won't be receiving the greeting, see no need to complain.

Mine must have got lost in the post again.

Rosie51

I dislike Happy Holidays but it is common in North America. goodness knows why when as a whole they're more religious than UK.

The RF family photos for their Christmas cards will be posed, but seated or standing together, all smiling at the camera. Not of them at 'doing good' functions, so there is a difference. Does anybody not know that Catherine's name is Catherine, she has expressed a wish to be addressed such, and yet still people including you Grannynannywanny insist on calling her Kate. If you spell Meghan's name in full do you do her the courtesy of including the 'h' which is not the traditional spelling?

It’s Christmas, Rosie! Not the time for so much criticism!

Appears to me, to be a pleasant happy greeting with photos.

We won't be receiving the greeting, see no need to complain.

Harry and Meghan’s Happy Holidays card

Happy Holidays?
That's certainly set the cat amongst the pigeons.

Anyway, this time of year (Christmas to many of us) isn't always a holiday for some.

Bah Humbug.

WellsRose

Perhaps your anger and bitterness would be better directed at those responsible for the NHS, the care sector etc ie successive governments.
Much of the care sector is owned by private equity companies and they should be the ones to receive your wrath at your poor pay and working conditions. Governments, too, for allowing that to happen.

However, in a Constitutional Monarchy we do have a democratic vote so we have a voice, unlike some other countries.

I'm sorry about your husband and hope he's receiving the treatment he needs.
He is not the only one needing treatment for cancer, it respects nothing and no-one, and, for the most part, the NHS does and can provide the urgent treatment and help patients need. There are support groups too, if you feel you need help to deal with all this.

I don’t think Starmer has experienced poverty at any time in his life.

I don’t quite understand what the Prime minister has to do with anything.

Yes he has experienced poverty in the past but he doesn’t now. His experience for a number of years now has been one of practically unlimited wealth which has pretty much been spent all on himself and the life he wants to lead now.

He’s as much out of touch with ordinary people as as anyone who inherited it.

LucyAnna2

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LucyAnna2

Brave words, WellsRose, but sadly - from my reading of many RF threads on GN over the years - you won’t find many prepared to agree with you. Deference and blind adoration are the order of the day.

Silly post 😂😂😂

I’m sorry you consider my post “silly”. I sincerely think that many folk absolutely love and admire the RF, no matter what they are told about them. The RF lead lives of immense privilege and commoners are encouraged to defer to them - curtseying etc.

That's not what you said at all, though, is it.

You said Deference and blind adoration are the order of the day on Gransnet which is patently untrue.

Now you're moving the goalposts by changing the words to love and admire.

That isn't necessarily true either. Admiration for carrying on with all the nastiness written about them yes, some of which is evident on here. A sense of duty, yes, in the face of little thanks from some.

Love?
As far as I'm concerned, it's a preference over a different state system, many of which seem to be failing.