ONCE YOU READ ME, NOW YOU WON’T
by Anton Wills-Eve
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ONCE YOU READ ME, NOW YOU WON’T
I was tempted to title this ‘the last post’, but only for a fleeting moment. I’m never that pessimistic! A very apposite title for this blog prompt though. My visits to WordPress have recently been very ‘fleeting’ and so I feel I owe all my readers and friends an explanation. Here it is. As you may know, a couple of months ago I had my fifth stroke, my cancer has once again become aggressive, my spinal fusion has partially paralysed one leg and this, added to three other critical illnesses from which I suffer, has made my doctors rather gloomy. Ergo I have been unable to produce much original work lately and, worse, it now seems that this will continue to be the case for quite a while.
I can make the odd comment on your posts, but have been told it could be another six months, if at all, before I can contribute anything of substance myself. Nevertheless I am able to continue editing two books which are lying round, almost finished, and finishing a spiritual autobiography which I have been putting off for some time. I may yet post that (Posthumously??). Meanwhile, perhaps the odd short verse to amuse, but not much else. If Trump goes any further, however, it may well rouse me to make it a last trump for both of us.
But for those of you with humour and imagination, you’ll be glad to know I can play some music with six fingers, but it is so frustrating I’ve been told it’s bad for me! Anyway, what would be very welcome would be something like this.,
a kindly thought to me from you
and maybe even a prayer or two,
only, of course, from those who do.
but if you find it very hard to pray,
please say twice as many, anyway,
for, after all, one may work one day!
Love you all
Anton.
Anton's Ideas 
I have always read you and will continue to do so. One day perhaps there will be not so much to read, but I will always look for you. Words escape me, but there are some people you are proud to call friends, even if you do not know them personally and never will, but you are glad to have met them somewhere in a cyberspace. Let’s stay on the sunny side for now – Pat
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Thanks very much for that lovely comment Pat. It’s so difficult at the moment because I really don’t know how things are going to pan out or when. But friends like you have kept me cheerful and felt liked during a dreadful two years. And, like you, I have no words to say what I would like to say. But I am an optimist in everything so I can only agree – the sunny side will surely be back soon. Ciao and thanks again. Anton
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Prayers said. In multiple. Marianne
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How very kind, thanks & God bless.
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My prayers are generally silent, and I speak of them rarely. I pray for you on a daily basis, and will continue to do so. This post leaves me feeling sad. You are so strong, but it seems even you have your limits of endurance. Hold fast to your wonderful sense of humour. Love,
Jane.
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Thanks Jane. I really don’t know how I feel at the moment, but it’s probably only getting three bad prognoses in the same week that has made me want to say thank you to several people just in case. My sister’s reaction is the best. “they’ll have to shoot you, and then they’ll probably miss”. After all I am already into my 13th year of borrowed time, according to various doctors, so why not another 13? 🙂 But thanks for always remembering me, the joy of reciprocated digital friendship has been one of the wonderful outcomes of my recent inability to have a normal social life. X Anton
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