Hi Everyone
Averil has asked me to let you all know the arrangements for Ivan' funeral.
It will be on Saturday 1st May at 10.45am
The service will be held at St Mary Magdalene's Church which is in Appleton.
The full address is
St Mary Magdalene Church
Dingleway
Appleton
Warrington
WA4 3AW
For those of you who know the area it is on the corner of Dingleway and Bridge Lane.
The service at Church will be followed by a short service at the Crematorium for family and close friends.
After the service in St Mary Magdalene's there will be refreshments and Averil hopes that as many of you as possible will be able to stay and share your stories and thoughts about Ivan. Averil is looking forward to meeting you all.
As you know Ivan had some definite thoughts about how his funeral should be organised. His wishes with regards to donations rather than flowers are posted on his blog.
Mick
Friday 23 April 2010
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Ivan's Good Causes
Hi Everyone
Averil has asked me to let you know how grateful she and the family are for all your kind words on the blog and the cards and messages that have been sent to the house. She says that the flowers have been great but she is now running out of vases!
Ivan has left some clear instructions as to what should happen with regards his funeral (why doesn't that surprise us - organised to the last). One of his wishes is that there should be no flowers, instead he wants the money to go to:
a) MacMillan Nurses
b) Sponsoring a South African child's education for a year
c) Supporting an HIV group in Benoni, South Africa
d) Conservation in South Africa.
So Averil has asked that if anyone was planning/thinking of sending her flowers would they mind instead donating the money to one of Ivan's causes. If you send her the money, saying which cause you want to support, she will make sure the money gets there.
The funeral is possibly going to be Saturday 1st May. Averil is waiting so that her family can get acrpss from South Africa & that is being delayed because of the current flight problems.
Mick
Averil has asked me to let you know how grateful she and the family are for all your kind words on the blog and the cards and messages that have been sent to the house. She says that the flowers have been great but she is now running out of vases!
Ivan has left some clear instructions as to what should happen with regards his funeral (why doesn't that surprise us - organised to the last). One of his wishes is that there should be no flowers, instead he wants the money to go to:
a) MacMillan Nurses
b) Sponsoring a South African child's education for a year
c) Supporting an HIV group in Benoni, South Africa
d) Conservation in South Africa.
So Averil has asked that if anyone was planning/thinking of sending her flowers would they mind instead donating the money to one of Ivan's causes. If you send her the money, saying which cause you want to support, she will make sure the money gets there.
The funeral is possibly going to be Saturday 1st May. Averil is waiting so that her family can get acrpss from South Africa & that is being delayed because of the current flight problems.
Mick
Saturday 17 April 2010
The Last Post
Hi Everyone
It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Ivan has finally lost his battle with cancer. He died peacefully at 10.15 this morning.
Your comments on his blog over the past few days say it all. He was the most thoughtful, courageous, kind and loving person I have ever had the privilege to know. I was lucky enough to have him as a great friend and I will miss him tremendously.
He loved his blog and your comments and his sense of humour have kept him going over the last two years. I hope that you will all be able to write one last comment in memory of our great friend.
God bless.
Mick
It is with great sadness that I have to tell you that Ivan has finally lost his battle with cancer. He died peacefully at 10.15 this morning.
Your comments on his blog over the past few days say it all. He was the most thoughtful, courageous, kind and loving person I have ever had the privilege to know. I was lucky enough to have him as a great friend and I will miss him tremendously.
He loved his blog and your comments and his sense of humour have kept him going over the last two years. I hope that you will all be able to write one last comment in memory of our great friend.
God bless.
Mick
Friday 16 April 2010
Ivan Would Call This 'Plan Z'
Hi Everyone
I'm at the hospital at the moment with Ivan. Many of you will have heard him, during his illness, talk positively about moving on to plan B and if that didn't work plan C and then D and so on. Unfortunately we have now run out of plans.
Ivan is now very ill. The doctors have said that there is now nothing more that they can do. Everyone's efforts are now going towards making him as comfortable as possible. At present he is sleeping a lot but he knows that we are here with him.
Please keep your comments and prayers coming. They are a great comfort to both him and Averil.
Mick
I'm at the hospital at the moment with Ivan. Many of you will have heard him, during his illness, talk positively about moving on to plan B and if that didn't work plan C and then D and so on. Unfortunately we have now run out of plans.
Ivan is now very ill. The doctors have said that there is now nothing more that they can do. Everyone's efforts are now going towards making him as comfortable as possible. At present he is sleeping a lot but he knows that we are here with him.
Please keep your comments and prayers coming. They are a great comfort to both him and Averil.
Mick
Wednesday 14 April 2010
Another Update
Hi Everyone
First of all many thanks from Ivan for all the tremendous messages of support that you have sent him. He is still in Liverpool Royal on Ward 7Y and continuing to get great medical support from all of the staff there. The doctors have told him that the myeloma is presently very aggressive. One of the consequences of this is that he has had some bleeding in his head that is putting pressure on his brain. This is making it difficult for him to speak and also making him very sleepy.
Having said that we are still getting some great one liners - they are just a bit slower than usual! He still manages to charm the nurses, especially the young pretty ones. They often leave the room with a smile or a giggle. I try to tell them that I taught him all he knows - but it's not working!
Ivan has access to his blog from his hospital bed but I'm not sure how often he is looking at it. When I visit this afternoon I will read out all of your comments. Please keep them coming.
Mick/Mike (I really must try and sort out who I am!)
First of all many thanks from Ivan for all the tremendous messages of support that you have sent him. He is still in Liverpool Royal on Ward 7Y and continuing to get great medical support from all of the staff there. The doctors have told him that the myeloma is presently very aggressive. One of the consequences of this is that he has had some bleeding in his head that is putting pressure on his brain. This is making it difficult for him to speak and also making him very sleepy.
Having said that we are still getting some great one liners - they are just a bit slower than usual! He still manages to charm the nurses, especially the young pretty ones. They often leave the room with a smile or a giggle. I try to tell them that I taught him all he knows - but it's not working!
Ivan has access to his blog from his hospital bed but I'm not sure how often he is looking at it. When I visit this afternoon I will read out all of your comments. Please keep them coming.
Mick/Mike (I really must try and sort out who I am!)
Sunday 11 April 2010
Ivan Update
Hi Everyone.
Ivan is not at all well at the moment and has asked me to update his blog. He is conscious of the fact that there are many who follow his blog who are concerned because he hasn't posted anything for a while.
At present Ivan is back in Liverpool Royal Hospital. His myeloma is back with a vengeance and the staff are presently trying to get his platelet levels up. His illness is making him very tired and lethargic and has had an effect on his speech. A couple of days ago he couldn't speak at all and this was very frustrating as you could see that he knew what he wanted to say but the voice wouldn't work. I saw him today and his speech is much better (I won't tell you what he called me!) suffice to say that his tremendous sense of humour is still there.
I hope you will keep up your comments - I will make sure they are passed on to him. Your support and prayers are a tremendous boost for him. Keep checking the blog - between us Ivan & I will keep you up to date.
Mick (Mike) Jackson
PS Ivan has already checked his blog & has had a moan to me that I hadn't updated it - give me a chance Ivan!
Saturday 3 April 2010
79) Easter Saturday
We decided to go towards Buxton this morning for coffee and cake, I am sure a few of you know the place, its about .25 miles before the Cat and Fiddle, and called the Peak View Tea rooms.
We didn't get there until about 11.45 so decided to have lunch instead. They have different salt and pepper pots on all the tables, today we had tractors, in the past we have had Police men, post men or even different styles of cake, its not what I would have for home but great to visit, the food is fab too, if you haven't been before I would suggest you have a visit and include it in a trip to Buxton.
Friday 2 April 2010
78) Out And About
At the Trafford Centre at the moment, it's good to get out towards Manchester on the M62 rather than towards Liverpool, just a little walk for me but then back to the car for me, Averil and Jess then doing a little shop Ha ha before joining me at the car, it's then back to to Warrington for Matalan, let's see how the day goes. One thing for sure us my disabled parking ticket comes on handy.
I will try to take it easy this weekend because I really would like these platelets and donated blood to last until Tuesdays hospital visit at least, longer would be great.
So that's my day, I will take it easy for the rest of it.
I will try to take it easy this weekend because I really would like these platelets and donated blood to last until Tuesdays hospital visit at least, longer would be great.
So that's my day, I will take it easy for the rest of it.
Thursday 1 April 2010
(77) last planned visit to hospital before Easter
Mick and I arrived at hospital this morning at 9 and arrived home at 5 this afternoon, that was a long day.
I had platelets at 9am and then waited for tests before having the blood later, hopefully that's enough to see me over the long weekend.
I have had a whitlow again but the antibiotics seem to be doing a great job.
Good news from the day is that the calcium has settled down and seems to be stabilising. It was worth the few days in hospital last week and the visits this week.
I had platelets at 9am and then waited for tests before having the blood later, hopefully that's enough to see me over the long weekend.
I have had a whitlow again but the antibiotics seem to be doing a great job.
Good news from the day is that the calcium has settled down and seems to be stabilising. It was worth the few days in hospital last week and the visits this week.
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