Over 50's club

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Mark J 🇳🇿 13 Aug 10:12pm, 13 Aug 2024 2,469 posts	0 Mark J 🇳🇿 I'm quite fortunate that I work at our local hospital. So, jabs, health checks etc are always on offer FOC every Thursday to staff. Quite handy really. Unless you're an anti vaxxer, and afraid of poo an ting, I guess.
Night-owl 15 Aug 2:39pm, 15 Aug 2024 46,179 posts	0 Night-owl Thats great Mark Checked my mailbox as leaving for work. Received my poo testing kit 💩
bigleggy 17 Aug 8:43am, 17 Aug 2024 7,547 posts	0 bigleggy OH refused to do hers and binned it :-/ Refuses all screening offers a woman her age might get No persuading her otherwise.........
Mark J 🇳🇿 17 Aug 10:54am, 17 Aug 2024 2,501 posts	0 Mark J 🇳🇿 Woke up this morning to a message from one of my besties from growing up. His wife passed away overnight. Early 50's. Routine screening picked it up too late 😢. Aggressive firm of cancer. Stay alive. Get checked. Why wouldn't you?
EvilPixie 17 Aug 10:57am, 17 Aug 2024 56,931 posts	0 EvilPixie Sorry to hear this The last sentence is correct
Derby Tup 17 Aug 11:04am, 17 Aug 2024 67,516 posts	0 Derby Tup Desperately sad to read that. Regular screening and an early diagnosis increases the chances of survival of cancer massively
Mandymoo 17 Aug 1:53pm, 17 Aug 2024 19,576 posts	0 Mandymoo Very sad. It always amazes me why people won't take all the checks they are offered.
Derby Tup 17 Aug 1:59pm, 17 Aug 2024 67,524 posts	0 Derby Tup If people think pooing onto a lollipop stick is invasive, wait until you go in to have your rectum re-sectioned or a third of your liver removed. The first can be done via keyhole, but the second generally isn’t Please anyone reading this do not put off or avoid your tests 🤎
EvilPixie 17 Aug 2:09pm, 17 Aug 2024 56,939 posts	0 EvilPixie ❤️❤️
Bazoaxe 17 Aug 2:24pm, 17 Aug 2024 27,236 posts	0 Bazoaxe Mrs Axe has a sample in an envelope ready to be poosted.