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Yes, happy Birthday Mika Fanclub. It has been an honour and a blessing to have been part (little bit) of this first year. May we have many more like this. Thank you also to all the people who have put so much work in making this fanclub what it is today. Nel

Hi everybody. I made a promiss to update you all so here we go. My husband decided after a good talk to our GP and more info gathering on internet - not to do a biopsy and not to have any surgery or treatment. Specially with lungcancer the odds are very much against him and the operation is one of the heaviest you can get. A bypass is already routine but cutting away part of a lung is still a very difficult and dangerous operation. Anyway, my husband actually feels much calmer, now that he has taken this step. So we now aproach life a little bit different. We celebrate everything we can and I told my son (16) that he must see this as an oportunity to create positive memories of his father. Maybe we must be thankful for the time we now have because we live much more aware of eachother than we did before. I must say that I amire my husband for taking this decision but he will, no doubt, ask himself every now and then if this is the right decision. He will go, however, for a new CT scan in November to see the progress of the cancer. All I can say is that I do not hate working again. In fact I hated doing housework the last 6 years. You simply cannot work your whole life and all of a sudden stay at home. At least I cant. And I hit the jackpot with my maid. She is the neighbour of one of the girls working for us and she is a darling. She cleans and polishes and I never have to ask her to do something extra because she will have done it already. She even likes my 8 dogs. And I admire her for that. Lets hope it stays like this. No further news on this subject so I will go back to reading about Mika and putting in some replies. Thanks everybody for all your positiveness. Nel

I have to admid that I have always been against cellphones. Unfortunately I now need one because I have to take over the business and never know where I am during the day. First thing i asked my son, however, was to put Mika's Grace Kelly as a ringtone on my cellphone. Maybe I can spread the 'Mika virus' a little more that way. And I am still proud to be a member of the MFC - so I tell everybody who wants to hear. Nel

I have just uploaded photo's of my recent cards. First time I ever did something like this. If you want to see them go to photobucket and look for them under my username nelvos. Hope you like them.

Wow, I wish I could do all that. I tried, ones, at highschool and had to draw a simple bird. After 2 hours I was in tears and the few lines on paper did not even look like a bird. I never tried again!!!!!! I will stick to making cards - will post some later if I have more time. Zsina expecially the drawings of keira, jennifer and Jude are stunning. Diana - is that the monument at Margraten? i used to live in the south of Holland untill I started to work in Rotterdam but that part of the country is just so beautiful. Eir, Rosie and the others - you people are such artists. I really wish I could do that. Nel

I had about 20 min. left before I have to start cooking now. But it was just enough to read a little and post some. Thanks again for all the encouragement I get. I can only update you once my husband has done his biopsy. So will do so then. Time to go now and thank you all again. Nel

I also think Mika earns our respect and should be treated with dignity - not like a piece of meat. But who ever wants to be treated like that? I mostly like Mika because he is so much fun - and so are his fans. Nel

Thank you all for your positive stories, good wishes, pm's, encouragements and prayers. The tears are running when I read them but it is good to read it all. I will keep you all updated. Sorry to keep this little bit of Mika space occupied for something like this. I am going to do some further reading here now. Nel

Sorry people that I do this message like this. I have not been active for a few weeks. Reason for this is that a few weeks ago my husband went for a medical so he could go flying (real thing) with my son. As he is over 45 he authomatically had to go for lung x-rays as well. And there the problem started. A golfball size tumor was found and more x-rays and a scan were made. He now has to go for a biopsy on the 13th of september to find out what kind of cancer he has. As we have our own business here and my husband could be out of the running for a long time I now have to take over the business. So I have to learn all there is about the daily running of it and also make sure that the homefront is taken care off. Not too much time left for anything anymore. I even forgot Mika's birthday for which I am very sorry!!! I so much wanted to contribute to the present. Maybe next year!?! Anyway, I will be reading whenever I have time and if Mika ever comes to South Africa I will try to go to the concert (and meet him). I still have Mika's CD in my car and listen to it (specially now). I will mis all the stories and interactions with other MFC members but I will try to keep up as much as I can. Talk to you soon. Nel

Hi Rose, I am sooooooo jealous of all you people with fast computers and internet access and all. I officially have ADSL but no one prepared me for a service provider that cannot deliver on that. I have been reading only a little bit on the forum again and in between going from one page to the next I have done 2 loads of washing and several cups of coffee. My dogs also love me for that because if I have to wait they get lots of cuddles. But I am not that much on the MFC any more because it just takes too much of my time. Will talk to you all again later. Nel

I still don't know what to think of either of them. Don't really like them that much. Nel

thanks for that info. Will it be on sale everywhere? Wonder about that. Nel

Thanks for the first stories. Can't wait to see pictures! Why is South Africa sooooooo far away? Will check in for more stories and pics today. Deb, Hooch and Jackviolet and all the others - YOU ARE SOOOO LUCKY! See you all later. Sivan! Have you recovered from your weekend? Nel

Sooo lucky you. Maybe you will close your eyes now but you must have been in dreamland since day 1 of this weekend. Will see video's and pics later. Have to catch up a bit first. Nel

this subject will not be discussed on the MFC any longer. read old threads please. Nel