Saw Jim Conway’s Big Wheel down in Camelot a few months ago. Jim, as some of us will know and Mick Conway were the anchor men for Captain Matchbox’s Whoopie Band in the 1970s.
Jim is often described as being the finest blues harp player in Australia – nowadays playing from a wheelchair because he has MS.
When he played at Camelot, he ordered a jug of ice water and half way through the set, poured it over his head – saying that one of the ways of reducing the impact of MS is to cool the brain. I wonder what other mental health problems might respond to a similar treatment.
Did you know that some patients receiving chemotherapy that causes all their hair to fall out sometimes use a cap that circulates cold water during their treatment. So, “keeping a cool head” might just have a ring of truth to it !
Meanwhile, enjoy Jim and his Band – here’s more on Youtube.
Regards,
Emmjay
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
Loved Captain Matchbox. They were truly unique and I thought uplifting.
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Should add this effort from Jim Conway is excellent.
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You realise the calp cooling during chemotherapy was dis-proven years ago, but I think people still try it.
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The scalp cooling too!
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Well it’s sort of logical – reduced capillaries and blood flow – but you’re the nurse, so maybe it’s just placebo effect
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Plenty of ideas are biologically plausible, but don’t actually work. I think plenty of perfusion clinics still have them available.
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Helvi had the hair and head cooling helmet for some weeks, during her chemo therapy, it actually froze her scalp but she still lost all hair. I noticed last time, the equipment had been removed. Helvi did not want it the second time either. We had 54 years together, so lucky.
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We’ve been together a bit over half that time, but I know what you mean. Lucky to have met someone who doesn’t find us repellent and to put up with our foibles.
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Is putting up with foibles something into which a partner can be trained, Big ?
What’s your secret, pray tell ?
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The current model came with foible tolerance built in.
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I didn’t even know that it was a feature I needed. Until it was too late and the drive train was shot.
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Search the internet, there may be a foible tolerance app available?
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Hubby was already bald. His little beard though thinned out a lot yet his moustache did not, nor did his eyebrows. He had the maximum chemo too.
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Mrs M lost all of her hair immediately post second cycle of chemotherapy.
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Seems wrong to tick ‘like’. Sorry to hear that. Seems a few piglets having similar experiences/problems. Best wishes.
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This is all old news for us now. I see likes as little messages of support, not as liking what was described in the comment.
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Test again
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Roger
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Drilling for coal seam gas, heck I thought they were turning st Peters into a spaghetti junction and tunnels for roads that nobody will use
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Just bigger pipes, Algy 😊
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I love their music, somehow I had never stumbled across them before.
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Saw them live – great band – rockin blues !
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Mighty fine music on a mighty fine morning. Thank you.
I am so proud, I was dressed by 10 am today. 🙂
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Beat me by an hour 😊
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Dressed…already?
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Special occasion, I had to go out on the driveway to each my grubby
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Hah, now you’ll never know what was grubby.
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Garbage bin?
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Oh, well, since you’re begging me, it was my long suffering car. 😊
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Long suffering indeed. Poor thing doesn’t have a garage!
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