[Alf]

Originally Posted by arista

No at 78 its hard to recover from a bad flu
but he is saying he is on the mend.
Lucky he has a loyal nice wife

Good old Boobie, every mans dream.

[Garfie]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

sorry, but it looks like something more than a flu
I'd say cancer, most likely of somewhere in the digestive tract hence the dramatic weight loss
best wishes to him

Yes, I agree with you sadly. I wonder if there is something more going on for him that he has chosen to keep private.

It must be awful to get to that age, become ill, and then have lots of people speculating, particularly about how long he is likely to last, even if that might be a natural reaction. It must be very upsetting and frightening for him especially if he does have a more serious health condition.

Old age is so cruel and so very sad.

I'm glad to see, though, that he is still participating and trying to live his life. I also wish him the very best.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

sorry, but it looks like something more than a flu
I'd say cancer, most likely of somewhere in the digestive tract hence the dramatic weight loss
best wishes to him

..he has said that he doesn’t have a medical illness as such...but more that he doesn’t feel a purpose to his life as he’s not working..and his mind and emotional deterioration is showing in his body.....

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Ammi

..he has said that he doesn’t have a medical illness as such...but more that he doesn’t feel a purpose to his life as he’s not working..and his mind and emotional deterioration is showing in his body.....

I know but still think there's something there. Maybe he doesn't like people fussing. Time will tell, the sweetest of Ammis.