@Brandon ***********

- thank you for the clarification on the office much appreciated 👍🏼🙏🏼

@Brandon ***********

- is there only 1 main Bangkok Immigration office?

I will Google if its just one.

As you seem to know what's what I will be entering 5th September on a Non Immigrant O multiple entry which expires 23rd September. Do you know if I will be stamped in for 90 days? I intend to apply for a retirement visa as soon as I can get everything sorted out.

Many thanks 🙏🏼

@David *********

- may I PM you David for some advice?

@Tulip *******

- this is an awful and pessimistic attitude.

Of course big Pharma costs but why worry about something that may not happen. All you need in reality is enough money saved to pay for the morphine on your way out!

Trying to fight cancer with cancer or should I say western drugs is pointless there are eastern alternatives and everything much cheaper. On top of that I agree with others if you are that old don't worry just go out having a blast 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@Tod ********

- yeah maybe it will be sorted you never know. Wish they would make it a bit easier though to settle in Thailand 🙏🏼

Read today a new medical visa is coming out

@Christopher **********

- very interesting Chris and I am sorry for your loss too.

With Chanpen I know that it was localised and had not spread to other areas (metastatic). I am not saying she would have survived but I think the delay in operating massively worsened her chances of survival. She also had many blood tests and these were steady. Not brilliant but not terrible either she was hanging in there. I personally believe that the 6 weeks delay killed her because once it had grown into her intestine she had no chance of survival due to the damage this did especially from a nutritional point of view. I will get to the bottom of what happened but unless the hospital proves me wrong with evidence I will continue with my view that they massively reduced her chances of survival with their actions. It wasn't just one thing but a whole string of things over 4 months.

They wouldn't offer her chemo because she wasn't well enough and I firmly put this down to the large parts of her large and small intestine removed because the tumour had attached itself to it. In the end they wouldn't even scan her to show me where the cancer was. I agree 100% they hide things from you way too much this only makes everything more difficult to deal with. 😔🙏🏼

@Russell ******

- thank you Russell. I am not ready yet for walks and mobility isn't as great as it was previously. This experience has also affected my health and I am being careful about what I can physically do each day.

I am also trying to focus on our original plans of getting my house ready to let. As soon as I complete this work I can plan to return. There is a lot to do so I'm trying to work through it. I give myself lists of jobs that I try to complete each day. At the moment trying to sort everything in the house out room by room removing as much as possible. Soon I'll start selling as much as possible. It is helping me keeping busy.

It's nice to know that others have heard good things about Cambodia too. As I said lot of time to do my research with my new plans. Thanks again for your support 🙏🏼

@Russell ******

- thank you Russell. Yes I love Thailand but not sure I can stay there now as its too painful knowing the life I should have had with Chanpen. I wanted to give her so much. We were due to get married first and then I want to take her to Japan. After we would have had 3 holidays a year in Thailand and one abroad. She had only ever visited me once here before so I wanted to give her so much especially as she deserved a better life. I am devastated that I never got the opportunity to give her this happiness.

I hate it here and yes the UK is ridiculously expensive. I am planning on doing 6 months each in 4 countries once I leave Thailand ➡️ Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. That will take me 2 years to complete. Then I will see where to settle I'm thinking Cambodia because I read its cheap and easy to get the visas but I will have 2 years to do my research.

Yes I will be getting some counselling as soon as possible 👍🏼😔🙏🏼

@Nigel ********

- thank you Nigel and sorry for your loss too. Sounds like a nightmare too. Unfortunately there isn't enough preventative measures it's all reactive often when it's too late. Regular scans are the only answer.

I am happy to just through each day at the moment. It is going to be a hard and long road 😔🙏🏼