Frenchie, treatments & aftercare have come a long way in latter years, don't go too far along the path of giving up everything you enjoy, hope you find the middle road.
Time to call it a day!
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Sorry to hear, Frenchie. Thinking of you at this tough time.
sikamalc
Administrator
On behalf of my two colleagues and site owners, I send you and your wife are very best wishes for the future. It is not easy to give up the sport that we all enjoy and love so much, but family and our health comes first above all else.
Admin are grateful for the continued support that you show to the site. I hope the future is a better one for you both and that your health problems remain stable.
Admin are grateful for the continued support that you show to the site. I hope the future is a better one for you both and that your health problems remain stable.
BearStalker
Well-Known Member
We have, unfortunately, never met, FrenchieBoy, but I have enjoyed reading your input into this forum. What has happened to you will, undoubtedly, happen to all of us, at one time or another. I do hope your health improves, allowing you to continue inputting from you knowledge and experience, thus helping more of us beginners become better Stalkers.
All the Best
All the Best
AN DU RU FOX
Well-Known Member
Nothing i could say mate that hasn,t been said allready by others ,sad to hear your jacking it in ,if you need to bend an ear you know where we are mate, my thoughts to you and Marlene, Doug,
8x57
Distinguished Member
+1 Just put shooting to the back of your mind for a couple of weeks. I guarantee that you will look at it differently in a couple of weeks time. You will soon be back out in the field mate, it's a way of life not just an idle pastime.
seibassman7
Well-Known Member
Very sorry to hear your health has made you make the decision to give up going out in the field. All the best Kind regards Matthew
Frenchie, very sorry to hear about your issues, hopefully when the dust settles a little bit you might be able to gain some clarity as to what is feasible for you to do, and what isn't.
i, like many others, have greatly enjoyed your input to the site, and am glad you are sticking around.
If you find yourself in the upper Ribblesdale area with an hour or two to kill, and a yearning to cast a fly, please get in touch, it would be a pleasure to meet you and get you into a nice fish or two.
all the best pal.
i, like many others, have greatly enjoyed your input to the site, and am glad you are sticking around.
If you find yourself in the upper Ribblesdale area with an hour or two to kill, and a yearning to cast a fly, please get in touch, it would be a pleasure to meet you and get you into a nice fish or two.
all the best pal.
Frenchie although we have never met ,just reading the replies You are a true Gentleman of this forum.
Good Luck and Good Health to you in whatever you decide to do.
But with the offers available, I dont think you will have much option but to enjoy every minute.
Best Regards
Jonevo
Good Luck and Good Health to you in whatever you decide to do.
But with the offers available, I dont think you will have much option but to enjoy every minute.
Best Regards
Jonevo
Very sorry to hear of your illness!!
although we have never met I've joined In on a few of your posts in the past and injoyed your informative videos you have made.
your posts have always been informative and you only ever strived to help those less noligable than your self.
i wish you all the best for the future what ever you ma choose to do
although we have never met I've joined In on a few of your posts in the past and injoyed your informative videos you have made.
your posts have always been informative and you only ever strived to help those less noligable than your self.
i wish you all the best for the future what ever you ma choose to do
Cootmeurer
Well-Known Member
So sorry to hear this, though we've never met. I guess the time will come for all of us. May God either grant me to face it as stoically as you, or go out whilst in the field.
JAYB
Super Moderator
The hardest thing is getting your head around it all. I know that when I sold up last year, my MS finally got the better of me, the most difficult thing was the internal struggle. You can still be a part of it just by reading everyone else's accounts of what they have been up to and if you know the ground it is better still. There is still a life to lead and breath to be drawn, nature is still out there waiting for you, you just have to look at it in a different way, it's only the end of a chapter, not the book, there is always a bright side.
On the positive side I took to armchair stalking like a duck to water, its easy to understand why it is so popular
John
On the positive side I took to armchair stalking like a duck to water, its easy to understand why it is so popular
John
FrenchieBoy
Well-Known Member
The hardest thing is getting your head around it all. I know that when I sold up last year, my MS finally got the better of me, the most difficult thing was the internal struggle. You can still be a part of it just by reading everyone else's accounts of what they have been up to and if you know the ground it is better still. There is still a life to lead and breath to be drawn, nature is still out there waiting for you, you just have to look at it in a different way, it's only the end of a chapter, not the book, there is always a bright side.
On the positive side I took to armchair stalking like a duck to water, its easy to understand why it is so popular
John
I know what you mean John. I know deep down that the decision to hang up my stalking jacket is the only realistic thing to do but it isn't easy when it comes down to selling the equipment. Most of the gear isn't too bad but my cherished rifle is going to be a different matter.
Like you say there's still a life to lead and breath to be drawn so not I guess it's down to settling in the same as you have had to do and become an "armchair stalker" (Armchair stalking is quite a popular and skillful hobby I believe
) and continue to try to pass on what experience we might have to help others!Doesn't the saying go something like - "You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy!"
Pine Marten
Well-Known Member
Somehow I missed this whole sad thread. I'm very sorry to hear that FrenchieBoy, but it does you credit to make this difficult choice to a great extent to save your wife unnecessary anguish. Good luck to both of you.
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