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PTV Channel 0 is an online television station located in Toowoomba, Queensland.

We stream live events and also have a regular program schedule that airs programs every hour.

02/07/2024

Hi everyone,
Many people already know about Barry R Knights' sad news. He fought very hard to beat his bladder cancer and other monsters, but too many stuff going on inside of his body, then COVID-19..... His body couldn't take anymore, so he decided to go.
He was the most beautiful, amazing, adorable, and fun-loving gentleman. He was my everything. He was my soulmate. He was my husband who loved me so much. I loved him so much. I miss him so much.
We are so grateful receiving support, cheer, encouragement and love from you guys. We are happy if he can be someone's inspiration and save someone from bladder cancer. Thank you so much and goodbye. Barry R Knights and Yukie Knights

29/06/2024

Hi everyone!
Barry has got a COVID-19 five days ago.😢 Since then, he is in a private room for isolation. Everyone has to wear gowns, gloves, masks and face shields to go into the room. The COVID isn't bad, but his bowel condition is very serious, the doctors say. They are doing everything to get him better. He is delirious, and his emotion is up and down, but the nurse says medically stable. Fingers, arms, toes, and legs crossed.🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

24/06/2024

Hi everyone!
Barry was sick again, and had to have another procedure (not surgery, thank goodness) to make him better on Saturday. I was upset and worried, but his sister Barbara came from Townsville and staying with me during the procedure, so it was helpful.🥲
Today he has made progress. He could sit on the edge of the bed and could stand up. Also, he has moved on to clear fluid diet, and he had orange jelly and lemon sorbet for lunch.👍 Little bit emotional, but still has a sense of humour.😅

20/06/2024

Hi everyone! Sorry for taking time for Barry's update. It was up and down and so stressful, so I couldn't update.
Barry has moved to the ward this afternoon! He was in ICU for 2 weeks. He still needs to get up, walk, and eat. He is disoriented time to time. But he is getting better little by little. Hopefully no more big step backs. Thank you for your support. We really appreciate it.🥲🤞😃

15/06/2024

Hello everyone. Barry's update here.
He had to have 3rd surgery tonight because the doctors found fluid in the wrong spot in his CT scan. The leakage was found between the bowel which was cut and sticked together. They have sticked them together again and put an ileostomy on the other side of his tummy. They said this would be temporary and they could reverse when he got strong enough and he wanted.
I'm relieved as the surgery went well. He will be staying in ICU next a few days and in the ward for a couple of weeks. It's rough and tough journey, but he will get through this for sure.🥲
Thank you for your support. We really appreciate it.❤

10/06/2024

Hi everyone! Thank you for your support to Barry and myself.☺️
Barry had to have another surgery yesterday because his condition wasn't getting better, even worse a little bit, and one of the blood test showed something unspecified. The doctors didn't want to wait any longer. During the surgery they found some tiny holes on his bowel and leakage from the bowel, so they washed up his tummy and fixed the bowel. The surgery went well, they said, and they would keep him in ICU for a few days to make sure whether he could move to the ward. I'll ask how and when his bowel got holes when I can talk to the doctors.
Anyway, he is being monitored well in ICU, and hopefully he will wake up soon.🥲🥲🥲

05/06/2024

Good morning friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors.
Yesterday I was measured and marked up for the position of my stoma.
This mark has two important functions:
it shows where the surgeon needs to bring the stoma through my stomach. Since my surgery will be about 7 hours, it also provides an opportunity if the surgeon gets a bit tired, for him to play "join the dots"!🤣
This will probably be my last post for a while - surgery is at 6.30am tomorrow. Yukie Knights will keep you updated for the next few days until I am well enough to re-engage with you all.
Thank you again for your love and support.

01/06/2024

Hello friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors.
Tonight ends the last week of life with a bladder for me.
It's been a s**t of a week (literally) and I can't wait for next week when it will all be over.
I spent a couple of days in hospital this week, with another kidney infection and uncontrollable diarrhea. Everything I eat of drink goes straight through me, which means I'm in the loo every half hour or so. I've had 3 accidents over the last two days and am now living in adult diapers to try and contain the damage.

We leave for the hospital in Brisbane on Monday and they will do another blood test when I get there. My surgery isn't until Thursday, but if I still have these problems and the blood tests show more kidney decline, they will probably admit me early and put me on IV antibiotics.

I have an appointment with the surgeon and the stoma nurse on Tuesday, then surgery is at 7.00am on Thursday. By Thursday night, it'll all be over and I can start to heal and reclaim my life.

I'll let you know how things go on Monday.
Thanks for your ongoing support.❤❤❤❤

27/05/2024

Hello lovely friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors; I hope you are all doing well today.
This time next week, we will be on our way to Brisbane for my surgery. I had my last urine test today and also attempted to have bloods take. The first pathology nurse tried three times but couldn't find a vein, so she gave up. When I called my urology nurse, she told me not to worry about it and they'd do it when I'm in hospital - phew, that's one fewer thing to worry about.

I had an email from my big sister today; she was saying that they have just installed a new drip system in their garden. Unfortunately, my drip system got cancer and I'm having it removed next week!🤣
After my brain surgery 30 years ago, my sister started to affectionately began calling my "Arfa" (half a brain)!
In line with tradition, I have decided to name my urostomy bag "Arthur"!😃

21/05/2024

Well, this has been a day of major surgery today. Firstly, the house owner came round to check the smoke alarms, so the sensory organs are working well now, The AC stopped working the other day, but today the electrical surgeons came and fixed it, so the 'lungs' are working well again.
The dishwasher broke down the other day and became quite incontinent, leaving mess all over the floor.
The plumbing surgeons came to fix that this morning. Fortunately, replacement of some of the urinary tract and installing of a temporary catheter was all that was needed; no need for an RC (Radical Cleanout)
Finally, it's only 13 days until my own plumbing job. In my case, they're going to remove the damaged part completely; they'll also clear out any of the unused parts that are just hanging around taking up space. Using the miracle of modern medical science, they'll build me an 'outside' bladder (more portable and easier to service than an 'inside' one) and the 'dishwasher' will be ready to go again!
I'll go into hospital for it rather than having them come to home, since the 'call-out' fee is horrendous!
Hopefully, the next couple of weeks will see the end of all the plumbing and electrical issues and I'll be able to start my recovery.😀

13/05/2024

Only 3 weeks out from my RC (bladder removal) and my bladder is showing its objection to being terminated!
I'm still struggling with this damned infection and last night I spent more time on the loo than I did in bed!
Every time I tried to get off to sleep, my bladder would wake me up:
"So, you think you can just get rid of me hey? Well, if you think I'm going to go without a fight, you're wrong! So go on, try to sleep, but just remember, I'm still here (for now)"
And so I'd slip into a light sleep and the bladder would yell
"I'm still here! Time to get up AGAIN! Don't forget that while I'm still here, I'M IN CHARGE"
Can't wait for the next three weeks to go, so I can get some sleep and start to live again.

04/05/2024

Good morning friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors; I hope you're all well today - may the fourth be with you!

With my bladder surgery only a few weeks off now, I am trying to do things that will help me adjust emotionally and psychologically to what will be my new normal.
I ordered a free-trial urostomy kit the other day and it arrived yesterday. Yukie helped me to connect it all and attach it to where I think my stoma will probably be positioned.

I had grave fears about how the device might impact me life, but have discovered that (as many of you who live with urostomies have already told me) it is much less intrusive than I had expected.
I have been concerned about how the appliance would affect my ability to sleep, but last night I slept really well.

Tonight Yukie and I will go to the club to check that it doesn't have any impact on our ability to dance.

I think I'm ready.
Stay strong my beautiful cancer warrior friends.❤

01/05/2024

Welcome to the month of May, World Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.
This is an important month for me especially this year, since it will be the last month of my life in which I still have a bladder! Radical Cystectomy (complete bladder removal) scheduled for June 6.

On this important international day, let me plead with you to be aware of the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer; I wouldn't want anyone else to have to deal with the pain and suffering of this insidious disease.

25/04/2024

Hello lovely people.

Well, we left home early this morning to be in Brisbane for my pre-op appointment. Sadly, the hospital screwed up and didn't have my name on their list!
We waited an hour for the registrar to finish his rounds and then spent around 5 minutes signing a consent form!
Tomorrow I have my cystoscopy at 12 noon, or at least I am booked to show up at noon! That means that by the time I have checked in, done all the pre-op checks and changed into an operating gown, it will be more like 2pm or 3pm before my surgery actually takes place.
With surgery so late, I reckon that means I will be in hospital overnight having a bladder wash.
The upside of this is that with a radical cystectomy (bladder removal) scheduled for a few weeks, this will be the last cystoscopy and bladder wash I will ever have - yay!
It'll b e a couple of weeks before I have biopsy results back and I'm hanging out for a good report.
Thanks for your ongoing support; I love you all heaps.

18/04/2024

Appointment with cardio department and GP yesterday and today.
All good news with everyone happy with my latest BP and pulse results.

This time next week, I'll be recovering from my next cystoscopy. Just hoping that I can break my track record of always ending up with an infection of some kind after cystos.

Generally feeling good at the moment. Watched a video about my bladder surgery on YouTube last night. I like to be well informed so that I know exactly what they will do.

15/04/2024

Hello Friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors.
Just a quick update.
Apart from my most recent trip to hospital for another infection, I have actually been pretty well lately. I'm pretty much over the infection now and have been pain-free for a few days again.

The next couple of weeks are really busy. Today I had bloods and the first of my 3-day urine cytology in preparation for my next procedure. On Wednesday I have an appointment with the cardiac team to review my medication, then a GP appointment to follow-up on my latest bloods. He is concerned about my ongoing lethargy and wants to check iron and Vitamin B3 levels.

Next week I am scheduled for another cystoscopy. They booked this because I am scheduled for a radical cystectomy (complete bladder removal) on June 6th. Next week they want to have a final look at what's happening in my bladder and do another TURBT and biopsy.

After that, it's a matter of waiting for results and then preparing for major surgery.

Love to you all; thank you for your ongoing care and support.

02/04/2024

Hello friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors,
This has been a very frustrating day for me.
I have recently registered for an aged care package so that I can get some assistance while I'm recovering from surgery in June.
The person I spoke to at Services Australia, registered me and gave me some codes which she said I could use to access services immediately.
Today we went to 2 service providers here; the first one b egan with a barrier because there was no where to park! When we got inside, they had a look at the codes I had and informed me that they no longer supply those services!
We called another provider and asked if they could tell me what services I could access with the codes I have. Their response was:
"Oh, we have no way of looking up those codes, so we can't tell you what they're for! Oh, and BTW, we don't offer any allied health services any more; we stopped all that in March!"
Finally, I need some dental work done before my surgery. Unfortunately, the only provider covered by a subsidy scheme, is booked out solid until next July! (which is too late).

I have an appointment with the cardio team tomorrow - just a follow-up, nothing serious.

Stay strong fellow warriors.

26/03/2024

Good evening friends, supporters and fellow cancer warriors.
Well, tonight I have some really cool news.
I finally have a date for my RC IC!
I'm booked in for another cystoscopy with TURBT on April 26 (the surgeon said "We'll go in and mow the grass and trim the bushes a bit and then burn off any rubble that's lying around"!

I'm then booked for the RC IC on June 6th

Seems like this is it! Trying to process emotions.
❤

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