ASC Tuk Tuk

03/02/2023

17 down 16 to go.

A quick update on the ongoing treatment. What can I say. Thought the worst, dreaded the idea of being sick and tired.

Physically I am good. My understanding that something inside needs treated. Keeps me wondering why I look healthy and don’t feel pain that I am getting this radiation treatment. There is something inside me that needs to be removed.

The mental side of it is understanding that taking an e***a everyday empties your bowels and fill your bladder to 400mls (now the urge to p*e comes strong). Those moments when you feel tired kick in. The same routine everyday at 11am. Those things that you are not used to getting up through the night to p*e, those days when your feart to fart 💨.

Kept my mind busy having things to do takes away the thought of getting up and going to hospital.
The Staff at radiotherapy unit have and are superb. We have had laughs and chatted throughout the sessions with only two sessions ended up in tears.

Listening to northern soul each day as I travel to the ward walking wanting to practice my moves as another great track comes on. Listening to more tracks than the top 500. The voice …..the words of a song can make you smile or shed a tear. ( this bloody hormone treatment has effected my feelings ).

Will be out and about while the treatment continues another three weeks from today and recovery ❤️‍🩹 for three weeks. Taking me into mid March 2023. Scooter weather and coffee times.

It’s ok not to be ok. .

Photos of me recently out and about and last northern soul night before treatment started.

01/01/2023

Happy New Year. Happy New Year to all.

Looking back on last year. Looking forward to the next.

Keep on keepin on.

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23/12/2022

Merry Christmas to everyone all the best for 2023.

30/11/2022

This month has seen me take the step to sell Wee Tuk Tuk. 😢 It has now gone to its new home in Fife. This year has been hard on me health wise and I’ve taken the hard decision to let go so I can concentrate on other things.

I have so many happy memories and photos I wish I could put up all together. You people who tuk the tuk tuk to your hearts 🥰 and enjoyed short and long trips, sights and personal reasons I thank you.

With not using the tuk tuk 🛺 to what I had planned and going forward to further treatment I took this decision.

It’s been a pleasure and hopefully you’ll look back in your photos to remind how much fun a tuk tuk 🛺 in Aberdeen can be.

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18/10/2022

I would like to share with you how generous donations given by friends and family during the last two months all going towards Prostate Scotland.

During the month of September a Half Marathon run by and Martin Mackinnon raised £1400 and with the Scooterists of the north east and further afield, tied in with the evening entertainment at the annual March of The Mod raised £3250.

Event at wknd to hand over the cheque was arranged and big thank you to the scooter lads from around Aberdeen turning up. There will be something in our local newspaper this week.

Big thank you to Stephen Rafferty and Julie Rafferty coming along with cheque and the donation towards Prostate Scotland.

Since my diagnoses there has been added support and awareness to Prostate Cancer. If you are in doubt or concerned of someone you know please go get checked.

01/09/2022

09/08/2022

Sorry about the delay in posting …. Keeping my journal up. …. With life returning mostly normal I have been busy….. getting my head around being back to work was always going to be a “change of scenery” and it’s some mornings and nights we are having these days. It is also not knowing how the body will react to the work, the mind, how i can deal with tasks.
Scenery after operation was great sitting around recovering. Sunshine and relaxing. Scooters and soul music.
Little heavy lifting after six to eight weeks after operation, you ask yourself will I be able to perform well or do the same job.

I have been using the gym to keep fit and staying away from cake 🍰 and coffee ☕️.

One week past and I have done well. Now here at work, a job I have done for a number of years. I have to adjust… mainly my control of passing water - yes I have had leakage once.
Laugh - sneeze - lift something heavy - and a little wee comes out.
Yes being back at work was a ….is a worry. You think the company won’t want you. Having people telling you they will do the job for you.
I’ve found since I was told I have cancer I haven’t changed in appearance or fitness. I have however had to recover from operation. Back a few weeks I didn’t think I would be here.
I am coping well. Weather has been great, sun sets and rise.

So the next part of the journey after work is my appointment date 23rd August with oncologist for our next steps in treatment.
Worried and positive that it will be ok. Blood tests came back both at 0.159 & 0.179 and I’ve been told this is encouraging.
After appointment I will know. Plan my next scooter run and soul night. Tuk tuk 🛺 runs are off just now but hopefully I’ll get back out in the near future.

15/07/2022

Travelled down to Weymouth, collect scooters at Norwich. How lovely is England outside the cities. Churches and monuments remember the fallen.

Classic cars and motorcycles.

Lovely view.

09/07/2022

Reasons I don’t want to use for not going out in my tuk tuk 🛺 and taking you lovely people out.

At first I did not know how to write this - trying to keep up my progress is easy when things are going well …..and you can add a bit of humour to it. 🤣

At first it was not the word cancer that worried 😟 me…scared me …. I am under the impression it is living with cancer
It was dealing with the outcome of the operation… what to wear, having control over waterworks and healing wounds made by the operation that worried me most.
Getting over the op was better than I expected - catheter removed pain free, 🫣 squeezing exercise seems to be working.

Goals was set for my next scooter 🛵 rally…. northern soul 🕺🏻 night planned and had my first dance last week without spinning.

Yesterday all that changed - I had my review consultation - it was not the news I was prepared for.

With the prostate removed they where able to dissect and test bits of it….. I had visions they was cutting and cooking it like in Hannibal Lecture. Silence of the Lambs.

They have found the same aggressive cancer cells on fibres attached to my bladder and in my left lymph node. How serious and area is depending on the PSA level. Bloods have been taken and results I am waiting for, they will discuss at next urologist meeting.
The results will decided on the road of treatment and which ever is decided it would be three months away to let my scars from op heal completely.

This time the word cancer is worrying….. scaring me.

Ps … I’m fit and young (ish) … ☕️ & 🍰

05/07/2022

The event for Alice House Hospice turned out well even though the skys opened up with spells of thunderstorms ⛈ heavy rain.
We had travelled far to get here so a little rain did not stop us turning out.

Photos of the day and guests to see the rickshaw including DJ Disco Gav, West Rugby Club Chairman and Blackberry Donkeys. Janice (fundraiser) and Julie ❤️ from Alice House Hospice

We parked up to watch the colour run and catch up with locals and staff from Alice House Hospice.

A big thank you to all who donated on the journey down and around the country.

Presenting the money raised to Alice House Hospice £1100.

I would like to thank everyone who donated and supported on the trip. Craig Stephenson for lending me his tent had a great few nights in it. Scooter clubs and solos from up and down the country who came out you know who you are. The soul crew from Aberdeen and Whitby who I caught up with before and during the trip.

Had minor technical difficulties with oil leak and coolant leaks. 🔧 🔨

Homeward journey started good🤞 ⛺️.

My story. My journey.

04/07/2022

What can I say, thanks, it’s a pleasure and so much love for you guys from the soul and scooter scene.

From young Dylon Batman 🦇 to the club A92s 🛵🛵🛵🛵 and catch up with Vietnam Greens SC in Edinburgh.
Travelling from Aberdeen to a place called Camptown. Ideal for settling down for the night.

Great weather for 🛺💨. 🛵🛵🛵🛵

Following coastal roads to Carnoustie and a lovely ☕️🍰 stop Thank you. ❤️‍🩹

Took time to stop into BMC club in Edinburgh listen to some soul music, catch up with friends.

Pitched tent on route in namely Camptown. 🌈

Here are some photos of the day.

Again thank you to all that took time to catch up and talk. Sorry about some flys that died on the way I was going too fast to avoid hitting them. 🛺💨



My Story. My Journey.

25/06/2022

Supporting each other.
Hi my name is Robert and I live in Aberdeen. My love of Northern Soul brought me to a venue in Hartlepool.
I met some lovely like minded people and bonded friendships with many that I have had pleasure catching up at various venues in around Northeastern England - County Durham.

In the past six months having being diagnosed and treated for Prostate cancer….. with findings being most aggressive to prostate removal …. Now into my fifth week recovery.

During the time I have had support from Jan Dunn whom I met at Northern Soul nights …. funny enough one of the clubs is called The Supporters.

Jan supports and works at Alice House Hospice.
Support came in forms of letting me know everything will be ok, high rate of survival and I won’t be ill, I will be in recovery and will be able to dance again to Northern Soul.

Jan Healthcare Assistant has told me about Alice House Hospice and the work that staff support families process grief in a healthy way.
I was also sad to read a recent story about a young family man who passed with bowel cancer this touched home, reading about how staff and the support from Alice House to his family helped in the comfort of knowing that a person lived and memories will live on.
With this I would like to give something to the hospice where Jan supports. I am lucky in recovery, surgery is healing, mentally I am recovering and that is due to support from family and friends.

My hobby apart from spinning to northern soul on the dance floor is running classic scooters and tuk tuk’s (rickshaws)

Plan is to drive from Aberdeen to Hartlepool to meet Jan and staff at the hospice on the weekend of their Colour Fun Run and Fun Day in my tuk tuk and hopefully raise some funds in the way.

Travelling from Aberdeen coastal roads to via Dundee onto Edinburgh
Edinburgh to Newcastle via Jedburgh road.
Newcastle to Hartlepool

175miles in total. Tuk tuk travels at 45mph.

10/06/2022

Two weeks in and I was worried how I would look after being told from my eldest daughter I’m not allowed to lift or move things Tony Manero verses Mr Greggs (Aka Fat Bas-turd).

“Attica “Attica” Thought I was getting held a prisoner.

So I’ve managed to stay off the ☕️ n 🍰

Still training my waterworks and been to see the lovely people at to take my mind off things.

Squeezey exercise ongoing as I get used to these lovely panties

Looking forward to getting back on the dance floor soon.

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02/06/2022

Well yesterday was interesting to say the least. Why you ask.
Another hurdle over the removal of Prostate Cancer ♋️.

Last week the operation went well. To say I was angry and hurt knowing as I walked about with ….no symptoms …..no illness ….no issues, but inside they found this and it had to be removed.

Today was the day as my op scars and bits recover it was time to remove Catheter 🫣〰️ “ok I’ll count too 3. 1. pull 😰. Job Done”

Now the hard bit. After a op like this there is complications which now makes me feel ill…symptoms…. Issues. I won’t let it get me down.

Here I have a collection of pants an pads that I will have to wear for a short time and exercise my pelvic floor. P.s. any tips would be welcomed.
When I go out I now carry my f***y bag.

My Story. My Journey. F**k cancer.

28/05/2022

I had the operation on Thursday four hours and all has went well with the removal of Prostate. To say I was afraid was obvious with a few tears with nurse, the care that they do from the start to finish was dealt with passion and personal thought to patients.

From the walk to theatre and as my slippers are removed I was out until I woke as they wheeled me back into ward.
I’m known as the fainter in the ward because I’m not a fan.

The kind and lovely ❤️‍🩹 messages from everyone I will get round to answering you all. It is a pleasure to know you all.

Now home wearing a lovely leg bag and catheter for the next week then it will be road to recovery. Six to eight weeks.

The next few months will be getting fit, fixing the leaks and relaxing watching day time tv.
Tests in July and three months down the road should prove all has been taken care of.

Again I would like too thank all at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Urological Cancer.

Tears and few laughs got me through the past three days.

13/05/2022

Two weeks to go….

Firstly ….I want to thank you for all the heart ❤️‍🩹warming messages on my last post, private messages and telephone calls. Chats with various friends old n new over a coffee, I’ll get the next one after my op. Experience’s from people that have been through the same it all helps.

Operation remove prostate - 26th May. Update

I would like to thank … this journey all started when he called round for a coffee and I had just returned from a trip offshore Africa.
“You’ve lost weight”
“Don’t worry it was the food, heat and working non stop”.
“No you don’t look well “
Ok “I’ll go get checked out”.

Doctor put me through MOT.

And here we are today - two weeks away from having Da Vinci Robot work it’s little instruments. Reading material prior to op information that can be helpful.
Things go round your head, no question is a stupid question. Someone telling it’s a operation your going to recover….it helps. Writing this and speaking to strangers helps.

Been trying my spins again …..but I’ve got to do my pelvic floor muscles ….stops wind 💨

Dreading the information they supply you with some you don’t want to read. 🤓 Things aren’t that bad I don’t need to buy a pink scooter they aren’t going to cut it off only make it smaller.
Mike you owe me a coffee ☕️ 🍰

#☕️🍰🛵♣️

01/05/2022

Where do I start.
After being diagnosed it is hard to find words and when to tell people.

I have found it easy as time has passed just to say “I’ve got Cancer” The severity I can explain later.
So what is best : social media, In between scooter pics, selfies , adidas bags, northern soul tunes and tuk tuk 🛺 pics.
A visit to local doctor and being sent for a “MOT for my age”. Bloods came back with red flag high PSA level. December 2021.
Had CT scan 14th January, MRI and Biopsy on prostate 26th January.
2nd March 22. was the day I was told results using the Gleason grading 4+5=9. With 1-10 and 10 being the most aggressive.
Bone scan on the 9th March came back clear. 12th April for consultation to discuss the next steps 21st April pre op assessment-ready for my date.
26th May, 7am for surgery to remove the prostate.

With family and friends, a few have shared advice and support from experience. Living with cancer shows how it has changed from 20/25yrs ago.
Probably one I didn’t want to hear was the possible chance of p*eing yourself - I hope Tena and Calvin have come up with some collab.
Handling this using humour, with my first visit and finger inspection of prostate the local doctor asked me to get dressed, I dropped my wallet - the quick reaction from doctor “it’s ok this one is free ☝️”.

The biopsy tool from Ann Summers shelf “you will hear a loud click”. Ouch it was the bits cut from prostate that was more a painful than clicking noise. Both sides of prostate and 12 pieces later. I would have had a selfie of me a doctors but it was too painful. I didn’t look my best.

I am going to be out of action for 4-8wks - so no tuk tuk riding, No Northern Soul dancing or twirls, hopefully at the end of this I’ll be back to win a dance trophy at Blackpool Tower Northern Soul Weekender.
I’ll keep you updated. And sometimes I’ll be just quiet and I’m in my own thoughts it doesn’t mean I don’t know your there. ❤️

For any runs in the Wee Tuk Tuk 🛺 they will be done once I am back on the mend and probably with a rubber ring.

22/04/2022

Dating from 1545, Provost Skene's House is the oldest surviving townhouse in Aberdeen. It has been added to and altered many times during its life and since 2019, the house has undergone major refurbishment as part of Aberdeen City Council's 25-year City Centre Masterplan.

19/04/2022

Had the pleasure taking out for a young 40ish birthday treat from .evans.351 with a wee tuk tuk 🛺 drive around town and dropped off

Visit to Old Aberdeen, Pittodrie, Torry Battery, and City Central.

How Aberdeen looks in sunny 😎 weather. ✅

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14/04/2022

Little run around the Dales. Decide to visit after watching programme “Dales for Sale” you can see how stunning it can be on a lovely day like today.

Travelling from Croft-on-Tees to Richmond over to Hawes (38miles) Hawes over the Buttertub Pass to Muker to Reeth (16miles) (stunning views thanks Karen for the tip). Reeth to Barnards Castle (14miles). Barnards Castle to Croft-on-tees via Darlington (19miles).

Great weather, lovely stores from antique to quant and roads made for 🛵💨. Or 🛺.

29/03/2022

Memory from one of the last events we had the pleasure of attending and helping out the local community of Lockside, Denmore Social Club, Bridge of Don.

Last year or more as we all know has been hard for most to get out and go about their lives. This day was organised after being put off the previous year and as you can see in the photos the kids and more so the parents enjoyed the Wee Tuk Tuk 🛺 and a spin around the lovely estate.

Weather makes a difference to 🛺 rides so here’s hoping for a good summer starting in April/May.

12/03/2022

Collecting Albums of Northern Soul with labels from KENT, INFERNO and OUTTA SIGHT.

Prefer to listen to vinyl albums while relaxing about the house and not going out to any venues, also prefer albums to playing 7” singles.

DJs collect 7” singles and playing them is an art, I will stick to the compilations also with an album you can manage to iron a shirt for going out and get ready while it plays saving you changing it over, lol.

I am on the hunt for KENT albums …. years ago I had a collection but sold them off for a £10 …yes I know … ..

Keep on keepin on

(Any friends out there who find a KENT album raking in record stores 🙏).
spb

13/02/2022

Stores in Aberdeen. “The Bag Man”

I watched the clip about “The Bag Lady” on the news and decided to get out some of my collection of carrier bags from days now gone.

Did anyone work in these stores ?

31/01/2022

Collecting has been part of my life and the interest in Adidas has taken me to collect “Peter Black” holdalls. 70/80s used as school bags to carrying clothes to Northern Soul nights.

The patches collected from venues across the country where attached to bags to show off the travels and attendance.

In 1975 Peter Black Leisurewear, helped to launch Adidas in the UK by manufacturing all its bags.

This is recent events at Northern Soul nights and travels.

03/01/2022

Books I’ll be reading this year as we celebrate the anniversary of the great Wigan Casino over the next couple of years and all those years from turning out at social clubs, dance halls, small venues to the Blackpool towers of U.K.

Started my first Northern Soul at 13yrs old visiting youth club and hearing the Soulful sounds.
Now 40yrs on I still hear a new tune or one that I’ve heard before but it means so much more when you hear the words.

31/12/2021

Happy New Year to all family and friends that we have had the pleasure to meet in the past and look forward to the future whatever it may lay ahead.

Coffee ☕️ and cake 🍰.

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We hope that the new year ahead brings new life to one and all.

09/12/2021

Have not popped a post up for a while and the tuk tuk 🛺 has been resting lately. With my main job taking first place I’ve had to retire the 🛺 this Christmas.

So while I have time to take a short break I’ve taken time to visit the site of old Wigan Casino. It holds so many memories and through the years I have followed Northern Soul to the heart ❤️ from the age of 13yrs old.

17/09/2021

Little visit to paste up and you could spend a good couple o hours viewing some weird strange and truthful sayings.









And the great Pat Butcher. X

06/09/2021

If you like your camping why not try out these starting at £17

Singing “living in a box” while you rest on your way 🛵.

Comfortable, warm shower, laundry, lockers, social area and breakfast and be ready for the day ahead.
Edinburgh Parliament Square. City Center.

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26/08/2021

treated Mrs Dickson (3rd wedding anniversary ) to a meal taking in a few stops to see what Aberdeen has in store and a romantic photo .

Enjoy you’re ending and Happy Anniversary from