Well 2009 is over. And the Christmas festivities are over too, New Year has been celebrated and everyone is starting a diet or a detox January!
Firstly a quick canter through the feastive season for us...
Christmas in the A & T house was fun. Six for Christmas lunch and only a few "words" between T and me on how to cook the food :-). And everyone seemed to enjoy our efforts on the food.
Boxing day was nice and quiet during the day then got noisy and fun again late afternoon and evening with another 5 joined us for more food and games and a few sips of the alcoholic brews.
When Sunday arrived it was time for us to travel and off we went for the day to Stratford upon Avon to meet my Mum and sister for lunch. A nice and simple day of chatting and good food. And then Monday arrived and with it my daughter, her other half and the two little ones! So it was prezzies, games, reading of stories, food, playing in a local park with half the population of the world and then more stories before peace arrived as they all departed for their long journey home.
Tuesday was wonderful. No visitors and no visits! :-). Wednesday, can't remember what we did but it did contain lunch at Wagamama, work and some shopping. New Years eve was about doing nothing and spending the time quietly at home. Bliss!
But what about 2009, the year that is now gone? I had started the year as immortal as everyone thinks they are and spent the first six months blissfully unaware that a cancer was growing in me. Then a wonderful doctor saved my life by simply thinking for that extra few seconds and saying "I think we should get you checked out again"
The roller coaster then started and I was introduced to the World of Macmillan. The place that gave me a chance to talk without fear. To accept help and support. To be able to give help and support and feel good about that. To shed tears for others going through difficult or even enormous pain either physical or in your heart.
I just can't list the names of all the people on here that have helped me over the last six months. You are as important to me as the rest of my medical team. And the professionals have been just wonderful too. I bow to them all. They are dedicated to keeping me alive, healthy and happy. I can tear up when I think of how it could have been if I had been born just 20 or so years earlier.
I don't know how 2010 will pan out but I am determined that it will be a happy time for me and the ones I love. A positive year. Yep, I might have battles during the year, some small and some possibly big but I'll take them on as they occur.
Have a good 2010 all of you out there. Cry when you need to, rant when you want to, go silent when you want to, we will be here when you want to come back and say a few words.
Love and hugs to you all
Andrew xxxxx
