Jewels in the Dark

  • Saying goodbye & feeling helpless

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    Well I don't do many blogs to be honest, but I do read through this site regularly.

    I've not been on this site a full year yet, but I certainly have learnt a lot and met some lovely people. I'm older , wiser (still learning) and a damn site greyer (anybody know a good hair dye that actually covers up grey ?) A friend of ours from my scuba-diving days has just recently been told his treatment is to be stopped (what…

  • Possibly a Little Ray of Sunshine

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    Well it was sunny when we came out ! A gorgeous warm coppery Autumn Day.

    Carrying on with my journal. It's been a hard & low fortnight, but today my shoulder feell a bit lighter. Sister has had her scan/ultrasound for the Pelvic area & try as they could they didn't find anything - nowt on the ovaries.

    She came out much happier - 1 less thing to worry about she said. She has been so down - depressed …

  • Prequel- Doing it wrong & not being there.

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    Doing a Star Wars job here & going back in time now.

    This is a time I really hate myself for and look back in anger at how utterly useless I was. I'm not offering explanations & you can draw your own conclusions as to how I behaved. It's done now & lessons have been learnt.      

    About 6 years ago I remember clearly my sister coming home after a weekend away and saying she had found a lump. Trying to convince…

  • Jewels in the Dark

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    I'm writing this as a diary and journey through this time with my sister. By blogging on here I hope people will offer me advice and maybe gain some information through these times - hopefully some light moments as well. Other reason is that depiste the fact I won handwriting competitions when (a lot) younger my handwriting is crap so I wouldn't be able to read it back !                   I find it easier to write down my words…