I said in the last entry that it was getting near the time to end this blog but the time didn't feel quite right then. Today the time is right.
It's been quite a week. Finally passed level 2500 Candy Crush Saga on Tuesday, quickly followed by level 1500 Candy Crush Soda a couple of days later.
Mum had to have a second operation on her skin cancer, but thankfully it went better than expected and hopefully that's the end of her treatment.
Linda is doing much better now and starting to get over her breast cancer experience.
A few loose ends to tie up. The song I mentioned in the last entry was by The Ascots. Doubt anyone has heard of it, another from my collection of rare soul, but it's one of my favourites.
I've been asked what happened to D who inspired me to start my blog. He's doing fine and yes he did find the love of his life. I have permission to tell you that I did a little bit of matchmaking so one positive thing that came out of my cancer journey was that D and Linda got together.
Someone else asked what happened to my book. I did eventually pluck up the courage to show it to a friend who works in publishing. She made a few encouraging noises but she was just being kind. What she really meant was rip it up and start again. However she gave me plenty to think about and some great ideas on how to improve my writing. I finally decided though that I needed to write that book to get my feelings down on paper, but it was a book I needed to write purely for me and not for anyone else. So I don't think I'll be attempting a rewrite, but hey who knows, never say never!
So onto the final and most important decision. What song to choose for the title of the last blog entry. I've been thinking about it all week and I was initially tempted by "I Made It Through The Rain". It didn't seem quite right though as I didn't want anything with "I" in the title, because I certainly couldn't have done this cancer journey on my own.
I did decide though that the last song needed to be sung by Barry Manilow. My book is about my brief relationship with Patrick in 1976, but how those few months taught me so much about life and gave me the resilience to help me cope with tough times. We fell in love to the soul music of The Delfonics and Ronnie Dyson, but the relationship fell apart to the backdrop of the love songs of Barry Manilow. I never got the chance to say a proper thank you to Patrick for shaping my life in so many ways. By the time I fully realised the influence he'd had on me it was sadly too late. I'm not a religious person but I often imagine him up in heaven guiding me along. Barry Manilow was one of his favourite singers so I will say goodbye with "Looks Like We Made It".
