OK I know I said I wasn't doing this blog again as it was too gloomy etc. Well I have changed my mind. I am fed up of being cheerful and postive. I am now Mrs Fed Up and Grumpy, and I am rapidly realising that my recovery is going to be the worst bit of the journey so far. To make it worse nobody apart from my wonderful husband seems to grasp this fact. They all think I need a few days rest and I will be back to normal…
Am I in a different place this morning! And it only took a few bars of a song to encourage me back onto the dance floor. That was some night. Thanks guys, didn’t realise how much I was missing the music. Or you lot. Never could manage the back flips but I can still spin with the best of them! I’m going to take the most useful advice that I’ve been given so far since I discovered I had cancer, and that’s to never…
Today I turned a corner in my struggle to cope with this journey. I got into a casual conversation with a cheerful young man while I waited for Radiotherapy. I won’t tell you his situation on a public forum, but it’s a harrowing story. He says he believes in fate, that everything happens for a purpose. I tell him that this journey that I’m going through is such a struggle for me. My seven week treatment…
It's a great day for a tennis fan. Andy Murray lifts the Queens Trophy over his head and I'm delighted. But not because he's won it, that's unimportant. It's because standing in the crowds cheering I spot Andy's doubles partner Ross Hutchins. Ross was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. His spirit and determination have inspired me through many of my emotional wobbles. He finished 6 months…
I wasn't planning to do blogs on a weekend, but I've changed my mind as I will need to read this entry to encourage me next time I'm having a bad day. Yesterday I said I was making the most of it as there would never be another perfect day like that again. Well I got that wrong. Because here's another perfect day, and it's even better as it doesn't include a hospital visit.
I wake up and my husband…
