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  • Waiting on scan results..

    Last week 2 things happened- first we got a date for the MRI scan results (this Thursday) and then we got initial approval for a mortgage. Both good news I guess you'd say. We'd been hanging on for the DIP for much longer than suggested and i...
  • A funny old week

    I'm finding it quite difficult to start writing today. It's been such a strange week and I'm at a bit of a loss to work it out. At the end of last week we had a mortgage application made and were waiting on an MRI appt. It was a beautiful...
  • Hopes and fears

    I'm continuing this blog - which no one other than I read - in the spirit of authenticity and the hope that anyone reading might gain some comfort in not being alone in their feelings. Reality hit with a great big bang in the last few days. The a...
  • Another busy week

    I can't believe another week has gone by. in rereading last weeks post so much has been answered or resolved.  My husband now has an appointment with the oncologist next week. It had been scheduled for the following week but was brought...
  • Settling in

    What a strange few days. We knew it would be disorienting and somewhat unreal to be without a home of our own. The idea was to land, get settled, do the admin stuff about moving back to uk and then start talking to mortgage brokers and other financia...