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Ok, I'm here but so new to this, have thought about it so many times but scared of getting it wrong.
Why today? Well this would have been my Mum's birthday, she has long since passed but I've really missed her on this journey and today I find myself tearful over that loss. She was the one person who could tell if I was saying I was fine when really I wasn't and I'm sure would have guided me to ask all the relevant questions.
Driving home from work the other day listening to Simon...
My niece Laura (Dougy's daughter) took me and her Mam, Alma to the hospice at teatime on Thursday 8th March. My heart was in my mouth as it was raining and everytime she braked you could hear the discs grinding. Replacements were long overdue!!!!!
We got there and Gordy was sleeping. Mumsy and Dougy were still there and looked shattered. We all got chucked out of the room while Gordy was fitted with a catheter as they had quickly assessed that he was in no fit state to get up and use the bathroom...
I visited hospital yesterday and found out that my cancer has not spread its a little more advanced than we thought but should be operable. I have been told that a third surgeon is needed for my operation so I know this should hopefully ensure all goes well. Due to the complex nature of the surgery I may have to wait a bit longer as this will now be on the nhs and will take up to a month.
Yesterday I felt happier than i had in weeks so thats a step in the right direction. I am also finally getting...
my fiance is overseas travelling atm and he's been gone two weeks now.. ive been doing fine up until tonight when everything got overwheelming.. i wanted so badly to just be with him, cuddle him, tell me everythings going to be fine and he wasnt here.. it started to dawn on me this is what it'l be like without him here.. i just burst into tears and started feeling really anxious.. the panic set in and i felt like i couldnt handle it.. these kind of emotions only happen rarely but i do have the odd...
Spoke to the Macmillian advisor at our local CAB today to be told that as we have some savings we wont get any financial help even thought my husband has been made unemployed recently:((
So we have to dip into our savings which should be their for us when we retire to fund our travels to and from hospital and parking:((
On the up side I did come home from work with a lovely bunch of flowers and a bar of choclate:))
