Three Good Things

That looks fantastic Daloni and your beautiful daughter looks so very cosy, she will be able to pass it on to 'her' children (unless her sister steals it first!!) I still have beautiful things my grandmother crocheted also blanket similar to your a friend did for me about 5 years ago! They last a lifetime as does the love that goes in to making them! X

Hi

In this fog that is cancer, today has been extra special

I visited my daughter and son in law with their lovely new baby boy who was born on Friday. It's been an Extra special day

My first grandchild

He was wrapped in the cosy blanket that I completed whilst having chemo before Christmas

We had a lovely walk in the sunshine

I hope some of you have also had a joyful day

Polly

Kircal

You have turned a really bad day into a really good one.

I can just imagine him and know that good feeling of having the chance of holding something so precious.

I wish you all joy.

Thank you.

XX

That’s wonderful . I feel so happy reading your three good things. 

I have had a joyful day too, accompanying my older daughter to Buckingham Palace to receive her gold Duke of Edinburgh award. It was a beautiful day in London and we walked around the gardens. I had my proud mum moment watching her with the Duke of Gloucester on his walk around before receiving her award from the awesome. Dany Cotton, London fire brigade’s first female chief commissioner. We went on to lunch at a fancy restaurant on Picadilly where we saw Richard and Judy and the comedian Mark Watson. 

My daughter was so full of joy and life. She didn’t want the day to end. Me neither. 

Xx

A few pics 

I've just been checking out backgrounds. Seems you've managed to avoid the pics another friend took, and vice versa. Lol. 

Looked a lovely day though! 

L

Xx

OH POLLY, now that's what I call a very special day! Congratulations, your 1st grandchild, a grandson! What's he going to be called? (Please let us know when your daughter and her husband decide!) what is this new bundle of joy going to call his new grandparent? Gran, Granma, Granny, Nan, Nanna or none of these! When I was diagnosed Polly, we had one beautiful granddaughter and I didn't think I'd live to see her 2nd birthday! Now Leah is 7 & her sister Ella is 4 (our daughter's girls) and our grandson Clint will be 5 in August and that's when he starts school! (Our son's boy). They are such a joy, every day, and make life so much more precious! Enjoy all your first cuddles with him in his new blanket, no amount of money can buy this feeling! ENJOY!!

Oh Daloni, I am so pleased you got such a beautiful day, just perfect for your sun hat! You must be full of pride, what a fantastic achievement, it takes real determination and stamina to see it through to the end! She obviously takes after her mum! A great number of people start the Duke's Award Scheme but only special people complete it!

I'm sure it will be one or two sofa days for you next, what with the travelling, the excitement etc but well worth it and you also have fabulous photographs to recall the day, any time you like. I'm so pleased it turned out to be such a wonderful day, you deserve it! Take Care 

Well Daloni that explains a lot. We were waiting at Kings Cross. Having a coffee and watching the world go by. However the world was quite full of people who were all dressed up. Mums and daughters in flowery summer wedding outfits. Mums with dapper suited sons and mums dressed up. I commented to Finlay wondering where some of them had been. Now I know so thank you. Congratulations it's such an achievement. 

Seeing little Ted (Edward) yesterday was a dream come true. When diagnosed I didn't think I'd see my daughter married or enjoy the delights of becoming a grandparent. We are almost at 4 years now and I've seen both of these milestones. It's been a nice 'pick me up' after last weeks scan results. 

Scan was pretty dire. All the good bits of January scan 3 tumours had disappeared and the 4 and biggest tumour had reduced in size. Had me jumping for joy. However new scan shows growth and 'retrospectively' there word used twice in the scan report shows the tumours were always still there but not noted. I was gutted. I'm having May off as I want to enjoy Ted but chemo will start soon. I've asked for a 2nd opinion as my man is really kind but I'm not quite sure if I would describe him as dinamic. Definitely not recommending immunotherapy anything for me. Just dismissed that idea. He said there was only one drug he could try after Carboplatin hadn't worked and that was something like Zonex or zerex. I need to speak to chemo nurse for details it was all such a blur. 

Any advice on next stages, 2nd opinions or how to access trials would be appreciated as I'm currently in a fog of disappointment 

but.........I do have a grandson

There has been much debate as to what we will be called but to be honest I think it will be taken out of our hands. Despite having turned my nose up at my daughters suggestion and offered an alternative of Granny Polly. It was the choice of my daughter and son in law that was being voiced yesterday. To be honest I'm not overly bothered I'm just so pleased to be able to enjoy little Ted's arrival. Reading your post I'm thinking I now quite fancy seeing him off to school and seeing the arrival of a couple more grandchildren. Not too much to ask is it?