travel insurance saga - a happy ending

In a last ditch attempt to find a reasonably priced travel insurance, this afternoon I googled "travel insurance cancer" and near ...

the travel insurance saga

If you dip into the blog from time to time, you will know that Steve's mesothelioma has been stable on his last three assessments and th...

the ecstasy and the agony

Up until a couple of hours ago, it had been a great weekend.  The sun shone on us in Bristol as we walked the downs at Clifton and peered do...

Let's get physical.....

Yesterday was a very physical day one way or another. The England football team finally woke up and played well enough to get through to the...

the longest day

This time last year, we had just told our children, his mum and brother that Steve had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, and we were prepari...

364.5 days and counting.....

This time last year I was in London preparing for a work-related meeting scheduled for tomorrow, worried about leaving Steve on his own to h...

a bit of frustration, a sigh of relief and great expectations

By now, Steve should have looped the loop. No kidding! He really was going to view the world from a novel angle in a Chipmunk airplane. Howe...

shock, surprise, shock, delight

I confess.  Getting up early this morning for Steve's hospital appointment at the Cancer Centre was a bit of a shock to the system.  How...

a different sort of year

When I gave blood yesterday, I filled in the usual questionnaire at the start of the proceedings.  One of the questions is whether you have ...

time flies....

It's been almost three months since Steve's last hospital check up and the time has flown by having fun - visits to Bristol and Hudd...

another first.....

Having enjoyed our first visit to the Lake District recently, we did another "first" on Sunday. But you have got to guess what and...