close encounters

We had a close encounter yesterday with a famous artist. Well, the famous artist's self-portraits to be precise.  Paul Gauguin.  It'...

Time

It must be a sign of the times that for his birthday, Jack requested our help with decorating/DIY on his house.  So that's how we spent ...

sharing the good news

It's three weeks since we were given the wonderful news at Steve's last assessment that his cancer is still stable.  Don't worry...

connections

If you read the blog regularly, you will know that my day usually s tarts by checking the Google alerts for mesothelioma in order to keep up...

16 months since diagnosis......

It's 16 months today since Steve was diagnosed with mesothelioma and we are still thanking our lucky stars after hearing last Thursday t...

managing expectations

It's not easy, but I think we are getting a little better at managing our expectations when it comes to Steve's mesothelioma. Howeve...

Looking back and looking forward

I bet you can't remember what you were doing on this day in 1981.  We can.  First baby decided to put in an appearance three weeks early...

the future legacy of 9/11

I can hardly believe it's nine years since the collapse of the twin towers in New York - the memory of seeing the tragedy unfold before ...

Assessment day

I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face. Tears of joy and relief! To our delight (and the delight of the doctor and the Macmi...

stay calm

I know from past experience that the run-up to Steve's hospital assessments is an anxious, increasingly stressful time.  I tend to scan ...

This time next week....

The last three months have been amazing...parties, trips away at home and abroad, new experiences, meeting up with old friends.  However, we...