I can’t be there

07/09/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I wasn’t there when Chris was told by our GP he had a tumour. He went to the appointment by himself. If I’m honest I don’t think at that point either of us believed that it would ever be anything really serious. Really life changing. I was at work. He rang me. It was the […]

Not for his Chicken Legs

15/06/2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I didn’t know how I would react when I first saw him. I knew, rightly or wrongly, that my reaction weighed heavily on him. My initial response would reflect his. As I’d left him, I had been overwhelmed with the realisation of what was about to happen knowing how much he didn’t want it to. […]

Goodbye Cancer Leg

24/05/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I wasn’t sure how I’d react when I saw him. Whether I would be shocked, whether I would cry, whether he would cry, whether I would panic. Whether I would be able to keep whatever it was I was feeling off my face so he would stay calm. I’d driven him to the hospital, he’d […]

Six Down

07/05/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

It was daunting when we first found out that Chris’ treatment would take at least 12 months. Just think about what you can fit into a year, 365 days, what you can plan for, what you can look forward to. As the New Year bells rang signalling the start of 2016 there wasn’t the usual […]

Temp Control

31/03/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’m becoming a little obsessed with checking everyone’s temperature Well, not everyone, I’m not walking down the street armed with a thermometer checking how hot or cold people are. I check the kids at the first sign of them being under the weather and I get Mr C to check his temperature. Everyday. There’s a […]