The day I stopped running

05/05/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

A friend had visited the day after Chris was diagnosed. The limbo days when we were waiting for the chest scan results. When we weren’t sure if this would be fightable or not. I was a bit lost. Lack of sleep had made my head fuzzy. I struggled with my emotions spilling over and I […]

When the Tears Came

04/05/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

We knew, before we got the results of the biopsy that Chris had cancer. The GP had told him as much, the tumour had spread indicating strongly that it was malignant. When we went to officially get the results there was no shock about what we were being told, there were no tears or anger. […]

Month in a Minute – April 2016

02/05/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

I know it’s probably clichéd but April really was a game of 2 halves. The end of March saw us all full of colds, the weather miserable and us becoming a little stir crazy at home. This seemed to roll into the beginning of the new month, with no ones mood improving. Despite us doing […]

A Tiring Week.

04/03/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

This week has dragged. I worked from home on Tuesday, woke thinking Wednesday was Thursday. I knew it was going to be a long week from then. Its taken forever to get to today, Friday. I have been tired. For no reason in particular There’s been no rushing around or a need to be anywhere apart […]

So Far They’re Doing Ok.

28/02/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’m aware that we’re still very early on in Chris’ treatment plan. Although already it feels like we’ve lived this for far too long. My wonderful kiddies are doing ok. So far. We make effort to keep things normal, ticking over and they take everything in their stride. There are signs, particularly in the weeks Chris […]