Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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...
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
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...
Sunday, 27 June 2010
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...
Thursday, 24 June 2010
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...
Monday, 21 June 2010
the longest day

This time last year, we had just told our children, his mum and brother that Steve had been diagnosed with mesothelioma,...
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
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...
Friday, 11 June 2010
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...
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
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...
Monday, 7 June 2010
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...
Friday, 4 June 2010
time flies....

It’s been almost three months since Steve’s last hospital check up and the time has flown by having fun - visits...
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
another first.....

Having enjoyed our first visit to the Lake District recently, we did another “first” on Sunday. But you have got to...