Holidays!!!

I was really worried earlier in the week as I was feeling very breathless and could not walk upstairs, without getting breathless. Thankfully I went to see my Doctor and he prescribed some steroids - feel better and can now manage the stairs "whoopee!!".
It has been a made panic this week trying to get ready for the holidays; as Andrew has been away working since Monday. So David, Harriet and I have pulled together to pack, clean, shop and get drugs for the trip to France. Andrew is due back tonight at about 8pm, then we all have to get up to set off for the Ferry at Portsmouth at around 3.30am (AGGHHH!!!!).

Hoping that you are all making time to enjoy time with your family's, as life is short and I love to laugh, sing etc with my friends and family.

Love to you all

Kathryn XX

What to tell the kids?

LAST WEEK - I am not sure how the conversation started but I told David and Harriet about the choices I faced regarding further treatments. They said that it seemed, at times they felt as though they were being kept out of the picture; I said that they could ask questions at any time and nothing could upset / hurt us more than us having to already live with this cancer. This was accepted and they wanted to know how long I may have left (well how long is a piece of string?); my answer was that I really could not tell them that and neither could my Consultants. However it was highly unlikely that I would live beyond 5yrs, there response was amazing;
Harriet said - so David has to find a wife and have 2 kids before he is 23yrs old!!, as at the age of 16yrs I can not take that responsibility on!!.

Well we did all laugh and thought it was a jolly good idea, (in theory!), and David said "so no pressure on me then???", quick go and find a nice girl to be your wife and what a chat up line "can you marry me", wow slow down!!

Anyway it just goes to show that we have been open and as honest as possible throughout this cancer journey for all of us. Also some how we have still held on to our strange and sometimes wacky humour - keep smiling folks!!

Love K X

Summer is here!

Well we have been enjoying the good weather and looking after a friends dogs, Boris and Dylan - they are truly mad Yorkshire Terriers, but fun to be with. Andrew has managed to cook 3 BBQ's which is three more than we had last year. Bless, he even put out salad, dips and buns etc (as I hate getting all the little bits ready), and not a burnt sausage in sight!!

Getting ready for holiday in France - we did not get chance to go away last year, due to hospital visits and treatments. So it will be really nice to spend some time together chilling by the pool, sipping wine and trying to remember the French words for things!!! (oh what fun).

The kids are both off college and finding it difficult to get out of bed at times - I was like that at there age, but do not tell them that!! Poor Andrew is still getting up early for work and is not in holiday mode yet and no doubt wishes he was off spending time with us mad bunch at home.