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
Well done Kathryn, its the hardest thing of all knowing just how to pitch it with your kids, you seem to have it right so far. Keep laughing it's better than the alternative!
ReplyDeleteJean xx
Well, that's a weight of your mind eh! Well done! I would imagine that D and H would be relieved that the issue had been addressed cos do ya know what? For me anyway, 'not knowing' is far worse than the truth, even if the truth is bad, cos 'not knowing' means my imagination runs away with me and gets exagerated way beyond reality. I realise that not everyone thinks like me, but that is definately how I am.
ReplyDeletelove you loads,
come to Stratford with me?
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