Feeling like old news

Early in the year, someone close to me, someone that should know better, someone that should be one of my biggest supporters, sent a text saying something pretty horrific…

‘You have been dying for two years, it is no longer an excuse.’

Ok, everyone, pick your jaw off the floor and get out those awkward giggles that come out when you just have nothing to say. 

This horrible comment was said in the context of their unhappiness with Serge and I not visiting THEM enough or not calling THEM enough. Obviously I can only put my side of the story forward, but this is someone that seems to have forgotten that they have a car and phone.

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Birthday Preparations

My birthday is less than a month away and I am already feeling the stress and emotions that have become as much part of my birthday as a delicious pavlova! 

I have always loved birthdays and I have never been one to not celebrate, but the last few years, since being sick, birthdays have become increasingly difficult. 

My 23rd birthday in 2014 we went big because it was my first birthday since my prognosis and the importance of celebrations, due to not knowing if it would be my last, was at the forefront of my mind as well as friends and family. I remember struggling on the day, but not as much as I did last year.

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