This morning George had football practice. Both he and Alex were more than happy playing in the park in their Leicester City Football Club kits! As you can see from today's photo someone wasn't too keen on getting their body brace back on, even to get to this point was a bit of a negotiation / battle. To be honest we never blame him putting up a fight but deep down inside we all know it has to happen.
It was lovely to see so many of his friends and and it gave us a chance to catch up with their parents. I found myself flip flopping between a whole host of feelings as being so close to his next scan, in everyday moments like these, I can suddenly find myself having unusually morbid thoughts. I know that sounds odd but when you're having such a lovely time the 'what ifs' can all too easily creep in.
...what if his scan next week shows his cancer has returned?! What if this is the calm before the metastatic storm? Today we had another reminder of how vulnerable life can be when dealing with cancer. We met Lisa Wells at last year's JustGiving awards ceremony as we were on stage announcing her as Crowdfunder of the Year and stayed in touch with her ever since. Less than 12 months on, at 5am this morning, she passed away. A battle with Bowel cancer leaving two girls and her husband in her wake 😢
In the next breath I flip back and rationalise that George is still looking so well, that from the get go Lisa knew she was terminal, but that doesn't stop these horrid thoughts popping up out of nowhere and feeling heartbroken for her family. This afternoon's distraction was working our way through our house to gather things up ready for the Oxted Carboot Sale tomorrow. Finally we have the car fixed thanks to Holmesdale Garage in Reigate squeezing us in so we booked ourselves a pitch at this Titsey Rotary Club event.
As much as I packed the boys kept taking things out. I have to admit the hoarder in me is even tempted to put a lot of it back again! But now it's earlier than usual to bed so we can pack the car up tomorrow and try to sell more than we bring home with us!
Between us we've got this.
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