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A Day Away -
Tomorrow Kim and I are having out "Day Out" and we have been waiting for it for a very long time.
When I first started chemo, the head nurse was giving me a load of information about different support groups and charities. She asked me how old I was, and have me a pamphlet for something called The Willow Foundation. It's like "Make a Wish" but you don't have to be terminal...and it's for young adults, up to age 40. It's a charity that does 'dream days out', a day to look forward to in the depths of your chemotherapy as an incentive to persevere and continue with your treatment. The 'Day Out' is always after the chemo is scheduled to be completed. The only restrictions is that it has to be on the UK mainland.
Well, after some thought and a small list of possibilities that included a day on the Orient Express, Kim and I hit on a fabulous idea; something that we could NEVER financially afford to do: The British Grand Prix - the ultimate Formula 1 race....it's something that Kim and I always said 'wouldn't it be cool if....' and 'next year we'll save up and ...'
( okay, it's something that may surprise some of my friends, but it's a thing I picked up since moving here. I like the racing, but what I like more is seeing a couple of million £££'s of carbon fibre and engineering go REALLY FREAKING FAST and smash into a wall....)
So, we put in our request for tickets to go to the race, and cheekily, since it's pretty far away and a long day - a request for a car and driver to take us there and back again. I thought it was possible to get this; but it's rediculously expensive to go, is always sold out.
*ahem*
Guess who has Platinum tickets and a chauffeur coming tomorrow?!
I am really, really excited. I have never been to anything like this before, and I probebely never would if it were not for the WiIlow Foundation.
http://www.willowfoundation.org.uk/Home
I am really touched by this group and what they strive to offer people; a day without Cancer, or a day without a Terminal Illness to enjoy and cherish. There are a lot of people, who unlike myself, have very little chance of long term survival or any chance of recovery and this day is truly an opportunity to feel normal and special.
Hopefully, we will remember to take a load of pictures tomorrow which I will post here. It's amazing that there are groups like this and people who financially support them.
Tomorrow Kim and I are having out "Day Out" and we have been waiting for it for a very long time.
When I first started chemo, the head nurse was giving me a load of information about different support groups and charities. She asked me how old I was, and have me a pamphlet for something called The Willow Foundation. It's like "Make a Wish" but you don't have to be terminal...and it's for young adults, up to age 40. It's a charity that does 'dream days out', a day to look forward to in the depths of your chemotherapy as an incentive to persevere and continue with your treatment. The 'Day Out' is always after the chemo is scheduled to be completed. The only restrictions is that it has to be on the UK mainland.
Well, after some thought and a small list of possibilities that included a day on the Orient Express, Kim and I hit on a fabulous idea; something that we could NEVER financially afford to do: The British Grand Prix - the ultimate Formula 1 race....it's something that Kim and I always said 'wouldn't it be cool if....' and 'next year we'll save up and ...'
( okay, it's something that may surprise some of my friends, but it's a thing I picked up since moving here. I like the racing, but what I like more is seeing a couple of million £££'s of carbon fibre and engineering go REALLY FREAKING FAST and smash into a wall....)
So, we put in our request for tickets to go to the race, and cheekily, since it's pretty far away and a long day - a request for a car and driver to take us there and back again. I thought it was possible to get this; but it's rediculously expensive to go, is always sold out.
*ahem*
Guess who has Platinum tickets and a chauffeur coming tomorrow?!
I am really, really excited. I have never been to anything like this before, and I probebely never would if it were not for the WiIlow Foundation.
http://www.willowfoundation.org.uk/Home
I am really touched by this group and what they strive to offer people; a day without Cancer, or a day without a Terminal Illness to enjoy and cherish. There are a lot of people, who unlike myself, have very little chance of long term survival or any chance of recovery and this day is truly an opportunity to feel normal and special.
Hopefully, we will remember to take a load of pictures tomorrow which I will post here. It's amazing that there are groups like this and people who financially support them.