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Up and out early for treatment #4 or if you believ

Up and out early for treatment #4 or if you believe JJ #10! 🤣

We’ve both become accustomed to a little lie in these passed few months so the alarm going off this morning wasn’t exactly welcome. 💤

That’s just reminded me as well I haven’t done my 2yrs of motherhood update yet so I’m adding that to my to do list to keep you in the loop of all things JJ!💕

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I created our little garden as a sanctuary for us to relax after our big renovation. Previously we lived in a town centre with no garden and all I wanted was to be surrounded by pretty flowers and a lovely lawn.

Seven years on and this garden has given me so much more than I could have hope for. Getting dirty and feeling the earth between my fingers, fruits and endless herbs, nonstop laughs watching JJ run around bare foot and feral and now hope that I’ll see another season, plant more strawberries and see my rose arch bloom again next Summer. 🌼🌹🌸🌷

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Treatment number 3 in the bag! 💪🏼✨ In my

Treatment number 3 in the bag! 💪🏼✨

In my last post I forgot to tell you that in those dark early days when we didn’t have any information and we’re just waiting for results to come back we named my tumour. She’s called Deborah. (Sorry to any and all Deborah’s in advance. 😳) You might see the #fuckdeborah banned around these parts regularly.

Here was our thinking, this cancers sly, it creeps around while your feeling great living your life with often little to no symptoms, it’s hard to diagnose because most symptoms can be passed off as something else. 🙄

We were driving along one day and decided it needed a name. Neither of us know a Deborah but we imagined her to be the sly one in the office, hanging around the kettle stirring all the office drama, just generally being a bitch and it was official from that moment on fucking Deborah was named. Friends and family caught on and now she’s just part of the conversation. I even bought a new pair of fuck Deborah trainers because I deserve it! 👌🏼

I’ve taken pictures every time I’ve gone in for treatment. Month 1 was all my fuck Deborah vibes! 🖕🏼🖕🏼🖕🏼 Month 2 I tried to make JJ do a ✌🏼 and he didn’t play ball. Month 3 we went for strong arms 💪🏼 but JJ was kinda to busy trying to escape! Better luck next month I guess! 🤣

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Hello. How are you? It’s been awhile hasn’t it

Hello. How are you? It’s been awhile hasn’t it.

This isn’t a post I ever thought I’d be making but here goes.

In late May I walked into an appointment after having some tests for suspected IBS. I walked out being told I had cancer. Our world was instantly turned upside down. The following weeks were full of tests, biopsies, super vague information and ALL THE WAITING to find out exactly what we were dealing with. After 3 weeks it come back that I have a rare neuroendocrine cancer.

The passed 2.5months have been so hard. Having to come to terms with this diagnosis. Waking up everyday realising this is my actual life, not a terrible dream. The awful places your brain goes when all of a sudden your futures not so clear. Wondering if I’ll see my little boy grow up and still be chatting Greigs ear off in our old age.

My life’s been by no means all rainbows and butterflies but I’ve always worked on the basis that if you’re positive you can roll any shit in glitter and find a silver lining. This so far has stumped me. No amount of glitter seems enough and silver lining aren’t to be found. 🙁

So for now I am 2 months into treatment and all is going well. I have my village of people looking after me here in the UK, my two favourite humans here for cuddles on demand and the greatest support system back home in Australia and dotted all around the world. 🌏💕

Thank you if you’ve sent a message wondering where I am and I’m sorry that I’ve not responded but to be honest I’m still struggling to find the words. If you pray add me to your list, if good vibes are your thing I could use them all right now. 🙏🏼✨

At little pit stop in Bath to break up the trip ho

At little pit stop in Bath to break up the trip home from Cornwall! 🚙

We visited the Roman Baths and obvs JJ was just shouting ‘hot tub’ the whole time whilst trying to get in! 🤦🏻‍♀️

I think he might have said ‘but why?’ approximately 700 times whilst we were being the terrible parents keeping him out of that green water! 🤢🌊

But anyway, we’re home now in time for Daddy to play cricket and me to get my covid jab! ✨👌🏼

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