Category Archives: Testicular cancer

An unexpected gift

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Friday 22nd December

    

From a dear old lady

An unexpected gift

Such a sweet gesture

To make one’s spirit lift

  

A Santa on a stick

Festive decoration

Just for you my darling

Really sweet donation

  

Love you forever

My treasured Angel son

xxxxxx

Whilst visiting you, this afternoon, a dear old lady offered us this Santa, for you

Kisses delivered

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Wednesday 20th December

    

Family gatherings, 

And celebrations

Christmas trees

And decorations

  

Much festive cheer 

And happy holidays

Choirs carolling

And singing praise

   

Thinking of you 

At Christmastime

Remembered with

A love sublime

  

Heart skips a beat

Memories triggered

Looking to heaven

Kisses delivered

   

Darling Angel son

xxxxxx

  

Beloved one

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Tuesday 19th December

   

Your perfect star twinkles in heaven

So shine on brightly my Angel son

Safe in our hearts is where you are

Nothing has ended, it’s only begun

Missed so much at this time of year

Precious sweetheart, beloved one

   

xxxxxx

A grey looking Porthmeor Beach

Cobbled Fore Street looking pretty at dusk

PET scan

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Monday 18th December

  

On the last visit to my oncologist, following a CT scan, a small ‘gnurgly’ was seen on my spleen. It had been mentioned​ a couple of previous times to no consequence, but now the radiographer’s report suggested further investigation was warranted. So, no food since last night, and only water this morning. 

Upon arrival at the unit, just after 1:00pm, form filling was followed by blood sugar testing, which was fine. The technician then went to collect the radioactive trace injection. He returned carrying what looked like an extremely heavy tool box. I thought, ‘Wow, that must be a massive injection!’, but it was merely a huge lead-lined box to protect from the radiation. So then the liquid was pushed into my veins, the technician declared me radioactive ☢️☠️🤢☠️☢️  and I had to wait an hour for the liquid to reach all parts of my body……

The scan itself was fine: the first part was head to knees, taking about fifty minutes, back and forth, stop and start, don’t move…..Then I had to turn around for the second part: knees to toes, which only took twenty minutes. Time to go, and after over three hours in the unit, I was ready. It was now dark outside, the whole afternoon had disappeared through a tunnel…..And now I was starving and very thirsty.

A quick bite to eat and​ a cappuccino, then a drive home in the dark, whereupon I am now drinking copious amounts of water to flush out the radioactive trace. Apparently I must not go near pregnant women or young children for twenty four hours….

Glowing all the wayyyyyy………

Thinking of you my sweetheart, as always.

Beloved Angel son

xxxxxx


Homeward bound, after sunset

Lights of the cars mimicking how I feel…..

And, we came to say hello again

Your solar snowflake looked lovely

My little fella

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Sunday 17th December

    

Love you forever

My little fella

So kind and clever

Forget you never

I did endeavour

Keep us together

Such a sweet treasure

Who brought us pleasure

   

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx


My little fella. Universal Studios

My little fella. SeaWorld

My little fella. Robbie’s, Islamorada

My little fella. Hawaiian Luau, SeaWorld

My little fella. Brother’s 24th birthday

My Angel up on high

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Saturday 16th December

    

My Angel up on high

My darling sweet boy

Missing you today

And all those dreams of joy

    

My Angel up on high

My precious sweetheart

Thinking of you today

Even though we’re apart

    

My Angel up on high

My beloved son

Loving you always

Your earthly life is done

   

My Angel up on high

My treasured little man

In my heart forever

I’ll love you all I can

  

Xxxxxx

A cloudy harbour this afternoon

Look forward, not back

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Friday 15th December

    

Look forward, not back

But when I think of you

I’m thrown off track

Those memories to pursue

Good times to unpack

Before we said “Adieu”

The past holds a pack

Of joy and love so true

    

Missing you my darling

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx

Bit of a swell hitting Lambeth Walk

Dark and stormy over the harbour

As…..

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Thursday 14th December

   

As the tinsel, bells and holly

Start to decorate the stores

I remember the excitement

The simple fun that was yours

  

As the Christmas music plays

Bringing back memories of you

I try and remember good times

All the fun things you would do 

   

As the Christmas cards are posted

I can no longer sign your name

Finding it just so difficult to write

Since a sweet Angel you became

  

Missing you so much poppet

Darling Angel son

xxxxxx

  

Making memories for you

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Wednesday 13th December

   

Making memories for you

When we’re​ on holiday

Although you’re not here

You’ll not fade away

Sharing all that we do

In my heart you’ll stay

Dearest Angel son

See you again someday

   

xxxxxx

Sunbeams peeking through on our stormy drive back to Cornwall