And another birthday I didn't expect to see when I was told about my cancer. It's a glorious morning with blue skies, a slight frost and bright sunshine. This must be about the first time in a decade that the sun has shone on my birthday, so I intend to make the most of it. My godmother is taking me out to lunch and then we're going to a local stately home to view the garden - as long as the sun keeps shining. I'm looking forward to it, particularly since I hadn't planned to do anything today. It was a lovely surprise to receive a lunch invitation - I was feeling a bit down after all the excitement of last year's big celebration; friends tell me it's always an anticlimax the year after a huge party!
Well, I may have survived cancer, but I'm definitely beginning to feel age creeping up on me! The dogs and I all have arthritic knees now and stagger about for a few seconds when we first get up, waiting for our joints to start working again! However, it could be so much worse. I could be dead. I could be in hospital. Birthdays remind me of how grateful I am to be alive and feeling well (apart from the creaky joints!) I would have liked to have done the "Relay for Life" this year, but Cancer Research UK hasn't mentioned it to me; it doesn't seem to be happening. A shame. Not all of us want to "Race for life" - a relay where we hand on the baton, even if we only walk the course, seems so much more symbolic, somehow...
Well, I may have survived cancer, but I'm definitely beginning to feel age creeping up on me! The dogs and I all have arthritic knees now and stagger about for a few seconds when we first get up, waiting for our joints to start working again! However, it could be so much worse. I could be dead. I could be in hospital. Birthdays remind me of how grateful I am to be alive and feeling well (apart from the creaky joints!) I would have liked to have done the "Relay for Life" this year, but Cancer Research UK hasn't mentioned it to me; it doesn't seem to be happening. A shame. Not all of us want to "Race for life" - a relay where we hand on the baton, even if we only walk the course, seems so much more symbolic, somehow...
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My name is Sarah Wells and I am a Relay Development Executive at Cancer Research UK. Relay For Life is definately happening this year. You can log on to www.cancerresearchuk.org/relay to see what is happening near you.
Thank you for the information, Sarah. Unfortunately, the nearest relay is too far from my home to be viable ;-( The problem is that I was promised I would be informed if the local time was going to have a Relay or not, but, so far, no information has been forthcoming. A shame, as a lot of people in the area would be interested in taking part. I even volunteered to help organise it, but nobody ever got back to me on that one!
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