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On Tuesday I dashed home from the course to cook dinner for my friend Debbie who was staying with us and with 2 other friends off we went to see the ballet Edward Scissorhands at the Birmingham Hippodrome. It was the first night and the brilliant cast received a well deserved standing ovation.I never cease to be thrilled by the talent on the stage and the magic of the theatre and as a bonus some of the cast came out to answer questions from the audience. It had been a terrible start to the day with my bad news, but what a terrific ending.

8.30am on Wednesday I had a phone call from a lovely man called Rob from ITV London saying that they had read my article in the Birmingham Mail on how I had survived chemo and cancer and could they do an interview with me at my home. I believe it was probably connected to the story about the young girl who needed heart surgery due to the damage chemo caused and I think they wanted a positive story on how chemo can help you.Rob said he was catching the next train down to Solihull.

My poor husband John didn't know what had hit him as I dashed round plumping cushions, filling my flower vases and rustling up a cake. My cleaning lady Tina had never seen me looking so glamorous at that time of the morning. Hyacinth Bouquet has nothing on me I thought! Then the 'phone rang and it was Rob to say "the story had been pulled as often happens with news" and he was now at Milton Keynes station after being told to return to London.

Oh well, I nearly made ITV National News that night, but perhaps I must just be content with the odd appearance on Radio WM!