Results tagged “Remembrance Sunday” from Birmingham Mail - I Will Survive

I really hadn't meant to leave it so long between entries, but while I was enjoying a precious day with my friend Ann from America something happened that was so upsetting that I wasn't able to continue with my blog .However, when you have these knocks you just have to pick yourself up and get on with life.

It's a strange thing but when you have cancer there is a vulnerability that wasn't there before. Events that I might have handled in pre cancer days affect me far more
now.and so many cancer patients say the same.

Ann has MS and was diagnosed virtually the same time as me 7 years ago. She also is very positive, refuses to give into it and leads an amazingly active life and receives wonderful treatment in America. We went to a great firework party on Saturday night, but all too soon we were at Birmingham Airport at 7am on a grey, wet Saturday morning waving each other goodbye.

We met at a Remembrance Service in Melbourne, Derbyshire 10 years ago and no matter where our lives took us, we still always met on that special day and this continued till she left England.

This Sunday John and I went to Knowle and it is just so moving when the Brass Band comes marching proudly up the High Street leading the procession.As I watched, the young cadets, the old war heroes and the young servicemen I felt very humbled.Here am I trying every which way to beat this cancer and live and they are prepared to give their lives for their country. The service at Knowle Parish Church was beautiful and moving and on days like this I am glad to be alive and "Proud to be British."