The Journey has ended....thank God!

Thanks for enjoying my blogs.....and sorry it's taken a while to get back on to reply!

I've been pretty caught up with work - learning the new job and getting to know the staff and I'm happy to say it's turning out great!   I feel that I might have finally found a job that I can stay in long term.

I've also been very busy with the recipe book I'm doing (entering all the recipes into the format for the publisher) and organising the fundraiser.

I really do appreciate your offer to assist with the fundraiser........I was thinking you might like to help out by purchasing some of the Recipe books I'm doing.  Each one is going to sell for $20 and will have nearly 300 recipes in it.   The more I can sell, the more money goes to the cancer ward at Box Hill Hospital.

Perhaps you might like to ask your friends and family if they would like to purchase some and give me an order and I will organise it to be sent up to you.

As this is for the Hospital, my husband (an auditor) and a friend of ours (a lawyer) advised me to set up a special bank account for the fundraiser and receipt of any monies the book sells so it's all transparent and accountable so once I set that up I can send the details to you.

I am going to post another blog with all these details and inviting people to purchase them.  The bank account details will be on that.

I am also setting up a Charitable Foundation which is a bit costly for me to do, but something I feel compelled to do.   All the legal stuff that goes with that is what I'm working through at the moment.

As for my health I'm going pretty well, although I did get the dreaded lurgi (flu)....I thought I might miss out on it as i had the Flu Injection but alas no.....my poor parents (they're both 85) got a terrible dose and then I got it.  My husband was fortunate enough to miss out.  We live with my folks in a dual occupancy situation so they were really helpful to me when I was sick - they used to bring me dry bikkies and soup if i could eat (Bless them)!

When I think back to the whole Cancer journey, by far the worst moment for me was telling my parents I had cancer and watch them both dissolve into a million tears.....OMG even now I get chokked up when I think about it.  I guess that's pretty much one of the worst things a parent can be told about their child.

I think my husband had a cry too, but like most men - did it privately....he reaction was more of total and complete shock - he went pale and just sat there shakking his head.

I don't know if it was the same for you......but just those two events have always stuck in my mind.....I never want to see them so upset ever again.

But apart from the flu and still some fatigue (wish that would stop!) I'm travelling along ok.....and I really hope that you are too.   Keep watching for my blog - lots more news is coming.....

Best wishes and hang in there...don't forget "think positively!"

luv Helen