Reasons to be cheerful... Part 3

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 'Are we there yet?' We're off to the seaside!  My good friend Sal used to live in London and would come and stay with me when she was working on a film at Pinewood Studios, and joked she was staying at her country residence and now she's moved back to Hastings I can now say I'm off to my seaside residence!! We had such a lovely weekend, chilling, chatting, chuckling, chomping on a Chinese and cooked brekkie, and only occasionally the small c popped in to remind us how blessed we are and to celebrate our crazy, caring and cuddly connection! Look how many positive c words there are!!

Danni and I were thoroughly spoilt the whole time and the photo of me snuggled up in the 'teddybear' bed sums up it up perfectly- even chocolate on the pillow - an Easter  Egg no less- and a cuddle pillow to boot!! And can I just say, this is how Sal has always treated me, even before cancer joined us! You can see why I treasure her so dearly! She's like a sister, exactly like my sister, who cares and nurtures me in the same way and I would be lost without either of them 😘

Sal is the Fiancée of Danni's Farja, as she calls him. I met him when I was 17 and we've been friends ever since! We met in a nightclub on the day I passed my driving test and despite never having driven out of Slough, I drove him and a mate home through central London - the wine probably helped and hindered in equal measure - it wasn't funny and it wasn't clever!! I remember being stopped by the police and being asked 'Do you two ladies know the gentlemen in the back of the car?' My younger self was not as self-controlled as I am now but not wanting to run the risk of being breathalysed I managed to be polite and not be down right rude nor, at least, be facetious - 'What men officer? Oh my it's so dark in here I didn't notice the two black men sitting behind me!!' I hope times have changed, I kow I certainly have. Good job really, otherwise Learie might have done a runner,  seeing the crazy me so soon, rather than seeing me later when he was madly in love with me and it was too late to escape - no actually he did - escape' but I'm so glad we've remained friends ever since, although for the past 20 plus years he's had to play second fiddle to Sal! I must admit he does have great taste in women!! 

I will be eternally grateful to them both - Lea for co-creating the miracle that is my (our) beautiful daughter and bringing Sal into our lives - the Bestest Friend and the Bestest Step-mum! And Sal for being my number one fan - she's even signed up for Walk All Over Cancer, walking 10,000 steps every day in March!! THANKS SALLY (AND SARAH) YOUR BOTH LEGENDS! xx