He’s quite literally flown the nest ✈️.
You know you’ve done something right when he reveals that your contact name in his phone is “The Oracle”!
I rang him whilst he was waiting to board & he told me he was “all good” & that loads of people were laughing at his ring tone 🙄!
He won’t be where he’s meant to be until about 11pm tonight (or in his new time zone at midday tomorrow 🤯).
It’s not sunk in...it was strange not kissing him goodnight last night, knowing that I won’t actually be able to give him a hug for however long (might be a year).
It was heartbreaking to watch Dylan clinging onto him & sobbing before we left.
My legs turned to jelly as he walked through security & turned to wave at me...with the biggest grin on his gorgeous face.
Basically, it’s just strange having a child who’s left home...nothing can prepare you for it & it will take time to adjust.
He’s been on hold for so long; he’s had no choice.
Two summers ago Ruari was introduced to an ex All Black who went on to tell him that he wanted to train him in New Zealand & after a bit of umming & ahhing he finally agreed to book his ticket.
He’s so excited (in his usual calm & laid back way) & that really is all that matters; it’s his time, his journey.
I couldn’t have dreamt up a better plan for Ruari, this is all his dreams rolled into one & whilst I’ll miss him because I’ve basically lost a huge part of me (I know it’s not forever), my overriding feelings are love & pride.
I’m indescribably proud of him & I love him more than words can say.
Also, thank heavens for FaceTime.
#newchapter #leavinghome #imisshim #myboy #hecallsmetheoracle #raisingboys #proudmum
Calendars//schedules//planning: swipe 🔙.
This is what a 3 year & 4 month childhood cancer treatment plan for stage IV b-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma looks like. 17 pages of A4 paper, a ring binder containing hospital appointments (for the multitude of foreseen & unforeseen procedures not on the treatment plan) & a Filofax given to us by #latchwelshchildrenscancercharity which we started to fill in at the end of December 2016 once we knew what Dylan’s treatment plan entailed. Since then we have documented every single procedure, temperature reading, weekly blood test result, IV chemotherapy treatment, oral chemotherapy treatment, steroid dose, antibiotic, anti viral med, physiotherapy session, med change, dose change, hospital appointment, vitamin administration, dressing change, surgical procedure, call to the hospital, scan...you name it, it’s in this diary.
2019 sees the start of a new diary insert. We will need another one for the first few months of 2020 & probably for a while after that.
@thenursemum has very cleverly put together a calendar which not only allows space to document all of the above & more in one place, it also rather wonderfully includes motivational quotes for each month along with a column which highlights Awareness Days. I could’ve done with this two years ago but am so grateful to have one now.
What’s really special about this calendar is that all proceeds go towards funding her son Jaxon’s therapies which aren’t available on the NHS.
Jaxon is a one year old boy with a life threateningly big heart, multiple co-morbidities & just as his mummy describes him, the best personality in the world.
For anyone with many things to remember over the course of the next year (medical or not), this calendar is just wonderful.
#newyear #planning #calendar #sen #livingwithcancer #childhoodcancer
