Having just undergone a rather traumatic ten days or so having been told I had cancer of the womb, undergoing an emergency hysterectomy and having to wait almost a week to have it confirmed that they've caught it in tome and I will not need any further treatment - life is definitely NOT shite for me.

I found out how much my children and all those around me care about me and the goodness of people in general. I'm lucky - I got away with it this time and, believe me, life is great and precious. My daughter left her three year old son at home with his father 100 miles up the road from me to be with me and now has me installed with her looking forward to Christmas with my family. On the journey up here I looked at the beauty of the passing countryside and thanked my lucky stars that I live in a country where, when necessary, the Health Service really can pull out the stops.

I'm sure that there will be others who have had a much harder time, with less support through illness and I daresay in time that I shall start taking some things for granted again. But right now ..... LIFE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!