FLOWERS

I should really have blipped these flowers on Thursday which was the day I got them. Unfortunately on Thursday I was too emotional to do anything apart from put them into vases.

My colleagues at work really are the best ever.

On Wednesday when I went to get my results of my biopsy test everyone was texting me wanting to know how I was. When I found out I had cancer I just ignored all the texts. I didn't want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to come home and read my little red book that the hospital had given me.

However, once home my manager phoned on my landline. On the caller display it came up as 'incoming call' so I just thought it was some 'call centre' and was ready to give them a mouthful of abuse! So then of course when it wasn't I had to talk to her and tell her I had cancer. She was brilliant - she contacted everyone else for me and let them know. I just couldn't face talking to anyone apart from my sisters.

On Thursday I went into work and everyone was so lovely.

I was sat on the front reception desk when the lady from the local florists walked in with the biggest bouquet of flowers imaginable. To be honest I didn't really pay that much attention because we often have flowers delivered to the office. But then she asked for me. ....................And all these flowers were from the girlies at work (and the 'boy' - but he's gay, so he's almost a girl??!!).

I could not believe that they all cared so much about me. It made me cry. Well, since Wednesday a lot of things have made me cry.

I am so, so scared.

I'm lucky. I must be positive. We have a great NHS and if I hadn't been screened then I wouldn't know I had a problem.

I started this blipfoto blog on 1st June 2011. What I wanted to do was write about and photograph 500 things that had happened in my life in the past, in the present & things that I thought about in the future. Somehow I can see this 'blipblog' turning into a diary of my battle with cancer.

Except - this is not going to be a battle??!! The solution is simple - cut it out and let me get on with my life????????