This morning we sobbed until we felt sick, trying to find words to express how much we treasure our friendship and how devastated we are by Lou's prognosis. It was dreadful and cathartic in equal measure.....and it wasn't long before we found something to giggle about again.

Then we started to work our way through the hospice leaflets, wills, finance, pain relief, DNARs, preferred place of care, wheelchairs, blue bages....it seemed overwhelming but then a hospice nurse arrived and worked through that list with Lou. She made herself an action plan to assist with and fast track everything, making it all seem entirely managable.