26 February seems light years away and yet it isn’t seven weeks since. How much has happened in this short space of time and what a learning curve I have been and am still on.
Yesterday was a privileged day for me and my family. I went to Thornbury hospital, working with NHS, for Gamma Knife treatment which specifically targets brain tumours leaving healthy brain tissue intact.
What amazing technology and even more important to my mind, what amazing people delivering it. My team was headed by Mr Rowe. A quiet, gentle, very clever man but also compassionate and empathetic. He was working with another neurosurgeon and radiologists and was extremely positive at the end of my treatment programme.
This was the part of the plan I was most nervous about and yet it became an uplifting experience. Positivity was the word of the day. “Lord for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray. Keep me my God just for today.” Of course the primary cancer has still to be verified, but after another biopsy tomorrow that question will hopefully have been dealt with.
Today’s mass readings speak of coming to the light, which for believers is God, the source of all light. And if we look closely enough we can see this light all around us, in inspiring, caring people, in goodness, in the environment and certainly for me, in radiotherapy using beams of light to eliminate destructive cells. A day of enlightenment for me. A signpost leading me forwards.
“Lead kindly light, lead thou me on.”
Pauline
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Really proud of you Mum, a true warrior! Great inspiration for next week’s marathon! Love you xxxxx
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Hi Pauline, So pleased yesterday went well, one massive hurdle jumped. You are on the way. Feed on the positivity of your treatment team ,they know the condition you have inside out. Hopeful that this week will reveal the rest of the picture. Upwards and onwards supported by our prayers and love. God bless.
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It was such a positive day Mum. The people helping you were so kind, compassionate and positive. It was a privilege to be with you and Dad yesterday. I was so proud that you are my Mum. What a star you were, never complained, funny, brave. The radiographers called you a real soldier and you were just that. Over another hurdle and onwards to a positive future. Love you, you amazing human 💚
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That’s brilliant Pauline, so glad you are getting the care you deserve, onwards and upwards.xx
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Great positivity Pauline!!! Great that you have a positive path to follow & are being assisted so well on that journey.
Proud of you… xxx
Rachel x
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Mum you are a true tough nut with a great sense of humour and bucketsful of positivity just like your Mum, lovely Grandma Win. Those Yates genes are most certainly strong!xx
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Hi glad you have started you are doing so well a very brave lady my thoughts and prayers are with you lovely lady God bless xx
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You, yourself are an inspiration Pauline. Thank you for sharing your journey. I feel privileged to share it in reading your blogs.
Love and prayers as always
Lucy 😊 x
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