The love affair with Tunnocks teacakes begins...

Andrea in Jaisalmer, 2005

October 2007 (again no date, but around 24th)

Looking at how over the past few weeks all of my friends and family have helped one another, they will all play their part. What I am beginning to realise now is that it is the simple pleasures of just being with another person; how they make you feel when they are in a room with you – that is friendship, purely and simply.

I am feeling quite upbeat tonight, this is just ANOTHER part of my life that I have to go through, and I do sort of hope that some of what I have written may help you. It helps me, strangely, to face right up to what is happening.

I have lived a full life, achieved probably more than I ever thought I would/could, and surrounded myself with the most amazing friends and family. So you see, when it comes to your turn, you too will have some good people around you, so go on out there and LIVE LIFE TO THE FULL!!

20:20 – There is so much more to life and living than just being in a body. Bits of me that used to work don’t anymore; my R leg is getting markedly weaker, bowels are bloody awful, and I can’t hold very long conversations! I can really understand why elderly people are ready sometimes to accept death. Just got back from the bloody toilet again – CONSTIPATED – hence my feelings!

Talked it over with a nurse, she listened to me rambling on, which I am sure must have been scintillating the amount of times I repeat myself. Right! Back to the more important things in life – TUNNOCKS TEACAKES!* I have one left and I am savouring it.

*When Tunnocks heard about Andrea, they sent a huge box of teacakes and every other chocolatey product they make as well as a commemorative glass (which Andrea loved and used as toothbrush mug). They asked us not to thank them publicly (in the press) as their purpose was not to get publicity, but I will thank them here. Dear wonderful person at Tunnocks, you have no idea how much that box of goodies brightened Andrea's day and she never ran out of Tunnocks teacakes again! Thank God!