What Wonderful People
Sorry I haven't posted for a while, my world, at the moment is revolving around the fact that my beloved Nanna only has a couple of weeks left with us. She is currently in St Catherine's Hospice in Preston, and they are the reason behind the title of this post.
Nanna has now been in there for a couple of weeks now but I wasn't able to go and see her until last monday as the kids have had various sniffles etc, and, as her immune system is shot to pieces, it would have killed her. I have been totally bowled over by the kindness of the people who work at St Caths, I didn't actually know until today that the place is purely funded by charity. There is no charge for the patients to be there, and yet nothing is any trouble whatsoever for the staff. The hospice have a website, the address is www.stcatherines.co.uk , there is actually an online shop on there, with some lovely christmas cards, so if you still haven't bought any, these are lovely, I have seen them in the hospice shop.
I really can't believe that my dear Nanna won't be with us for much longer, we have always been close, and I can't imagine her not being around. All of my online friends, and you know who you are, have been of tremendous support, I can't thank you enough!
Two things have touched my heart in a big way lately, one was when my mum went to see Nanna, and Nanna could smell cigarette smoke (no-one was smoking). My mum suggested that it was Granddad (who passed away in May this year), watching over her with his Golden Virginia roll-up and Nanna said 'yes, I do like to think so, hello Ray'. The other thing was, when I took Jade and Joe to the family room, there were pics up on the wall that the children had drawn for their poorly relatives. One of them said 'Get Well Soon Granddad'. I had a lump in my throat.
Anyway, I had better go and jump in the bath, after the long, emotional day I have had today, I could do with a long, hot soak... again, if you get the chance, please do visit the hospice website, it would mean so much.
Loads of love, Ess xx
Nanna has now been in there for a couple of weeks now but I wasn't able to go and see her until last monday as the kids have had various sniffles etc, and, as her immune system is shot to pieces, it would have killed her. I have been totally bowled over by the kindness of the people who work at St Caths, I didn't actually know until today that the place is purely funded by charity. There is no charge for the patients to be there, and yet nothing is any trouble whatsoever for the staff. The hospice have a website, the address is www.stcatherines.co.uk , there is actually an online shop on there, with some lovely christmas cards, so if you still haven't bought any, these are lovely, I have seen them in the hospice shop.
I really can't believe that my dear Nanna won't be with us for much longer, we have always been close, and I can't imagine her not being around. All of my online friends, and you know who you are, have been of tremendous support, I can't thank you enough!
Two things have touched my heart in a big way lately, one was when my mum went to see Nanna, and Nanna could smell cigarette smoke (no-one was smoking). My mum suggested that it was Granddad (who passed away in May this year), watching over her with his Golden Virginia roll-up and Nanna said 'yes, I do like to think so, hello Ray'. The other thing was, when I took Jade and Joe to the family room, there were pics up on the wall that the children had drawn for their poorly relatives. One of them said 'Get Well Soon Granddad'. I had a lump in my throat.
Anyway, I had better go and jump in the bath, after the long, emotional day I have had today, I could do with a long, hot soak... again, if you get the chance, please do visit the hospice website, it would mean so much.
Loads of love, Ess xx
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