Friday, January 10, 2014

Bit late

Bit late to wish everyone a happy new year but never mind it's said now.

SIL's partner is the captain on one of the tall sailing ships and we heard he was sailing into Denia port on new year's eve.  We were invited to join him and be given a guided tour of the ship Tenacious.  It is 65m long and weighs in over 500 tonnes, they are fully equipped to take disabled people on their cruise which means they can be a full member of the crew, even hoists up the masts


Not something that would appeal to me, I get dizzy standing on a chair!  It was very informative seeing all the facilities on board, full freezers, a couple of galleys a large kitchen making everything from their own bread to special diets and feeding up to 30 people, water making facilities, full 240v electricity supply etc.  It was built in 2000 .

It was a warm sunny day, the sea was perfectly calm,
as you can see from this picture of the ferry approaching.
We spent a lovely couple of hours, catching up before leaving them all to plan their new year celebrations before they sailed off to Barcelona.  (It was noted that you could tell the locals by the fact we were wearing jumpers, whilst most of the crew were in shirt sleeves - must have thin blood)

We have had an extremely tense couple of weeks and Rebecca was sent home without the biopsy being done as they realised that it was not where they thought and surgery was required. Yesterday we had to see the aneasthatist then headed off in search of the surgeon to find out what was happening.  We pushed in without an appointment and he was very kind and gave us half an hour of his time explaining everything.
Horrid words like, lymphoma, tumour, further treatment regardless, and stats that made the hair on your neck stand up,were banded about. The operation is scheduled for Monday with 48 hour stay, and the longest wait for the results.
We are helping Rebecca put certain things into place to make her recovery easier, but the best thing we are doing is being very positive, taking baby steps, not thinking what if (very hard) and giving her all the love, light, energy and support we can. Life is a journey on a road that twists and turns, sometimes it's smooth and sometimes it's bumpy, at the moment it's got great boulders in the way, but little by little we will remove them and the best thing of all is we will do it together.

Treasure today and every day, take care xx





9 comments:

  1. Oh Chrissie, I will be sending lots of love your way and only wish the sailing ahead could be as calm as it looks on your beautiful photos here. Hugs, Axxx

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    1. Thanks Annie, we are taking deep breaths, being open and lots of communication I think is the key.xx

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  2. In am glad that you had a good new years eve! Sorry to hear that Rebecca has to have surgery and still doesn't have any real answers yet. I pray that all goes well with the surgery and that the results will be better than you fear. Thinking of you all. xx

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    1. Many thanks Amy, little by little, baby steps, get through Monday first and keep asking the angels for all the help we can get xx

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  3. thinking of you lots and all the best for Rebecca... The waiting must be tough.....
    Interesting on the ship.... looks beautiful ...
    Hugz

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    1. Thank you Fiona, we just want Monday over with now. The ship was certainly huge and interesting the the top three sails were motorised, probably for health and safety reasons but they still went up to do the lower sails. Someone was working on the crows nest, so high up! xx

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  4. Oh Chrissie, I have been rather behind with my blog reading, so have just read of Rebecca's setback. How hard that is for you all. We will be sending lots of thoughts and prayers your way in the days ahead. It is so hard when we are so far away, but as much as possible your bloggy friends are there with you, holding you and giving you all strength to get through Monday and then the time ahead while you wait for results and further treatments. It is another "day at a time" situation as Rebecca recovers from the surgery.
    Take care of yourself in these coming days so you have the strength to be there for Rebecca.
    Sending much love to you all. Hugs. xxx

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    1. Thank you so much for your lovely message, I was very hesitant about posting as I didn't want to sound doom and gloom, but everyone has been so lovely with their kind words, it's rather like having a soft comforting blanket wrapped around you. xx

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    2. Chrissie, you certainly dont sound doom and gloom, and it is so good that you have shared. You need support in these times, and even if we are far away you still have it from your bloggy friends. Keep us informed as you are able. Hugs xxx

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