Yes those few friends of mine who know my secret think that I have TOTALLY lost the plot and that I am seriously mad… and they can be TOTALLY forgiven for that…
however…
I made a promise to myself 9 years ago that in 2010 the year that my precious Gaby would have celebrated her 10th birthday and the year that I mourn 10 long years of her not being a physical part of our family… I would run the London Marathon and raise funds for a charity that is so close to my heart!
Fate or whatever you call it has intervened and this past May… actually in the week of her birthday I got an email back from the charity concerned saying that the applications needed to be in before the end of May! How could I not send it in? In the exact same week…?
Well it took me quite a while and huge box of tissues later my motivation was done and …. I was notified last week that YES I HAVE A PLACE!!!!
I just sat down and cried and cried and cried…. I can now finally do something really worthwhile and give back to a charity that not only saved my precious Gaby for a few hours…. but also had the knowledge to ensure that I had the correct course of treatment in my subsequent pregnancies and then again when Aimee needed special care and I had the support of specialist nurses…. this charity through its continued research and support and fundraising gave me my life… my darling children… and how can anyone EVER repay that?
So watch this space… I have a year…. I will want to raise as much as I possibly can and will be doing various things… but in the meantime if any of you are interested… please go to:… www.bliss.org.uk
and I promise if I have to crawl the distance I will!!!
