Firstly, I went to Old Trafford with my niece & nephew. Old Trafford!! Crowds, steps, mayhem - something I never thought I'd be able to do or cope with again. Also, given the dismal performances Man United have put in this year I wasn't optimistic about having a 'great' day out, but apparently, miracles truly do happen - and I don't mean my recovery! Ryan Giggs led us to a glorious (well alright, an average) victory against Norwich and the atmosphere was amazing, so all in all, a fantastic day. Then, the following weekend, I visited lots of family in Ireland over Easter, which was lovely. It was my first time going home since I became ill - again something I wasn't sure I'd do again, so all the more special because of that.
I also hosted a 'MacMillan Night In' a few weeks ago (the party person version of the MacMillan coffee morning), which went unbelievably well in terms of having a laugh with friends and fund-raising (over £400.00!!), but was a nightmare in other ways - dogs going mental at being locked away from everyone and new air conditioning unit flooding the bedroom while I partied on obliviously downstairs. Nope, not joking - bedroom flooded - nightmare! Thankfully I discovered it before it caused the ceiling to collapse on top of us, but it wasn't too late to make the room smell revolting. There are no words for how nasty it smelt for the next few days - rancid, mouldy and rank are a few for starters... The only way to get through that nonsense on the night was to pretend it wasn't happening and have fun. Which we duly did. The After Eight game will go down in history...well, local history anyway. For legal reasons, I can't post any pictures of this outstanding event, but there are many (and one video Nikki Conlin ;-), and they are very funny. For anyone who doesn't know the After Eight game, PM me and I'll fill you in.
Oh, and I've released my first movie since I last posted! Well, not quite, but I have put a compilation of videos that Kevin took charting my recovery on Youtube, which is sort of the same thing ;-) I've attached the link here if you'd like to watch it. Also, please feel free to share. My reason for doing this was that if it can inspire one person who is struggling through a horrible time to keep fighting, keep going, then it will be worth it. Frankly, it needs to do some good, because I look truly hideous in many parts of it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jqqr6nZJaE&feature=youtu.be
Life is pretty much returning to normal now, as I'm able to do almost everything I could before, albeit a little more slowly and carefully. Because of that, I've decided to try to use my horrible experience constructively, and raise some more money - this time for Cancer Research. So, I, who couldn't walk at all this time last year, am going to try to do a 5k walk at the end of July!
Now, knowing me as you all do by now, you're probably thinking that there must be wine involved somewhere along the line in my 5k, and you'd be right. The walk will be late morning, followed by a celebratory lunch afterwards, which will hopefully include lots of bubbles and yummy vino. I'm walking on Sunday 27th July and finishing up at The Baskerville in Shiplake. Feel free to pop in and have a drink on the day if you're in the vicinity. Also, and much more importantly, feel free to sponsor me at https://www.justgiving.com/aideen-jones1
Right, off to do some training now. The walking kind, not the wine kind. :-)
A. xxx
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