The first day of Spring

Today is the first day of Spring. 

I have know this all day. 

But it was not until this evening that I associated the first day of Spring with the 1st of September. On this day in 2010 (four years ago) our lives were flipped upside down as I was diagnosed with Leukaemia. I'm sure by now you all know the storey of how this has affected our lives, so I won't go into details about the past. 

Currently things are going really well for us. I am back at work part-time hoping to go full-time again soon. I have started surfing again and hitting the golf balls really well. Over the last couple of months I have been able to drop a few more medications, lift some heavier weights and I have been told that I am going to be a Dad! Thats right, we're having a baby!

I can't stop smiling because I didn't think that I was actually going to be alive to experience such a moment. On more than one occasion we have had our dreams of having a family shattered to pieces. I have always wanted to have a family of my own, even when Kell and I started dating at the age of 16. Mostly because I knew that she was the one I wanted to be with forever and that I have two of the best people in the world as my parents to aspire to. I know how much fun Dad had with me when I was little! 

I can't wait to teach our little Nemo to surf, ride BMX, and just be amazing. I am really hoping that our little Nemo can be half as amazing as its Mother. 

As you may or may not know, the chances of being fertile after chemotherapy are very low. But with the help of whole body radiation, it is almost a certainty that you will be infertile. So luckily I was able to "make a deposit" at the "bank" before commencing my treatment. When we got married, a lot of very special people gave us money as a Wedding gift. We would like to thank you very much for helping us afford to have our little Nemo. You have given us the best Wedding present ever, the gift of new life!

At the end of this week I will be having surgery on my eye. At the moment I cannot see a thing out of my right eye. So I am really looking forward to ‘seeing’ the results (get it!!). This is done via a 5 point key-hole surgery around my eye but is fairly simple. The surgery in itself I am not too worried about, but I am not looking forward to the recovery as I will have to be facing down for roughly 2 weeks. I am also not looking forward to feeling like I will have eyelashes in my eye as there will be dissolving stitches on my eyeball. Part of the surgery involves putting oil inside my eye to prevent another bleed. This means that although I will have sight back, it will be like looking through water until I have a second surgery in 12 months time to have the oil drained. 

Thank you for the lovely well wishes about our announcement! 

On a small side note, I would just like to welcome to the family Imogen and Ivy:)

Peace 

Shaggy 

xx