The Day had arrived at last. I was to see the consultant at Warrington hospital on Tuesday 29th April at 3.50 p.m. This was the 4th appointment I'd been given. The first was to have been the 8th but that was changed to the 15th followed by a change to the 29th at 3.15 which was subsequently changed to 3.50. Still, here it was, Tuesday the 29th, and it was all systems go.

Parking is well nigh impossible at the hospital between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. even though there are 2 big car parks in the grounds and other little nooks and crannies round the buildings, all Pay and Display it goes without saying. To save me the hassle of trying to park within walking distance my daughter finished work at 2 p.m. to take me. She had to be...

West Ender

As a few of you know, ive been abit down recently.. lots of things all pileing up on top of me and i have felt like i was drowning under it all, kind of came to a head today, the straw that broke the camels back so to speak.But thats not really what this blog is about.... this blog is about Pete....

Pete was my first love but not in that way.. he was my first boyfriend in the same way Tyler has a girlfriend, back when it meant you were friends with a boy. Pete was my first kiss, because he was the only boy i was 100% comfortable with. Pete was my partner in crime.

Me and Pete met on our first day of infant school, he pulled my hair and i punched him. He never messed with me again

We were friend...

emamum

We were up at the crack of dawn for our taxi to the airport. Our hotel had a deal going with a local taxi firm which made it cheaper than going on the airport bus. It must have been about 5.45am when we were picked up. I was feeling tired and after the over indulgence of the previous day, my head felt like it had been run over by a bus.

Our taxi was stopped on the motorway slip road by the police who were doing random breathalyser checks. It was the third time that our taxi driver had been tested that night. He told the police officer that he would need a beer after all of that testing. She laughed and waved us on our way.

We soon arrived at the airport and checked in. Depression finally hit me when we got into the...

lettie