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I'm glad you are here today with many stories out on the web about cancer and its hard hitting word news and fast progression, I think id like to do my bit to make a change for the future and tell a different story, although my grandmother died of cancer and oh did I wish she hadn't of had to leave maybe things in my own life would of been much different, but that's only a small part of why I'm doing this, when I was in hospital for a simple investigation, I was facing two ladies in the opposite bed to me who had cancer, at first I wouldn't of thought they would have, they looked so happy, normal and full of humour, until I got talking to them and they both told me their full story, one with radiotheraphy and operations the other chemotheraphy with several operations, I was astounded at the beauty they still held in their hearts and pride in their souls, one lady I fell in awe with and we were friends for that short time, she didn't care what was wrong with her or what came next, may that of been an infection or the way the cancer made her look, we would talk for hours and while I was on that ward and she even gave me all she had and gave her bananas as she knew it was all I could eat, I was so sad to leave the ward, throughout the several cancelations of operations due to complications she took it all in her stride, needless to say I was so sad to say goodbye or think of her out come I still remember her name and think of her, I made a promise to them both id do this, as I didn't feel worthy to sit in the same ward as them when my investigation was for something so inferior to what they had been admitted with.

since then I have taken up volunteering at a cancer unit, and I know many of you who suffer are just like those, proud, strong and full of laughter, sometimes when you are breaking inside, I suffer from chronic pain every day myself and ladies and gentlemen, I take my hat off to you, through seeing what I do see on that ward and what you have to go through, even down to the things you think are nothing, I SALUTE YOU! one lady, a friend, once said to me that she felt that loosing her hair was worse than the cancer itself because it made herself less than a woman, and felt like that was something to be ashamed of, and I believe we all have that one thing that kills us emotionally to the core, and that wasn't something to be ashamed of at all, not one part of it is!  you fight and maybe you've fought and survived! your stories have inspired me to fight that little bit longer you made me realise what I do have and not what I don't have, you helped me realise these little things that helped me and now id like to help you.... XxX