What Glorious Things There Are In The World

Dear Andy and Mark and everyone else at 4 Cancer,

Sorry for not messaging sooner, I wanted to take the time to compose an email without interruption – close to impossible with a young family! Thank you very much for such a wonderful holiday. We packed so much in (thank you Andy for the tips, it was very useful indeed with so much to do on the island).

We ended up taking advantage of the open ticket at Blackgang Chine and going twice at the children’s request. I don’t think I’ve experienced such pure joy as we did there. It was all so daft and wonderful!

I don’t know if I have told you before that I first discovered my lump on holiday just over a year ago (on the kids’ birthday) and the anniversary of diagnosis happened to fall during the Isle of Wight trip. It was very cathartic and felt like a rite of passage to experience that anniversary on holiday again, replacing it with new memories.

The whole trip reminded me of life outside of cancer treatment and what glorious things there are in the world. We certainly did not want to leave the island, and almost didn’t when our van broke down at the ferry terminal! Luckily the AA came to the rescue.

I will never forget the holiday, nor the kindness, generosity and hard work of others that made it all possible. Thank you so much to all involved.