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My Flaming Brave Missus
JUD - 14/1/09 at 08:50 PM

Evening all.

Not many of you know me, and less know what has been going on in my family in the last year.

My missus was diagnosed with invasive Breast Cancer last April and has had a pretty torrid time dealing with the surgery, all the chemo and radio therapy in the last year.

All throughout it she has been really positive and frankly has put me to shame. All the petty whines and gripes I have about work, or kids not tidying rooms really have been put into perspective.

Just before Christmas all the "aggressive" treatments finished, she is now on drugs for at least the next 5 years.

As we walked out of the hospital after the last radio therapy session she announced that she was going to do a sponsored sky-dive for Breakthrough Breast Cancer - and that is now what she is doing at the end of May.

She aims to raise as much money as possible for the charity and has set herself a target of £400. If you fancy sponsoring her that would be great, you can click the link at the end of this post - I feel a bit odd posting this in a public forum, but every penny counts!

If we sort out the Lydden track day in March I will buy everybody a beer!

Cheers

Martin

Sponsor my Brave & Mad Missus Here


Big Stu - 14/1/09 at 08:58 PM

Donation Made.

Please wish the wife, good luck with the jump and I hope everything works out well with the treatment.

Stuart


chris_smith - 14/1/09 at 08:58 PM

best of luck with the future, both my sister-in-law and mother-in-law are going through similar situations at the moment so i can fully understand

donation has been made good luck with the jump, chocks awaaaaaaayy

chris


Howlor - 14/1/09 at 09:00 PM

Done, hope the jump goes well. Best of luck.

Steve


scotlad - 14/1/09 at 09:07 PM

Donation made! :-)


Mark G - 14/1/09 at 09:07 PM

Donation made.

I hope it goes well, for you both.

Good luck to your 'missus', looks like she'll smash her target in no time atall.


cd.thomson - 14/1/09 at 09:12 PM

my aunts in exactly the same place as your lass.

Hope youre doing alright too.


mark chandler - 14/1/09 at 09:14 PM

A little from me also, good luck


bob tatt - 14/1/09 at 09:16 PM

donated

a fine lady indeed all the best to her amazing what they can sort out now ..
rob


Daddylonglegs - 14/1/09 at 09:20 PM

Donation made.

All the best for the jump and good luck for the future for you both

John & Jan


clairetoo - 14/1/09 at 09:23 PM

Donation made
Breast cancer at the age of 77 (for the second time ) took my mum last year - best possible wishes for the future to Deb .


BenB - 14/1/09 at 09:33 PM

Donation made!

Well done for going for the jump. To go through what you've been through you have to be so brave that I suppose a jump pales into significance!!! But good luck.

The post was particularly poignant as a close relative had a CT scan a couple of hours ago to see if her cancer has come back

Your post was quite inspirational and gave me hope when I was losing it, so thank you!!


focijohn - 14/1/09 at 09:34 PM

Done, best of luck to your wife and best wishes to all your family.

[Edited on 14/1/09 by focijohn]


dave1888 - 14/1/09 at 09:45 PM

Done but excuse the sweary word


nick205 - 14/1/09 at 09:45 PM

Done!

A plucky lass by the sound of things.

Hope all goes well for you and ENJOY the jumo


whitestu - 14/1/09 at 09:45 PM

Good luck Deb!


Stu


Meeerrrk - 14/1/09 at 09:57 PM

dont usually give for anything like this, but fair play to your wife, alot of respect there.

Donation made, hopefully see you at Llyden

Mark


Pezza - 14/1/09 at 10:16 PM

Done
All the best for you both


b4ldd - 14/1/09 at 10:28 PM

Done and good luck


Dusty - 14/1/09 at 11:20 PM

Done. Best wishes Deb and all the family.


carpmart - 15/1/09 at 12:02 AM

Done as well - All the best to your misses!


Simon - 15/1/09 at 12:45 AM

Done from me too.

Hope all's now well and it stays that way.

All the best for the jump

ATB

Simon


jeffw - 15/1/09 at 06:41 AM

Donated as well. Best of luck


afj - 15/1/09 at 08:17 AM

donation from me to hope all gos well


mackei23b - 15/1/09 at 08:23 AM

Donated as well. All the best for the future.

Ian and Rebecca


Benzine - 15/1/09 at 08:28 AM

l)0ll473lD! Good luck!


fesycresy - 15/1/09 at 08:53 AM

Donation made.

Be fuct if I would jump out of a perfectly good plane !

Perhaps this could be a 'sticky' for a while so more people get a chance to see it ?

Try a u2u to Fozzie ?


Big Stu - 15/1/09 at 07:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy

Perhaps this could be a 'sticky' for a while so more people get a chance to see it ?




Seconded.


Simon - 15/1/09 at 07:52 PM

Oh yeah, we want to see the vid too

ATB

Simon


JUD - 15/1/09 at 09:06 PM

Wow - we have been blown away by the generosity and kind words. You guys have been great. Deb is overwhelmed by the kindness of people who have never even met her. (Even said I could spend more time on Locostbuilders )

The jump is in May and we will keep you all posted. The charity site will post you something, but we will also post here as well.

quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Donation made!

Well done for going for the jump. To go through what you've been through you have to be so brave that I suppose a jump pales into significance!!! But good luck.

The post was particularly poignant as a close relative had a CT scan a couple of hours ago to see if her cancer has come back

Your post was quite inspirational and gave me hope when I was losing it, so thank you!!


Ben - We really hope that the news is good, we know from experience that quite often not knowing is worse than knowing. Best wishes.

quote:
Originally posted by dave1888
Done but excuse the sweary word


No worries Dave - Debs language has gone down hill hugely since being diagnosed and reckons tourettes is somehow related to cancer!!


focijohn - I have to say we found your avatar quite funny. Deb says she wishes she could do this:
Description
Description




Black humour is alive and well in our house!!!

quote:
Originally posted by fesycresy
Donation made.

Be fuct if I would jump out of a perfectly good plane !

Perhaps this could be a 'sticky' for a while so more people get a chance to see it ?

Try a u2u to Fozzie ?


Yeah - that is my sentiment as well. Fortunately they have a 15 stone weight limit, so I am safe cos I am a fat git. I think I may go for a sponsored cake eating session.

I will ping Fozzie and see what is said.

quote:
Originally posted by mackei23b
Donated as well. All the best for the future.

Ian and Rebecca


Ian, since you live in Chippy we really should attempt to meet up! The jump is at Weston on the Green - perhaps you would like to attend so you can hear what it sounds like to hear a woman screaming 2 miles up - when you are on the ground Evil I know, but hey what can you do!!?

quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Oh yeah, we want to see the vid too

ATB

Simon


That is a done deal. Being filmed from the air and ground. Plus I think I will be filming from breakfast onwards so I can relish the terror forever more. Our son is a budding video editing wiz so I will get him to pull it all together in one action packed terror-fest.

Cheers all!!

Deb & Martin


Meeerrrk - 15/1/09 at 09:23 PM

didnt realise you were in Chippy JUD, my rents are down the road in great wolford (near moreton)


Fozzie - 16/1/09 at 11:19 AM

Donation made

Good luck for the jump, and every best wish goes to you Deb for your continuing recovery....

Go Girl!

Fozzie


flak monkey - 16/1/09 at 11:27 AM

Done, best of luck to her and best wishes for the future.

David


scutter - 16/1/09 at 08:06 PM

Donated, Please give Lisas and my best wishes to Deb.

We'll have to see how many cars we can get to the jump

ATB Dan.


Meeerrrk - 16/1/09 at 10:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scutter
Donated, Please give Lisas and my best wishes to Deb.

We'll have to see how many cars we can get to the jump

ATB Dan.


not a bad idea actually!!

[Edited on 16/1/09 by Meeerrrk]


JUD - 17/1/09 at 04:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Meeerrrk
quote:
Originally posted by scutter
Donated, Please give Lisas and my best wishes to Deb.

We'll have to see how many cars we can get to the jump

ATB Dan.


not a bad idea actually!!

[Edited on 16/1/09 by Meeerrrk]


Absolutely! It will be at Weston on the Green, so loads of space...


liam.mccaffrey - 21/1/09 at 10:22 AM

done


cd.thomson - 26/1/09 at 08:23 AM

So much for the £400 heh JUD


bob - 16/2/09 at 10:33 PM

Sorted, all the best to you and the family from me and mine


pocket rocket - 20/2/09 at 07:04 PM

donation made
all the best to your better half and good luck with the jump.


Antnicuk - 14/3/09 at 03:27 PM

Donation made.... Bo11ocks to Breast Cancer

Dont know either of you but my cousin is just the last stages of her Radiotherapy so definitely a good cause.

Enjoy the jump and good luck.

Tony & Nic


Cheffy - 12/5/09 at 10:40 AM

Donation made - eventually!!!

Cheffy


JUD - 12/5/09 at 11:25 AM

Cheers mate!