A Melody of Swans

Time is the greatest healer One year on and I cannot believe I am writing that today is my one year thyroidectomy anniversary.  Time has both scuttled on and stilted to a halt.  My darling Is (And Mum in the reflection ;) ) (Trigger Warning: Cancer, Medical Trauma.) Today I am filled with mixed feelings. I am grateful that I am sitting here able to write and with my voice safely intact. However, I cannot help but keep looking at the clock knowing that this time last year I was 'under' and being investigated like a game of Operation. So far, I have been told to remember that this was last year and that I am no longer there. Yes, this is true, but the deeper truth is how I cannot believe I went through that, and the trauma that I carry from that. What no one prepares you for is the psychological healing. My scar on my neck might have faded and is healing to a silver line, a twisted piece of jewellery...

I feel like it's a bit late to say Happy New Year, especially considering we are in lockdown now, but the message is there for anyone who reads it. One thing I want to say is, although it may appear that I am quite glum about the pandemic, I do understand why we are currently in this situation. The NHS are facing probably one of their biggest crisis' right now, with Covid cases at an all-time high and beds at an all-time low. We must be sensible to help protect the NHS (and ourselves) to prevent things escalating even more out of control. I am just here to write the main life lessons I learnt in 2020 and to share them with you all. Never take your health for granted. Obviously this was going to be a big life lesson given that we are in a pandemic, but also for personal reasons. Life before 2020 I knew your health could play up from time to time, but I never in a million years thought it would be from something as big as Covid and cancer. I have many a time spread the message to...