From Lynda
17 October 2020David and I have had our lives changed dramatically. I struggle to even express the depth of what we walk through each day. And while these days have been dark, light has come in the form of beautiful, caring, generous people who are family, friends and even strangers. We are humbled beyond words and strengthened by the support we have around us.
If GBM wasn’t enough to deal with, David has spent the past 3 weeks in hospital with Pancreatitis. It is incredibly painful for him and hard to get that pain under control. The family and I are with him almost all the time as the brain tumors have made processing information and communication difficult, as well as short term memory loss. David is tough and is doing all he can to stay strong; but it’s not always easy. His will to live life for me and his family is what keeps him going and what keeps us pushing through day and night.
Travel to Auckland for treatment has also been physically, mentally and emotionally challenging for us but particularly David. The pancreatitis caused him a lot of pain but we had no idea that this was the issue 6 weeks ago. We are in awe as to how he even managed to get there. His oncologist postponed the last two treatments due to his body needing to heal from pancreatitis.
We won’t be giving up any time soon. We have too many things to live for; our family, our future and each other. We do want to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to everyone who has financially supported, prayed, shared this page, sent texts of encouragement, flowers, emails and food! You have all carried us in these very hard times. Thank you all so much.
Love Lynda