resident_kat

I dont normally post much about my family and things that are happening with them. I guess my family are just THE closest thing to me that I dont ever let anything show about them.

My family is large and very close. My dad is the second youngest of 11 (17 pregnancies in total) and he has 8 children himself. His sister had 10 children (1 stillborn) and the other siblings had a fair amount of kids too. Because my dad's children are spanned over two marriages and we dont see my older brothers because of a family rift we value family quite highly and in turn are very close.

My dad and his brothers and sisters are cursed with terrible ill health. My Aunty Cathy suffers from angina and diabetes and it was decided that she should have a heart bypass. This was carried out a few months ago and it turned out she required a double bypass but she came through it relatively unscathed and has been recovering rather well and her progess is amazing. One of her son's a few years ago found out he had testicular cancer but he came through it rather well and has since had his first child.

We found out about a week ago that her husband, my Uncle Larry has prostate cancer and they fear it is quite aggressive. He is in hospital tonight for an operation tomoro to investigate and hopefully remove and barring any complications he will get home on Christmas Day.

At any time of year this would be heartbreaking but just now it is particularly hard as the one ritual we have with them is to pop round on January the 1st at about 11 oclock and have wee (well ok he pours them quite large, he is Irish) dram (or vodka in him and I's case).

Whatever you believe can you please include him in your prayers/vibes/send him positive energy tonight. Im stil in denial and believe that everything is going to be OK because nothing can happen to my Uncle Larry but I will take any help thats going. :)

xxxxx