I've been away for a while. I actually just logged in to make a small announcement to my friends here and found this thread.
As some of you know, my mum was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 2007. She fought it with determination and faced major surgery twice. Unfortunately, the last operation (for a post operative hernia) resulted in a number of complications that resulted in her having to spend a long time in hospital and not fit enough for what would be her third set of chemotherapy.
Sadly, this all proved to be too much and she passed away just after midnight on the 13th of this month. I was with her at the time and even then it doesn't seem real. Since then, myself and my brother have had to make all the necessary arrangements and deal with all the loose ends. In some respects it's not a bad thing as it gives us something to do at a time when, if I'm honest, I feel like curling up in bed and telling the world to take a running jump.
To those that have been wishing her well in the meantime, I only wish it were better news.
