It’s been a while since I have met some of the Angels I met so many of at the start of this journey. Well, it’s more likely that I have met many but have been too caught up in myself/tiredness/darkness to have realised.

Today I met 2. Went to buy a lipstick at Mac at the duty free and the young woman there was wonderful. Turned out her mother had breast cancer a couple of years ago so she was fully up to speed with it. Helped me with mascara for rapidly thinning eyeshades, concealer for the increasingly darker under eye shadows, fading eyebrow advice and soft brushes that won’t hurt my super sensitive skin…. All done in a wonderfully practical way with no pity, just gentle help. The second was an air hostess sitting opposite me as we spent 45 mins on the runway. Talked about my (sparkly blue…) nail polish and moved to a heart to heart about adoption – she totally got it. And nothing about cancer :). 

I am on the plane now, on my way to see The Man. I feel that in the last 10 days since he left I have been holding my breath, finding it more and more difficult every day. And when I see him in a few hours I will finally manage to exhale. I cannot express right now how incredibly excited and happy I am knowing I will be in his arms tonight.