Day 203.

It's been a while.

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Hello there guys and girls. Apologies for my lack of blogging. It's most certainly been a while. Longer than I intended anyway.

I will soon be starting a new direction to my blogging. I feel inspired to discuss my epilepsy more. Really give people an insight in to what I suffer with and how I live with it. However, there are more pressing issues at hand.

Sadly, on Tuesday evening I was text by my best friend, whilst I was in London, that his dad had been diagnosed with Leukaemia. A couple of hours after that I received a phone call and was told that sadly he had passed away. Within a few hours a family's life had gone from total shock to utter devastation. Reg was my 'father in law' without the marriage for around 3 years. I had gotten to know him well and I loved him like a second dad. The shock was beyond anything I can describe. It was so unexpected that I didn't even know where to start when working out what had happened. My best friend in the whole world had lost his dad. Had lost the man he turned to for advice and lost the man who helped shape him in to who he was today. Speaking to him on the phone was the most horrific call I'd had to take. I broke down immediately and it felt like I had been punched in the stomach. It is something I never want to feel again. After my initial shock and managing to calm myself down to avoid a fit, I realised that my friend needed me. My friend who had lost his dad was now on his own and I needed to be with him. I got back to him as soon as I could and here I am now. Still at his, ready to be there for him whenever he needs me.

On Sunday we travel to Spain for the funeral which is happening in the week. It has been a blur this last week as everything has been arranged. After my friend went to see his brothers in Norfolk I have stayed at his, done his washing, done his housework. Just so it's one less thing for him to worry about. I can't do much for him but what I can do is be there. That is my only intention. 

A brief blog yet one just for you to know why I haven't posted for a little while.

Rest in peace Reg. You'll be dearly missed.

Hannah xox