Longridge Field Day was great again this year, mostly to do with how well organised it is. The weather stayed fine too, which is always a bonus. Cath Reid and her helpers did a fantastic job organising and dressing the Field Day Queen and her retinue. It's a lovely day and you get to meet and talk to old friends you don't see all year round. I had a few people again ignoring me and then coming over to say they were sorry but they hadn't recognised me because of all the weight I'd los!!, It never fails to amuse me and even now, over a year on, some people still don't recognise me and it happens quite a lot lol. It's now got us all in the mood for Grimsargh Field Day in a couple of  weeks time.
My legs are starting to heel at long last and I haven't touched any antibiotics in about two weeks now!! I still go to see my surgeon and his team at the dressing clinic every week. Funniest thing was, driving back from the hospital last week, BBC Radio Lancashire rang me on my mobile wanting to talk to me- live on air- about how I lost 14 stone and what it was like for me when I was so much heavier. So I pulled over and talked to them for about 15 minutes on my favorite subject lol.
We're still waiting to hear from Alder Hey Children's Hospital about when Christophers'  next operation is. They did say it would be before the end of June. Some days I cant shake the thought of it off and ideally I would love to bury my head in the sand once again and go to bed and not get up again until mid July, but in real life that's not really an option. I struggle at times thinking about how we'll all cope when the time comes, especially when some days Christopher looks up at me and asks if he's going to make it and if I think he'll die?!?  No doubt when the time comes we'll all pull together as a family and we'll  get through it, like we've always done, with determination and courage. God I love my ickle boy!
On a much lighter  note, our Millie is going to feature in the Longridge News this week, as she's taking the world of para- athletics by storm with a discus lol. No apparently it's true. We take Millie to train every Monday night at Wigan Harriers,  Her coach, Bob, talent spotted Millie at Manchester City Football Clubs disability sports day a few months ago. Anyway, the Paralympics 2016 is a long way off, but she is doing very well and we're very proud parents- once again!!!!xx.

What fabulous weather were having at the moment, I'm topping my tan up nicely.
Well, it's been a very interesting week - not!  Last Friday one of the infections in my leg flared up again, so I went back to hospital to get some more antibiotics for it and they kept me in for five days on intravenous antibiotics instead, bummer! I also had a really high temp at the time, so I know I was in the safest place if anything happened. On the Sunday it was my eldest daughter, Millies, 15th birthday, which I totally missed due to being stuck on hospital ward. Being the most fantastic Mummy that I am (well someone has to say it lol) I had already sorted everything out present wise apart from her new  phone and hightops. Daddy Chris was absolutely amazing whilst I was in hospital and took Millie shopping and got the rest of her presents and spoilt the other two kiddywinks too, so that made me feel much better as I was lying in my hospital bed on a ward with three other burping and f*rting old ladies lol. Millie then went out for a meal and had a sleepover with her friends when I came home and we also took her for a night out in the Trafford Centre so she could spend some of her birthday money. Shes also taking some of her friends to Soccer Six at Burnley Football Club tomorrow, so you could say she was extra spoilt  this birthday through my guilt. But, saying that ,Millie is very special to all of us, shes our first born and taught us so much. I had a real tough time when Millie was born, I struggled coming to terms with all her hospital appointments etc etc and just wanted to be left alone to enjoy my first baby instead of having everyone trying to interfear and tell me how to do everything. Anyway, in the end, Millie had a great birthday and hasn't stopped smiling since, which is what its all about at the end of the day!
All in all I'm feeling much better and stronger everyday. Ive just finished my fifth lot of antibiotics so I'm now a little nervous because after finishing every other course my infections have flared up again, fingers crossed they've all been zapped for good this time! I've had friends ask over the last few weeks if I've regretted having this latest op and I can honestly say a BIG nope to that one lol. Even though I've been very, very unlucky getting these celulitus infections and especially in three places and even though I'm still very swollen in my thighs and I cant yet fit back into my jeans, I can really tell the difference and I can imagine how good they're going to look eventually. I would recommend it to anyone who has lost lots of weight and is left with extra hanging skin, it really is nothing in the big scale of things, believe me.
I'm now looking to the future and working hard to achieve me and my families dreams ♥