14/7/2017 2 Comments Champagne SoireeWhen my baby cousins walked in to my Mums yesterday holding 2 bottles of Bollinger and a boxed 2008 Moet we had to have a champagne soiree to celebrate 'The Champagne soiree' as a family bound with pure love we watched a video from 2001 of our much younger selves singing dancing laughing and crying with a special lady, My Auntie Bol, Angie! An incredible women who found time for you. No matter what. She meant so much to us and I'm so grateful to her because I get my extended family and my strength. Angie had breast cancer but she fought it like the Warrior Queen she was and taught us all, everyone who knew her whether it was for 2 days or 2 decades knew just what a fight was! Chemo took its toll on her, and good days were not as plentiful but this day, this incredible random day she felt good. My Mum had champagne on ice waiting to get the nod. She was at Angies caravan door in her swimsuit and sarong and they began one of the best nights of my life. I learnt a lot that night, about friends and family but mostly I learnt I really liked vintage Champagne. We drank Pagham dry! There was no £9.99 lidl bottles back then it was nearly 40 bottles of the best Champagne most of us have and will ever drink! The generosity of the people who loved her was amazing and a true testament to Angie and what she meant to everyone. Sadly she passed away a year later. But that doesn't dampen my spirit, I have learnt very quickly Breast cancer comes in all different shapes and sizes, no 2 cancers are the same. Angie's strength strong is Whitney Houston Step by Step it is now my strength song. I start chemo on Monday and I am a mix of emotions, I'm excited to start my healing journey but I am shit scared of whats going to happen to me, I'm filled with guilt because my Effy girl will not be getting the best from me. I can't cope with prospect of not being able to look after her. But I do have the most amazing support network of friends and family so I should stop fucking moaning really!! I'm going down my caravan later and I might have to grab a £9.99 bottle of champagne from Lidl and toast my Angel, my Ange. Heres to many many many more soirees.....
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Sue Whitfield
14/7/2017 03:40:28 pm
Cheers darling xxx
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Lorraine
16/7/2017 08:36:08 pm
Sending you lots of love my darling as you starting your journey tomorrow ❤️
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