Sukistar

Not being able to see your younger sister
At the time of diagnosis, Suki’s younger sister Betsie was just 22 months old. From that moment she lived with her grandparents for more than five weeks, during that time I saw her for no more than eight hours in total. Living ...

Different for so many
This Easter weekend has been a very different one for so many.
People apart from their family and friends.
People at home and in isolation.
People unable to get away on that break they’ve been looking forward to.
People working in so many challenging roles to ...

A glimpse into a life like ours
In self isolation yet again, but this time with the whole world having a greater understanding of what it’s like to live with an ever-present uncertainty, panic and fear.
Since Suki’s diagnosis, we have never taken anything for granted. As difficult as this ...

When cancer dominates the festive season
After almost a year of intense chemotherapy, Suki reached the maintenance stage of cancer treatment in early December. But while we were hospital on 22 December, Suki started to feel unwell, she spiked a temperature and was admitted to hospital that same day.
Bloods ...

Mummy, I don’t fit in anywhere any more
“Mummy, I don’t fit in anywhere any more”, such heartbreaking words to hear from your child.
Six months post end of treatment and there’s an expectation that life has returned to ‘normal’, that the events of the last few years are behind ...

Powerful tool
The Beads of Courage are such a clever and powerful tool throughout Suki’s treatment so far.
Receiving a bead each time a procedure takes place in hospital, or when a nurse visits, is very much part of the medical routine; “Have bloods taken, sit down with the nurse ...