Bonjour Everyone
Mum said to me this morning 'While there's life there's hope' which really stuck with me. I suppose while there's warm weetabix, honey nut cornflakes, Maynards Sours and chocolate After Eights I'm alright. So no-one worry we're being looked after.
On Tuesday Jet took me for a spin in the Golf and we went to see the Bouscale family at Lower Farm which was really cool. Thanks Jet for the lift and sorry for my music taste (Music of the Incas) which I know you don't like!
Simon sorry I was asleep when you came but it was wicked to see you (and pizza) and have a good chat and thanks Lucy for the massage
Dad glad we had breakfast together (fry up) yesterday and it was great to see you Rachel thanks for coming hope to see you before your 40th (oops).
Thanks everyone for your support and I'm sorry if I've missed anyone but I think about you all.
Love
Ali x
ps Awrabest-who are you-please let me know.
By the way the picture of me in the bath (nice one Ann and Julia) is exclusive to the Blog and is not to be passed on without a health warning!! (Joke)
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I'm glad Theo had a day off school so he could say hello to you ! ! !
Dizz
Ooooooh I was nearly first to blog!
A big Janey hug coming to a hospice near you very soon!!!!!
Keep on smiling Ali you're amazing.
love Janey x x
Yeh, Awrabest, who are you?
All 'ThinkShrinkers' need to know....
Dearest Ali
As usual your blog is inspring to say the least. Your mum is right of course, life is precious and we should never give up on it. You are truly amazing and you deserve all the attention that comes your way.
Great that you were able to get out for a spin in the Golf and visit the Bouscale family. By the way we love the music of the Incas so you have great taste there.
David's mouth watered when he knew you had had a fry up breakfast, not something he indulges in too often but I know he loves it.
Stewart wants to come over to visit you so I've given him your mum's number to see if something can be arranged. I am sure you will both have heaps to talk about.
Have a great day Ali. We will come over again soon but in the meanwhile keep smiling, we love you loads.
All our love and hugs as always
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel xxxxxxxxxx
Morning fella,
Hope you told theo his future lies up north! Loosing 8 -1 will be personality building for the young fella!
love the piture in the bath - nurses look well happy!
be good
jonno & soile xx
Hi Ali
I am so glad that you are being looked after so well.
Just to say that I am thinking of you and check your blog every day to see how you are getting on.
I hope you can take some comfort in knowing that through your fight with tumour you have enriched the lives of many people and for that we are very grateful.
Keep on fighting. Hope and belief are powerful things
Kate C
xx
Ali
Glad to hear that you are being so well looked after - I think Luce is coming to visit you today but I think she has been told NO CHOCOLATE!! I will come and see you next week and perhaps I can take you for a spin in Chorlton and lets see what I can sneak into my bag for you!
Thinking of you all the time,
lots of love
Julia, Jumbo, Luce and Hugo xx
Hi Ali. Another saying is "where there's a will there's a way",and you are Samson in the will department young man,with or without hair! The scene in the bubble bath coins another, "where there's a willie there's a wa'hey"! Cleopatra never looked so regal.
Keep on keeping on Ali. Awrabest to you and yours. Jason told me about you (all good): I'm his Dad, Rae Gibson. Hope to meet you some time. Awrabest!
Hey Ali - great to speak with you earlier today. Got home tonight having spent last night away on business. Gave my son Harry an extra big hug to remind myself of what is important in life.
It is difficult to predict how you will react to the cards you are dealt in life but I am sure that I would not have the same courage you have shown had I been dealt your hand.
Love always - Julian
Ali - just to let you know I have passed on the blog details to an old friend of yours ........Gillian Saxby, he/she wants to come and visit.......only joking! thought that would make you smile!
Love Jumbo
hey ali,
next week i finish my physio degree and can't think of any better way of celebrating than coming to visit you on wednesday (if you are still in there?).
although not helping with the bathing bit though!
livestrong
martin creasey
Hi Ali
It was so nice to meet you on Tuesday evening and your family. Since then i have looked over your blog site and enjoyed looking over your photographs, they are truly wonderful. Not being a blog expert it took me until today to work out how to leave a reply!!
Anyway hope you have taken advantage of the other therapists for some massages and if you are in need of one before next tuesday do give me a call and i can pop in. No Berkhamsted 870601
Hope to see you soon
Lucy
Massage Therapist
Hi Ali,
I haven't been on the blog for a few days and you have been SO busy! I have no idea how you fit everything in - seriously impressed and very inspired!
Sending you a big hug across the Cyber waves.
Loads of love,
Nix xxx
Hi Ali
Just to say I've been thinking about you. I really admire the way you have been dealing with your tumour and send you my best wishes.
Don't share your love of Arsenal but they do play better football than Spurs the team I have followed since a boy.
It would be so good to see you in Courchevel again.
Vicci Hogben's dad/Warren's father in law.
Ali, Thinking of you all lots, great photo's on the blog as ever. Massage sounds great...! Get another soon I hope. Just a little saying I saw today and thought of you.....
"Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway."....your mum's words, keep them stuck with you...and the honey nut cornflakes! Love Sally & family X
Dear Ali - as someone else said we read your blog every day, but don't always leave a comment. Everyone else seems to express their thoughts in so many wonderful words, and I can't think of anything meaningful to say. We are thinking of you all the time.
love as always.
Liz & Keith
hi ali,
in geneva at the moment, waiting for my girls to arrive back from their latest oz trip, so you´ll hear from carolyn very soon. keep up the good work, always thinking about you,
john t
Keep enjoying the food and the bath's. Keep positive. Thinking of you
Erica and Ben xx
Hey there brother how's it hanging?
What a day I have had doing a work development and assessment day nightmare they try and get inside ti head to see if your pyscho!
Well your sounding pretty chipper considering must be all those chicks and all that cake!
Did you are the mighty city go Down big style at the riverside. Had to laugh!
So what you got planned for the weekend something good I hope.
Gotto go keep the faith let those veins run brown and are you soon
Love danny g
Hey, For all those interested to see where in the world people are logging in from, go to the very bottom of the blog, select view my stats and then goto recent visitor map, it shows a daily view of global activity. Wow!!!
Dear Alistair,
thanks for keeping on with this blog. I've been too too busy this week & have just caught up this evening... very moved by the people writing in.....
God bless you, Jeanette & all the Rainback clan
Steve - Cagnes
Hey Ali,
Hope you're feeling chipper today. The weather's not great but the garden could probably do with a drink.
Mum and I have left a couple of messages on your phone just to say Hi to you and Parents, but we weren't sure if you were able to acccess your voicemail or not, so didn't want to leave any more.
Let me know when you're free and I'll pop by again. Of course, if it doesn't stop raining by then I'll be bringing hot toddy's instead of Pimms!
Am planning on a reasonably early night tonight as I'm shattered this week. At least 11pm seems early at the moment!
Hope your dreams are sweet and tomorrow is another wonderful day.
Lots of Love
J-A
Hey Ali
I think we've finally got this 'leave a comment' thing sussed - Laurent and I are so good at technology it's scary!
We're back in the countryside near Toulouse trying to live the 'good-life' i.e we've got running water and electricity but still got loads to do.
We've finally applied for a passport for Lucas (I told Laurent I would apply for a British one if he didn't hurry up, so that got him moving) so we'll be over to visit you soon.
Thinking of you all
Love Suzanne, Laurent, Matilda, Bobby and Lucas
Hi ALi,
Still reading the blog every day and thinking of you always. Love to all. xx
Andy and Liz
Dearest Ali
Hope you are enjoying your day. David spoke to your mum for quite a while this morning which was really nice. Before we could arrange another visit she had to dash as the nurses had come into your room but hopefully we can catch up with her over the next couple of days to sort out a time for a visit.
Weather is a bit chilly today but we are sure you are warm and cosy in your room.
Keep smiling Ali, we love you like that.
All our love and hugs as always
The Conways
Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah and Daniel xxxxxxxxxxx
Ali - I love reading your blog, and I love your positive fighting spirit. Carol and I think about you every day, and also try and think of things to help your Mum and Dad. I went out to cut the grass the other day, and he beat me to it ! Heyho, I'll find something to help. We go on holiday on Sunday, but will think of you and your Mum and Dad every day. Keep the fight !!
All our love and thoughts, Roger nd Carol
Hello mate,
First time I've logged on for a couple of days as things have been so busy, but great to read you are still in good spirits (that means smiling) and you know your Mum is right as they always are when it comes to looking out for their boys.
Just reading through the blogs left and great to read the elusive "Awrabest" is Gibbo's Dad looking in on how you are doing and even better that your private massage therapist Lucy has decided to leave her number (only Joking Lucy I'm not a stalker really).
So this week has been bloody brilliant in footballing terms (sadly not the Arsenal) as my fantasy football team, Bozel Wanderers, pipped John T's side to the frineds and enemies title by a mere 3 points (that amounts to 1 goal or clean sheet across the whole season) and did the double by winning my premiershiptitle. Now only the FA Cup tomorrow and it'll be a clean sweep. Then on Tuesday I went along with my father-in-law Dave to watch my second team Bristol City win their semi-final play off match at Ashton Gate against Crystal Palace in a thrilling match decided in extra time. And to top that we got our tickets for the final at Wembly so here we come. There is one proviso though as the final is on Saturday 24th and Belle's due date is Monday 26th (and not forgetting her birthday on 25th) so we have arranged birthing partners to be in place and I will be driving and not drinking so that in the event of her going into labour I will rush back along the M4 and therefore not miss anything.
So that is me up to date and finally I was glad to see you had plenty of bubbles in your bath, take care and keep smiling.
Russ, Belle & Cara xxx
hi ali
off we go saturday at 9 in the morning for 5 months and 2500 km thinking of you every step we take
take great care of yourselve see you in october .We will keep you posted .there is a route map in the post to you mark lili
Hi Ali
How fab to meet the Arsenal team (not that I do football - but a buzz for you I bet).
I know St Francis hospice well - a fantastic place with wonderful caring staff. Ros Taylor is someone I will always remember as being a wonderful person.
Having spent a while in a job I was beginning to really dislike I have bitten the bullet and got out of my rut and got myself a new job. I partially blame you - but in a good, inspirational "stop whinging and get on with it" way. Cheers hun :)
Jules A xx
Always reminds me of you ali ...
'if' by rudyard kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master,
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
They do say that Mr Kipling wrote exceedingly good poems!
Every man needs a massage therapist, and now every man can call Lucy to get one!!
Keep going, Ali - I'm with you all the way (except for the warm Weetabix! Yuk!)
Love from Ewan
hey ali, jeanette and family. you blog is great - so good to hear that you are keeping busy and managing to catch up with lots of friends. you definitly sound like you are eating well!!!! guiness cake and fry ups. dont know anything about football but sounds like you had a great day out with arsnel. (cant spell that) . just wanted to send good wishes and our love from courchevel - all green and packed with cranes for summer building season. i think you are amazing and i can see what an inspiration you are to so many people. lots of love gina, charlie and the bean!!!
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