Christmas and New Year update

Thursday 31st December.

Dean here. I've never been one to get carried away about 'celebrating' New Year. It's just another night, right? I saw a status on Facebook earlier this evening which hit the nail on the head quite decisively. 'The stroke of midnight will change absolutely very little. Here's to false optimism & inevitable disappointment'.

Things haven't been easy this Christmas. Amanda's been fighting an infection since Christmas Day which resulted in sickness, a really bad cough and general restlessness. Medication has eased the sickness and cough and now we're just waiting for new medication to relax Amanda is the evening kicks in. My mum was admitted to hospital 21st December suffering after her first chemo too (UPDATE - mum was discharged from hospital on 2nd January 2016).

On a more positive note, we were delighted to receive a cheque for £1,500 from one of the local pubs near to where Amanda and I live. The Red House in Caverswall hosted their annual clay pigeon shoot and were kind enough to donate proceeds from this year's event to Amanda's three nominated charities. We'd like to place on record our extreme gratitude to all the guys at the Red House for their amazing generosity. If ever you're visiting the Stoke area, please stop by: www.the-red-house.co.uk

As a result of this, we've now raised over £8,500 towards the three charities. With more fundraising in early 2016, we're hoping to smash the £10,000 target very quickly.

Thanks all.

Dean