My thoughts for Mel.

August started very well, despite me having the worst cold in many years... Lisa, Dave and Pixie visited and and that was good fun... But the end of August was a bit tragic....... Diagnosed with Breast Cancer exactly 3 years ago... the barstard of a disease return in July this year... She started intensive chemotherapy treatments... but the barstard cancer quickly moved onto the only place in the brain that chemo has no affect on: the Brain....

Shortly after Lisa and Dave left Mel got very sick and ended up being hospitalised and sadly given the terrible news that she only had 6 months to live... Finding this out Tracey and I went up to see Mel in Hospital that Saturday, and unfortuately it was the last time that I ever saw her... over the remainder of the weekend her poor body deteriorated rapidly and 6 days later she was gone...

She was trully one of those people that you not only remembered but her generosity, sincerity and ability to tell it straight were just a number of her qualities... She was will be trully missed and has taught a lot of people to not just take life for granted. She taught reaffirmed my passion for photography, scrapbooking and definitely made me appreciate all those special things in my life... my wonderful boys, my great husband, my fantastic doggy, and my friends and family....

It is just sad that tragedies like this, and my scare with endocarditis nearly 2 years ago have to occur to make you appreciate, love and live your life...

You will be trully missed you wonderful woman...