Dear Friends,

This is not the news I wanted to share with you all, but here it goes.  We've been speaking a lot to the doctors recently, and we've been told that chemo isn't an option for Mum since her kidneys aren't working well and there is some leaking from the bowel surgery. The tumour is continuing to grow very quickly, and there's not anything further they can do for her to fight this thing.  Unfortunately, they're only really going to be able to do palliative care at this point.

We've asked to get her moved into a hospice setting and out of the surgical ward at the hospital. It will be so much more comfortable for her and they won't be poking her a thousand times a day testing for this and that. She'll be able to spend the time she's got left with her family and others she loves, away from the chaos of the hospital setting. James arrived yesterday with Michelle and the baby, so we can all be together. I'll let you all know where she's going to be be once we've got the hospice settled. It should be in the next 48 hours.

I wish I had better news as I can't really believe I'm having to tell you this.

Thanks for all the love and support,
Kate