Next week it will be 1 year since I stopped dialysis. 1 year of living my life to the full. Of taking every opportunity and saying yes. Here is a look at my year

My non-dialysis year

October –

v    Meal out with Joy, Matt and Paul to celebrate

v    Windsor shopping with Chloe on first  Saturday without dialysis

November –

v    Ballet – Manon with Paul

v    Weekend in Southampton

December –

v    School concert

v    School nativity

v    Ladies lunch

v    Paul’s concert

v    Strictly party

v    Christmas!

January –

v    Winchester Cathedral

v    Stroud to see Kitty

v    South pacific in Southampton with Chloe

v    South Hill Park to see Blake

February –

v    Snow days!

v    Anton and Erin at the Hexagon

v    Savill Garden

March –

v    Calendar Girls – Southampton with Chloe

v    Lunchtime Flute concert

v    Henley

v    Holiday at home including, Hockney exhibition, ballet in London, Kew Gardens, Windsor Castle and Evensong, Bournemouth,

April –

v    Katya and Pasha

v    Ballet – Alice in Wonderland with Chloe, Ed and Paul

v    Savill Garden

v    Quilt show with Ed and Chloe

v    Stroud to see Kittys new house

v    Ballet - Chloe, Ed and Paul

v    Twelfth Night in Stratford with Paul

May –

v    Stratford – Shakespeare exhibition

v    Lake District holiday with Paul and Chloe

v    Chelsea Flower show

v    Ballet in London

v    Joy and Adams birthday party

v    Les Mis with Chloe 

June –

v    Madam Butterfly with Paul

v    Summer art exhibition at RA

v    Ballet with Josh and Debs and Paul

v    Vincent and Flavia in Southampton with Chloe, Talia, Joy and Kit,

v    Jubilee – in my bed!

v    Saxaphone concert

v    Savill gardens

v    Women’s breakfast

v    Picnic in Virginia Water and Savill gardens with Chloe and Paul

July –

v    Guildford Cathedral

v    Slimbridge with Kit, Sally and Dougal

v    Torch Relay

v    Flower festival

v    Meal out to celebrate Paul keeping job

v    Ladies who breakfast

v    Ben’s concert

v    House-group meal

v    Olympic road race with Chloe and Ed

August –

v    Olympic rowing with Josh, Debs, Chloe, Ed and Paul

v    Olympic triathlon

v    End of Olympic party with Kit, Joy, Matt, Chloe,

v    Quilt show at NEC with Chloe

v    London to see Josh and Debs flat

September –

v    Paralympics with Josh and Paul

v    London meet with friends I trained with

v    Tour of Britain cycle ride with Chloe and Ed 

October –

v    Buckingham palace with Paul

v    Bronze exhibition at RA

v    Kitting and stitching show with Chloe

There are so many other things I haven’t mentioned; the coffee with friends, the shopping trips, the meals out, the visits from friends at home, all the bible studies, prayer meetings, house groups, church services, garden centre visits, book clubs, school visits and many more things.

My life is full and I am so grateful for it all. Thankful to have so many lovely people involved in my life and a wonderful family to share life with.