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this journal is mainly for me to talk.
you dont have to read if you dont want to.

Im going to dedicate this journal to my dear friend Penelope and her boyfriend, Richard.



In May 2008, Richard went into hospital for an operation to get something cut out of his leg. It took weeks to heal, stitches kept breaking, it got infected and so on.
Then the doctor found cancer in his body. He has been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, one of the worst kinds of cancer.

August 2008, he tryed to kick Penelope out of the house, he broke down 3 days later and told her, he went to see the doctor and that the doctor told him, he has about a year to live

Penelope is strong for staying tough through everything, even when it hurts her so much.

Richard is a great guy, he doesnt want to hurt her, so he trys and trys to push her away, but she wont move.

Just recently, he has been to the doctors every week, because his pancreus and lungs are both failing, its not good!

The medication is throwing him around, some days he is fine, some he spends days asleep in bed. Its tough on both of them. Im trying to be a close friend, so i can be there for her, if anything happens. My mum has even given Penelope her number, just incase anything happens, because we are the closest to her.

The stress factor isnt helping either, Penelope became a picker at work, but she broke down one day, so I told our supervisor, what was wrong and it was too stressful for her.
Work is very understanding too, they always say, if she needs a day off, just let me know, so i can tell them.

It was his 38th birthday on Wednesday 28th, we are having a BBQ at their place on saturday, should be good.


I think i have written down enough for now, I might update this, as he progresses.

Thanks for listening