Sunday, 16 December 2012

Popstars visit.

It was a nice time on the ward yesterday afternoon. A nurse told me that some pop stars were visiting and she couldn't tell me who in case it got out but maybe I should wake Brett up.

5 minutes later, after me trying in vain to guess, she told me bursting with excitement it was JLS.

I woke Brett up, got a chair and trundled his drip stand so he could watch from the tiny window in the front door of his room.

JLS were just visiting the cancer ward and it had had to be kept secret because the hospital couldn't afford the media being camped outside nor thousands of screaming girls trying to break into the cancer unit (its more used to screaming teenagers trying to break out)
Even the staff weren't told until an hour before.

The sad thing about that is none of us got the chance to get the siblings involved.
Poppy adores JLS.
That was the reason Brett got up to see them, he said 'I'll get their autographs for Poppy'.
Whilst I total understand the hospitals reasons for the hush hush operation myself and the other cancer mums were cringing 'oh no' for exactly the same reasons - our other kids

Poppy sent me a very grown up text when she found out Brett had met JLS:

I know I have no right to be jealous about Brett meeting them.
He deserves all the treats in the whole world
I know better than anyone how poorly Brett is and has been
It's just now and again I think what about me.
Its not just JLS, it's everything.


What can i say? It's true - Poppy like all the other siblings of cancer are deeply affected by what they witness and live with yet are totally overlooked.
People buy presents for Brett as a pick up which is so lovely - they don't get Poppy one.
They say how brave Brett is and yes he's a real soldier.
They don't see Poppy's braveness such as her struggling on to school when she's really worried and upset or being thrust at family because we're busy coping with Brett.
Poppy hasn't had a holiday nor has had a normal Christmas or birthday for years.

People see a poorly child and a healthy one.
I see 2 children both affected by cancer.

Anyway back to JLS
They turned up at the ward and you immediately knew they were there as the two little 8 year olds who had been told to wait by the nurses bay for a surprise suddenly burst into hysterical screaming then ran back to their bed spaces.

JLS started at the TCT (teenage cancer trust) ward first then worked down the wards
HDU is the opposite end to the TCT so it took a little while for them to get to us.
HDU is only a 6 room unit mostly occupied with babies so they had quite a shock when they got to Brett. He's nearly 6 foot.
They chatted to Brett via the telephone intercom, Brett was completely his old cheeky self and started the conversation by saying
"they told me a group was coming ,I'd had much preferred the Saturdays"
Everyone laughed and Brett naughtily passed his phone out to get a picture with them.
I said to Brett that he looks like a prisoner, Brett smiled and said I feel like one.




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