It's 8 years today since Christopher underwent his first operation. It lasted 8 hours and was a very anxious day.

Dates always stay in my mind and even though it was several years ago it seems like only last week and I can recall almost all the events of that day and many other days.

I was just sitting here wondering if he would have had the same musical talent as Katherine and Matthew. I was trying to imagine what it would be like if they played together, whether he could sing or play an instrument.

We'll never know the answer to that. Things could have been so very different if only that bloody awful disease hadn't got the better of him.

How I HATE cancer.

Sarah

8 years ago yesterday Christopher was diagnosed. I could almost recount every minute of that day in detail - it's etched in my memory forever.

8 years ago today we spent all day waiting for an operation that never happened. It was cancelled 3 times. It was an horrendous day - starving him, trying to pacify him, waiting for them to come and collect him only to have it called off at the last minute. He was so poorly and we could see him deteriorating.

He finally went to theatre at 9am on 31st March and had an 8 hour operation. He came round really quickly and you'd never have believed what he had just endured.

I miss him so much.

Sarah