LAST BLOG EVERRRRR... of 2011

hey

so christmas was beautiful and lovely even if i was feeling a little poopier than i would have liked but HEY.. it wouldn't be christmas if i was well and feeling great :')
i was very spoiled yet again, got tons of cute little bits of chelsey & arran, we did shoe boxes for each other and filled them with cute things that were significant to us. the thought that was put into them was amazing.
my little car got spoilt off my mama & papa and she is now fully decked out fairy style ;D
she shall also be getting a hands free kit installed at some point in the new year.
i also got very spoilt indeed of my mama & papa.. i got tickets to go see phantom of the opera next year... can't express how excited i am, i really can't. i love phantom of the opera and LOVE musicals. i saw chicago in 2010 with my papa in the west end and it was amazing. chicago has always been my favourite but i feel like phantom of the opera is going to be very special indeed.
i got tons of jimjams & which is brilliant for me as i practically live in them. i quite possibly have more pyjama's and onesie's than i do clothes. i got a few new clothes, new perfume, new make-up & hair things, new pamper stuff and money! spent christmas late morning with my nana and my dad's side of the family and then had a lovely christmas dinner at home (courtesy of mama) with my mum, dad, beth and roxie. had a christmas late afternoon with arran and then spent christmas evening with my mum's side of the family at my grandma's. PERFECT & TRADITIONAL.. for me & i have a crackin' photo of me and my grandad on christmas night and he is dressed in my mum's moo-cow onesie :')
might just pop that little belter' up at the end of this post if you're lucky!

i haven't been too brill as you probably gathered earlier on in the post. i'm never well on christmas.. EVER! i haven't been too bad, however, i think perseverance, stubbornness & optimism have pulled me through the brunt of it! i had my clinic last wednesday (day after my previous post) and it went well. lung functions were up and my weight was good :) i was feeling a little viral but was told to continue with the orals as i'd only had a couple of days on them and to see how i got on, i was given the very unexpected all clear and an appointment in an even more unexpected 4 week. anyway, i carried on and left. the day after i felt horrid and was coughing tons of gunk up! determined that it was the orals working and getting stuff on the move and out! i stepped up my physio and even resorted to my mum doing the old paediatric percussion (patting) technique for a few days inbetween. things settled as my orals obviously made impact and i started to improve. i knew i had lost weight but had stopped my feeds due to excessive mucus and sputum in the mornings making me heave and gag, i knew it'd be a waste of time and unbelievably unpleasant for me to have to throw it all back up each morning during physio so i just left it out until it settled. i missed a few days but i am back on it now as my chest is better.. it's just not great though. i still have a week's worth of orals left so hoping they'll budge things down even more. usually i'm on my peach, rolling over needing IV's when my chest goes bad but i seem to be defeating this all by myself with the help of extra physio and orals. hopefully i'll start to improve some more as i seem to have base lined at a point that isn't my usual. i'm not getting worse but still not any better, we shall see what the final week of orals bring anyway :)

i hope you all had a brilliant christmas with families and friends and loved ones <3 i had a little moment on christmas eve where i remembered those who didn't make it to christmas this year and i felt really privileged and lucky to have my family, my roxie, my arran and my chels <3 <3 <3 <3

this year like every other year has soon flown by, i feel like they go faster and faster each year.. which is silly because they quite clearly don't :') not really.
2011 has been a good year i guess, bad thing & good things.
I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPE 2012 IS A GOOD ONE FOR US ALL... <3
enjoy NYE and be safe!!! :)

take care, soph xoxo

here are some photos that sum up my 2011 as best as i could :') .........



GRAND NATIONAL 2011:



TAKE THAT CONCERT:



ROSE OFF MARK OWEN (take that concert) :



MY 18TH BIRTHDAY:



FIRST CAR (L PLATES IS MINE AND IS NAMED VAL & TALLULAH) :



MY FIRST TATTOO:



FIRST GIRLY WEEKEND TO WALES:



MEETING MUSE AT LEEDS FESTIVAL:



ADELE - 21 TOUR



MY NEW CAR (BLACK MINI IS MINE <3 ... IT'S NAME'S MAVIS & THE CORSA IS ARRAN'S NAMED VOLDAMORT)



ME & MY GRANDAD ON CHRISTMAS DAY (as promised)

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merry christmas everyone!

Hey,

i have clinic tomorrow (Wednesday 20.12.2011) but wanted to give a quick update, spread some christmas cheer and give everyone a wave before i go.
i'm also very privileged to be playing 'santas little helper' tomorrow on ward 85 at the children’s ward. we held a huge charity event earlier on in the year and we have spread the money out between 4 things.
• One was the 'Cystic Fibrosis Trust' - A charity which uses the funds raised to be put to research for CF
• Two was to the 'Starlight Children Foundation' - a charity that grants wishes for children with life threatening illnesses.
• Three was to Thomas - a local charity for a lovely young boy named Thomas Lees
• And finally, we decided to take £500 of the money we raised and buy loads of toys and DVDs for the children on ward 85 which is the ward i used to go on in the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Cystic Fibrosis patients spend allot of time in hospital and it's not just for a few days and a couple of nights, it can be up to 2-3 weeks and sometimes even longer. this christmas we wanted to put a smile on their faces for those of them who won't be making it home for christmas this year.
we are taking those presents tomorrow before my clinic appointment so i am SOOO excited it's unreal. can't wait to say hi to my old team and nurses and to be the barer of gifts for all the children on ward 85. here is a piccie of all the presents in the shopping trolley...







well this year is coming to a close very quickly :)
however, first of all..
"It's the most wonderful time of the year...."
ITS CHRISTMAS :) :) :) :) :)
.... well, nearly.
it's close enough. i think everyone says this every year, but i feel like this year has shot by. it really has.
going to have a quick re-cap of the year at some point before 2012 arrives. i like to do that you see, just so i can look back and remember certain things that each year brought.
there have been some really sad times and then some really good times this year... but first...

'the best way to spread christmas cheer is to sing it out loud for all to hear' - Buddy from 'Elf'





that is one of my favourite christmas songs :)
i feel like the oldies get forgotten about and replaced with the like of 'Slade' and 'Wizard'
Slade's, “Merry Christmas Everybody” is one of my favourites too but thought i'd share some love to the real christmas songs.
i hope you all have a wonderful christmas with your families or friends. i really do.
lastly, i'm going to leave you with a beautiful poem someone had posted on a friend of mine's wall. personally i'm not a religious person atall but i truly feel like this is beautiful. i think it is a perfect and lovely ending to this post.
Merry Christmas to you all reading this.... make it a good one.
Thanks for reading,
Soph xoxo


"My First Christmas in heaven.
I see the countless Christmas Trees around the world below,
with tiny lights, like heaven’s stars, reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular, please wipe away that tear,
for I am spending Christmas with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear,
but the sounds of music can’t compare with the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring,
for it is beyond description, to hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me.
I see the pain inside your heart,
but I am not so far away.
We really aren’t apart.
So be happy for me dear ones.
You know I hold you dear,
and be glad I’m spending Christmas, with Jesus Christ this year.
I send you each a special gift, from my heavenly home above.
I send you each a memory of, my undying love.
After all “Love” is the gift, more precious than pure gold.
It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.
Please love and keep each other, as my Father said to do,
for I can’t count the blessing or love he has for each of you.
So, have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear.
Remember, I’m spending Christmas, with Jesus Christ this year."

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