Soup and Heartfelt Thanks...

I need to send out the world's biggest thank you to all of you

who have sent me insane amounts of love, support and encouragement

Sinus, Phantom and I have been overwhelmed and humbled by the outpouring of wonderful 

that you have all sent our way

it has meant I have sailed through the last week of tests and other assorted rubbish with a smile

and that is saying something as it feels like at least a million people have squeezed, biopsied, scanned, poked and prodded poor lefty

I tell you if I charged them all for the feels they are copping I would be sitting here a rich woman

but it has been worth it to get the news that the prognosis is so good

I know there is a lot of crap ahead but feeling surprisingly ok about it all

and I know I wouldn't be feeling that way without the love and support of this amazing community

I have a week before surgery while they get assorted other rubbish sorted 

and I am going to fill ever spare moment with painting

I should be getting organised and meals into freezers and things

but bugger all that and Phantom and Sinus can manage

they are big enough and ugly enough to jump in and sort themselves

I must say they have both been very cool through it all

teasing me at just the right times, and telling boob jokes at every opportunity

and I am so grateful to have them there being so gloriously strong 

I may even feel guilty at times in the future when I am torturing them in the future

not likely, but there is a chance I might feel bad

I bought these cans of soup so they won't starve if things get desperate

actually I bought them to paint because how could you not want to paint them

and they look wonderful on the shelf in the studio... quite the Warhol-esque installation

and Phantom and Sinus aren't entirely hopeless in the kitchen

so they shouldn't have to resort to tinned soup

but then again you never know

 I am now going to get stuck into catching up some cup and mug painting

and please know that all of you have made my life immeasurably better this week

and managed to bring so much positivity and joy and made a huge difference at this time

you will never know how much it has meant to us....xx