my mum - my rock

Since my dad�s diagnosis, my mum has been incredible, I mean, I always knew she was amazing, she�s my mum but I've realised in the last 8 months that she is so much stronger than I had ever known! My dad�s illness is all new to me, I've never lost someone close to me, or known someone with terminal cancer, it�s been really hard for all of us, but my mum has been a rock.  My sisters and I all left home years ago, and I do what I can to make the effort to get home and help when I can, but my mum wants us to continue with our lives, she doesn't want our work to be affected and she knows she�s there to deal with everything.  I'm making this sound like my dad is really poorly at the moment, he isn�t, well he's doing ok, but he has been, and mum has spent endless hours sitting by bedsides, driving him to and from hospital appointments and basically putting their life on hold to try and get him through some treatment.  I know this is just the beginning of a tough road ahead, but mum just takes each day as it comes and maintains such positivity, I don�t know how she does it!

So when Co-op contacted me and asked if I wanted to receive a box of goodies to treat my mum on Mother�s Day, of course I said yes.  My mum implements a �2 spend rule on Mother�s Day, so I figured if I was gifting her with something I hadn't paid for then technically that passes, right?! So anyway, due to some postage complications (the parcel was sat at my neighbours for almost a week�) my mum hasn't got this yet, so I might have to buy (or bake) a cake to replace this one, (the Mr can�t resist a red velvet) but the plan is to surprise her next weekend with the perfect Tea Party treats.  And getting it a week later almost makes it even more special as it�ll be unexpected�at least that�s what I�ll tell myself.

Unfortunately it means we completely missed out on the #Twitterteaparty that the Co-op were hosting, but I'm more than happy to indulge in a glass of Prosecco, a cup of tea, and a good chin-wag, with my mum!