I write this with Andrew still here and although it seems macarbre to do so weve done many things during the last two years regarding Andrews passing and even today it all seems so surreal. Andrew was diagnosed with what they called an Oligodendroglioma Grade II which actually meant he had a decent prognosis. He underwent brain surgery on 2nd Sept 2010 however we always knew they could not remove the tumour as it is wrapped around a main artery deep in the brain but surgery still gave him a better chance so we decided to crack on. It was Miles's first day of school that day and taking him to school knowing what lay before his Daddy was heart breaking - there was no one as brave as Andrew that day. Radiotherapy followed and again Andrew bravely bore the treatment which crippled him it made him so sick he lost 4 stone in 6 weeks. Life continued to tick over with MRI scans every three months which always worried me as to why he was having them so often its normal practice for every 6 months but we carried on and just used the 3 months cycles as our goal posts. In December 2011 he had a routine scan which showed the tumour was growing aggressively and probably had been all the while and Andrew began chemo in Jan 2012. He eneded up having two types of chemo both of which were unsuccessful and Andrew was given a very bad prognosis. How you deal with news like this I cant tell you even though we have because it is a living nightmare and always will be. Andrew is a decent person, fun loving, caring and generous and the thought of losing him is one I cannot contemplate however should there come a time when you are reading this then we have lost the centre of our lives but we would like it if you would add any good memories you may have or stories or whatever you want as this will good for me to read with the children and others who will be seeking solace. I may add some stories myself as there are so many good times to be remembered and these are what are keeping me going. Lots of love Amanda x