Anyone who knows me or my family will know how much this picture means to me. We've had one hell of a rubbish year. Almost 1 year since my Dad was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia- "the bad one" as the doctor said, 4 days after I discovered I was pregnant with the Grandson Dad always wanted. After 5 months in hospital, lots of the strongest chemo there is and a life-threatening infection, Dad came home... Only to be told 2 weeks before I gave birth that the leukaemia was back. After being told there was only a 50/50 chance of making it through and the chemo working, Dad started the cycle again and on 4th September had a bone marrow transplant. He came home ahead of schedule with strict instructions to stay away from the baby because of infection. There's still a long way to go-a year recovery after bone marrow transplant with the 'crucial' period taking us through to mid December, but these pictures make me so happy.


Every time a Grandfather holds his Grandson is special, but this moment is a little more so.


If ever there was proof of how strong the human body is- this is it. It shows all you need is love (and a little bit of medicine) ❤️

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