A once in a life time experience...

Once i arrived back in NYC i spoke to Dad and Andrea on the phone when ever we had the chance..And one day when i had called and Dad answered the first thing he said to me was "Call back tomorrow" and Andrea will have some news to tell you...sooo straight away i asked is it bad news..He said "no lacey" proudly "its not bad news for once". So i put the phone down and racked my mind for what it could be that they was going to tell me.

So i the next day i picked up the phone and dialed there home number..after only two rings Andrea picked up the phone and said in pure excitement "i am going to Orlando Florida". I couldn't believe it..How and when i asked in pure shock as i knew that they didn't have the money to up and go on a holiday like that. She explained that her very nice nurse that she had formed a close relationship with over the months had got in contact with the local Hospice and after some persuading (as funds are short in the recession) the charity offered to pay for Andrea, Dad, India and Jazmin to go to Florida for two weeks. They payed for their flights, accommodation, and access to the parks. And her nurse even payed out of her own pocket for them to have a car hire for the 2 weeks. Andrea was over the moon and was so happy to be given this opportunity from the charity. But you new that in the back of her mind she was thinking the same as her girls. Why have i been given this..Do the doctors no details that i don't..Do i not have long to live? These were all questions we were thinking but did not want to ask. They managed to look on the bright side and before we knew it they were on there way to the airport.

I spoke to them twice whilst they were on there holiday and they all sounded so happy.

Andrea told me that she went on her first roller-coaster ride in universal studios, she went up in a helicopter over international drive, and that she fed dolphins in sea world resort. She was so happy you could hear it in her voice. No body could thank the charity enough for what they did for them and what they do for so many families in need. They had a once in a life time experience and enjoyed every minute of it...But If anyone deserved it then they did after all they had been through.

The charity that made it all happen...

http://www.somerset-hospice.org.uk