Ciara McGeehan

And...

I was just really thrown.

I was just in really bad mood.

And poor Tommy was getting the brunt of it.

And I didn't know why.

And for any woman out there, I was in my luteal phase.

And poor Thomas was getting all of it.

My period's really hard to judge because the chemo's obviously messing up my whole body.

And he's like, just pees me off.

I was like, I know that this is illogical.

And Thomas is only breathing in the bed next to me.

But like, I'm ready to smother him with a pillow.

God love the poor boy.

And he didn't know what he was doing wrong.

So I messaged the girls.

I was like I'm just finding it really hard and I'm finding it really hard to even get up and do the things I want to do I'm just sitting on the bed staring out the window when I know I have some washing to do and I want to bring the dog for a walk and you know things that I'm looking forward to just were felt like a burden so the girls rallied around me one of my friends Claire had got me a little gift which was like I was waiting for you to finish your chemo but I'm sending it now and I'm wearing them today they're little earrings they're actually little hurley balls little slitters so yeah

I think I think that's something maybe a lesson for everybody out there that we think we have to protect the people around us from the bad news.

But actually, our most loved people want to help us and they'll shoulder that burden with us.

And we're robbing them of the ability to be that for us if we don't open up and share a little.

It is.