AuraCaught Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A year after being diaagnosed with a terminal > illness I realised that I still hadn't made a > valid will!! I know it sounds ridiculous but I've > had a wonderful & busy year. My best friend & I > realised that what we had was far more than > friendship, so we became civil partners. The day > itself was fantastic, both for us and everyone who > came too. My partner was 40 a couple of months > ago, so we threw a huge party with nearly 200 > guests, who we realised we love to bits & to whom, > we realised we mean so much. I have spent the year > (well between 6 weeks of radio & 6 months of > chemo) contacting people I had lost touch with. > Just weeks after contacting a childhood friend, he > was killed in a road traffic accident, I am so > glad I had been in touch with him & realised how > lucky I have been. Being told that my brain > tumour was back led me to a solicitor on the same > day. My will is made, I have decided what to do > with my earthly goods & I have bought the plot > next to my chilhood friend in the garden of > remembrance where his ashes are buried. I don't > feel closer to death for doing these things, that > is out of my hands, but I feel more settled and > content. Amazingly, I have always had a valid will > in place/ except since my partner & I became civil > partners. I don't know why I delayed..... I'll let > the phsycologists amongst you decide. Have just realised that the thread has taken a more serious turn - My best wishes are with you Aura.