I have a good friend, to whom some really bad things have happened. On the day that her mother went into hospital for a radical double mastectomy to counter the breast cancer with which she had been diagnosed only 3 weeks prior, my friend was told the results of her biopsy - also breast cancer. Not surprisingly, her daughter is going to have genetic screening soon too. And her son has been ill since birth, and possibly spent more time in than out of hospital.
So to try to cheer her up, I offered her the pick of our menu. And she chose... Mars Bar Slice.
Yet despite all this, she remains as cheery as possible and is even having her hair cut (in advance of losing it with the chemotherapy treatment) as a fund-raiser for two local charities that are very dear to her, Charlie Kean's children's cancer fund and Maggie's Centre, Dundee. Here's a lovely, smiley photo of her with her kids and long blonde hair, at our Ice Arena with very special guest...
And here's my brave friend, after the chop - still smiling away and looking as stunning as ever.
I'm just happy that our glittery bake helped her feel better, if only for an hour. And including our donation, a mutual friend tells me that this friend has beaten her fundraising target of £1000! Outstanding!
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