uncle billy's party

tonight was my uncle billy's retirement/birthday party. he is now 65.
he is one of my nanna's two brothers, and to be honest i can't remember if he's the older or younger.
anyway, there was a big party with the whole family. i took some pictures with my phone, which i shall upload at some point.
another thing that made this party such a big deal is, a while ago we found out that uncle billy is suffering from a type of cancer and recently we were informed that the treatment he's been undergoing has had no effect. in a sad way this was a kind of 'this could be the last party we see him at' or even 'this could be the last time some of us actually see him' party. i may not visit him all that often, but that doesn't mean i'm not upset about what's happening to him. it's hitting my nanna quite hard, which is highly expected.
i suppose that sometimes you don't realise how much you've been taking someone for granted till you find out they're being taken away from you. it's too easy to allow your mind to slip into 'well, of course they'll always be there'.
we all need to make the most of the special people in our lives.

well, that was a grim post.
next post shall have pictures of people having fun. so there.

hmmmm, this blog could soon end up looking like a photo album, hehehehehe :D

*:)

ps
madness is contagious, you have been warned :P
so says the hamster of doom!