It is 5 years ago that our roller coaster ride began…

I think this is the first time that Rob’s “Being Alive” anniversary has not affected either him or I in a sad way. I asked him how he felt about it, and at first he did not realise it was this week, but then he said “go on, keep on singing and painting”. Rob says he is “living a new life in a different body, but the spirit is the same”.

I don’t think it affects him quite the same as it does me, and for that I am grateful for him. For me, it was 6 months of pure hell at the beginning, with the first 3 months of life-and-death about every 3 days that was the hardest.

I remember it as if it was yesterday. It was my brother’s birthday and I was up late waiting to be able to Skype with him in the US. I was also working on a website for our friends who had just set out to sail around the world. For me, it was “a date which will live in infamy” and nothing has been, or will ever be the same since. For me I also think it is “go on”, and try to get the most out of every moment of life that we can together and enjoy. Let’s all just keep going on….

This is Rob celebrating with Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and a nice cognac.It was made a few days later on the weekend, but I think captures the spirit for both of us.