Luckily ... happened - I am truly grateful
Seniors leave for exams next week and I am at the time of our staff appraisal process where I begin to reflect on the school year just about over....I pause at this time to think about how to begin this blog, so much has happened. In the last 12 months a lot has happened to my family and my department that has left me feeling I might have done more, but also grateful that there were so many moments of ... "lucky that happened" This time 12 months ago, my brother was having a scan of his prolapsed disc in his back before surgery to fix it, and the radiographer noticed one of his kidneys didn't look right. Lucky that happened . He had surgery for his back and then 3 weeks later had surgery to remove his cancerous kidney. No more cancer, all clear, no more treatment. Lucky that happened ! Just before Christmas a staff member had an odd turn but she was fine and her family were all schooled up on strokes and aneurysms. 2 weeks later, she suffered an aneurysm a