The other night my nephew Daniel was staying due to his mum and dad's shifts and he gave me a tremendous laugh when he asked his mum why there was a diving board in our bath. He was referring to the board that I use across the bath so that I can sit while I have the shower running. I love the way the eldest niece and nephews look at the world with such wide eyed innocence. They amuse me greatly and the difference they make to my life is massive.
I love it when they come and visit and play games with me because they genuinely are the people who treat me the most like it's a perfectly normal state of affairs to have tubes sticking out of you.
The kids have always been great fun for me to have around when I've been unwell but especially Maria because she was just a wee thing when I was first recovering from my bone marrow transplant and kept me company on a great number of days whether it be messing around the house or going on incredibly long walks around the town. She even used to amuse herself by helping me count out all my tablets. A special amusement was reserved for the effervescent painkillers I took which she referred to as plunk fizzes. Nowadays the boys always like to help me by putting them in water and watch them foaming up and hissing at them.
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