Monday, 13 October 2025

Remembering October












 



October is one of those challenging and uplifting months all at the same time. The reason is I have loads of significant dates in the month attached to important people in my life or important events. 


3 Oct is the anniversary of my lovely chosen mums death. She was sos special and there are times I long to talk to her. If I still myself I can still hear her voice. 


9 Oct is my eldest grandchild’s birthday. He is 22 now and making his way in the world. He is a lovely soul and I’m so proud of him. 


9 Oct is also the anniversary of my priesting.  I was ordained priest in the morning and went to Alfie’s 1st birthday party in the afternoon. So that makes me 21 years a priest. 


11 Oct is mine and Maggie’s anniversary. 34 years this year. She is the love of my life and my rock. I don’t know where I’d be without her. 


11 Oct is also the day I had my first bag of chemo 9 years ago. 


12 Oct is the anniversary of the death of the forever young Vicky. This feisty imp died when she was only 20. She was a tiny dot due to her cystic fibrosis but she left a huge impact on all who knew and loved her. Her birthday was so important to her. She made such a fuss about it so I never forget it. She would have been 37 today. 


21 Oct is my 9th rebirthday. It’s the day I got my sister’s stem cells and my life was saved. It was also changed forever. 


25 Oct is World MDS Awareness Day. MDS was my rare blood cancer. I was formally diagnosed in 2000 though I had weird blood tests going back to the 80s. 


So you can see that October is an emotionally laden month for me. 


I haven’t blogged for a year because I’ve been going through stuff. I think it’s about time I got going again. Expect more from me in the future. 


Love and hugs folks 


Rebel Rev AKA Kes



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