The Death of a Common Man's Wife - Brossura

Blissfully married for twenty-eight years with two grown up children,Simon and Tracey were content, they were ready to move onto the next stage of their lives, new adventures, more travelling and time together to enjoy the fruits of their labours. Yet in February 2014, after experiencing stomach pain and tiredness, Tracey was diagnosed with Stage 4 grade 3 Endometrial Uterine Cancer; A healthy, active wife and mother was now looking at a serious life threatening illness. Could an Endometrial Ablation, a fairly standard procedure, back in 2007 have masked earlier symptoms of the disease?. As with anything that shakes your world to its core, a search for answers and reasoning is inevitable. How can this have happened?. This is the story of two people, of a normal family facing what thousands have to come to terms with every day. This is no celebrity memoir or triumph amongst adversity, there are no TV appearances and there is no mass media campaign or outpouring. This is simply an honest account of dealing with the pain and heartbreak of cancer. The story of a couple, a family and the people working within the overburdened NHS. 'The Death of a Common Man's Wife' is diary entries, memories, and poetry written by both Tracey and Simon. It is poetry for the people. For you and me. A love story, a painful story, but very much a real story.