Faerie-trail

Hi from Dreamcaster and Fae, (names changed to protect the innocent)

This blog is being set up with the idea of telling "our story" from the get go.

When we had some very bad news six years ago, with reference to Fae’s health, life changed for us and we had to make some very hard decisions on what path our lives were to go on. My beautiful wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to go on with treatment urgently. She had her operation by a terrific and very supportive surgeon here in Cairns, she then had to go to Townsville for all of her other treatment like radiation etc. (unavailable in Cairns as yet). This was a biggy as I had to take extended unpaid leave from my job and we took out a loan to pay for our accommodation in Townsville and expenses both at home and away. The folk at Townsville hospital were terrific and looked after us very well. During this time my very supportive & caring sister, Sylvia flew up to Townsville to be with Fae so I could go back to work and pay some of the bills. We are both very grateful to Sylvia for giving up her own time so willingly, knowing that it cost her money as well. We have always been close to her and Tom (her husband who was lost at sea 2/7/94)
After our homecoming we had bills coming out of our ears and to top it off my boss put me off work because I no longer wanted to do the night shift, which left my Fae at home by herself. He could not understand and told me I was not the one that was sick, I tried to explain why I did not want to leave Fae at home nights but he would not try to understand.
After her ordeal my lovely lady went back to work as soon as she felt able and just got on with life looking after me and the household. She went back to uni and graduated with her Masters of Business Administration (mgnt). She left her position after 17 years with the govt. went back to school and graduated as a beauty consultant and opened her own successful Beauty Salon. This was something she had always wanted to do so got on with it. (very strong lady, mine)
I have always had the ambition to go on the road and enjoy life with my wife as much as I could, with this in mind I dropped several hints etc and waited to see if I would get a bite or not.
After loosing a couple of friends to various illnesses we both decided on a two or three year plan to get going, my wife’s boss of several years, never got the chance as he kept getting asked back to work, even though he had retired. Poor bugger went home for lunch one day and passed away with out ever enjoying a day.
So as I started out to say, this blog is starting out rather early, well before we get on the road or much less before we get a van.
I was asked to do this by Kym from “No Boundaries” a fantastic web site for those on the road. He advised that some people might like to hear of our experiences from the start of the plan and through to its inception and beyond.
Please read and enjoy our journey, with us, to our new life on the road.