25 December 2007: Christmas Cuddles

I spent Christmas Day with my extended family.  This time last year I was so ill I could barely walk, and I hadn’t seen some of them since then.  They were amazed at my progress.  For lunch I wore a red corset and full length skirt that I had found in a vintage shop.  I was totally overdressed but I didn’t care – I got lots of compliments on how good I looked it’s nice to catch up with my step brothers and sister.  Three of them are younger than me – two are 12 years old and one is 15 – and they have started to understand what is wrong with me.  They all ring a lot these days.  And my other step brother, Andrew, who is 21, is very protective – he will often send texts saying, “You do know I love you, don’t you?”

Spent the next few days chilled out in front of the TV.  My dad cuddles me a lot these days – like my brothers and sister he has become much more affectionate and soppy since all this happened.