Well the bad news didn't stop coming with the new year, as we'd all hoped, and this time it is a lot closer to home for Shaunna and myself.

As some of you would know, Shaunna is in Tasmania visiting with her Daughter, Bianca, and her grandchildren, but sadly this trip hasn't turned out as happy as previous ones.  While Shaunna and Bianca were in Launceston taking care of a few things, Bianca took a bad turn and immediately asked for an ambulance to take her to the hospital, which is very, very unusual as she always hated the sound of all emergency vehicles and wouldn't willingly get into an ambulance unless it were serious.

Anyway, in cutting to cut to the chase, Bianca was assessed at the Launceston General Hospital and tests revealed that she has liver cancer.   How bad it is has yet to be determined, but hopefully tests next week will reveal that it is in the early stages and it can be treated without too many ill effects.  The thing is, she is 26 and a fighter, so she has a good chance of beating it if the cancer hasn't progressed too far.  Well that's the hope.

Now I don't know how many of you are religious or not, so I'll ask for hope and positive vibes... prayers from those who wish to pray.

Thank you.