Paola’s first hospital visit.

These images are from just after the 9 different blood infusions 24th January 1998, Still have that cuddly lion.

This is when after tests they told her and me it was Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, this was when “friends” started to disappear because the “C” word was mentioned, this is when it became me Paola and my Mum against a monster.

Paola was so beautiful, yes she was for her whole life but this was her still at that moment where college and archaeology was still a possibility, when our plans of exploring Europe together were still possible.