Sad news of Lesley Martin

Sheena Martin asked to contact their friends. They're going through a tough time at the moment, Les has lung cancer and secondary liver cancer. It has got to the stage where Les has decided she doesn't want to go ahead with cancer treatment as such, is receiving palliative treatment which Sheena says is doing much to perk her up.Sheena says Les is as strong as ever in spirit, in fact she was working right up to a few weeks ago when Sheena, Brent and their children visited them in Bude, (Les also wrote an exam on the Wednesday before they arrived).They had a wonderful two weeks together before Sheena and Brent returned home, when Les was admitted into hospital in Plymouth, when the cancer was diagnosed.Kathy and Lucy have arrived in Bude, and Sheena flies over on Tuesday. Mike and the girls are going to look after Les with the help of a community sister who will visit regularly. Les' Mum, who is 90 now and also as strong as ever, is nearby and I'm sure she'll find the family as great a support to her as she is to them. They're all looking to the positive side, are grateful for this chance to enjoy some time together right now, a chance so many don't get.Sheena said that although Mike isn't able to cope with a lot of telephone calls right now, she knows that Mike and Les will both enjoy emails and letters from friends, letters with lots of news, and she'll do her best to keep in touch once she arrives in Bude next week. She asked me to thank everyone who has written to her this past week, she will be taking the letters over to the UK to share with the family there.She also asked me to thank everyone for so many kindnesses and to thank them for their prayers. Mike and Les' email address: lacmartin@riverside3048.fsnet.co.uk