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I have so much to be grateful to Rachel for and I think that is kind of what fuels me when

it is maybe a bit emotional but you know if it wasn't for Rachel I wouldn't have met

you. If it wasn't for Rachel you wouldn't be the man you are now and if it wasn't for

Rachel if I do wouldn't exist so as well as everything else she is pretty special to me.

Music Radio Podcasts Hello and welcome to You Me and the Big

Sea. I'm Steve Bland as I'm constantly told by Debb and Loss and known as just Steve

Bland. This week and without Lauren and Debb but don't worry all three of us will be returning

to your earbuds next week. In this series we wanted to do some podcasts on subjects that

are especially close to our hearts and speak to people who have direct experience of these

subjects and for me I want to explore the challenges that are widow or a widow our house when

it comes to finding love again, finding happiness again. A little later you'll hear a Frank

and honest chat with Amy who have been in a relationship now with for the last year

and a half and she's talking about some of the challenges that she's found dating me

after Rachel's death. But before that joining me I'm delighted to say it's psychotherapist

and author Julia Samuel who spent over 30 years working with Marie Families and also Tim

Bilton who Tim I'm going to let you explain what your cancer is because saying it's a

melanoma doesn't really explain the full picture does it?

Yes so I have a melanoma which started in my left eye and left saliva very gland and

then operations after that state it then moved to my left knee and my tibia bone and I've

been on immunotherapy ever since so it's quite an aggressive cancer but it's not something

that I don't want to define me if that makes any sense to you whatsoever. I don't want

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