Only The Good Die Young!

About the Book

This story was written by Natasha's (Tash) father chronicling the events that led up to the ending of her short life. I hope that I have written the best part of the trials and tribulations that all our family has had to suffer. I promised that I would write this book to dedicate it to Natasha and her daughters, Phoebe aged 6 and Tiffany 4. I would like to thank all Tash's friends who helped her through her illness, I would like to thank Macmillan Cancer Relief and all the medical staff, especially The Severn Hospice for their care and dedication, in giving Tash a comfortable and dignified end to her life. I cannot imagine the fear and the thought of the unknown that must go through the mind of anyone diagnosed with cancer. Our daughter came around our house one day as normal and said sit down mum and dad I have something to tell you. "I have been diagnosed with breast cancer." Oh no! we will have to go through all this again (our daughter Michelle died of Acute Lymphomblastic Leukaemia 26 years ago, aged 2).

About the Author

Roger T. Van-Cauter was born in Deptford, London March 1951 and was educated at Sir James Autham School, Watford, Hertfordshire. In 1968 our family moved to Andover, Hampshire. At the age of seventeen he joined the Royal Navy and served in ships in the Mediterranean and the Far East before marrying Dianne in 1972. After leaving the Royal Navy he set up home in the new town of Telford, Shropshire, raising their family. He attained Certificates and Diploma's in the Institute of Welfare Officers, Customer service, Advice and Guidance and other related subjects. In May 1985 he joined the H.S.F.until it's disbandment in June 1992. He is working as a civil servant in the Land Registry.