Thanks all - today has again been a better day. Each day brings a gradual improvement, which is good for all our spirits. This morning he finally got off the sofa and was playing with DH - fighting me off with his toy saw and chasing me around the kitchen! He tired himself out and had to recharge his batteries, but that's to be expected. As the chemo fades in to the distance and his nightly feeds are increasing, he's coming back in to his own a little bit and we are getting his character poking through again. I hadn't realised quite how much I missed him.
The feeds are going well - can't remember whether I've already mentioned he was sick this morning, but he rallied straight away and fortunately his ng tube stayed put - I'm terrified of him vomming it up!
He even made our pudding tonight - banoffee pie. It was yum and he managed a couple of mouthfuls. It's lovely to see his cheeky grin...
As for BA. Well. I guess that they get calls like mine a lot, but it's really not nice to have someone bluntly say: well, you should have bought travel insurance then, shouldn't you? When I pointed out that we'd been saving for the flights and didn't have the spare cash to buy the travel insurance there and then I would have thought that they could have come up with a more compassionate response than: well, these things are usually bought at the same time.
Anyway, having got nowhere at all with BA - their offer is to refund a little bit of the tax so we basically get back a quarter of what we paid for the flights because we bought non-refundable tickets. I know, I know, don't say it...
They suggested I speak to my credit card provider who politely informed me that I should have bought travel insurance. NO S**T!
Was just about to call BA back and beg and beg whilst pointing out that they have 8 MONTHS in which to resell our seats... when DH (may the odds be ever in his favour) suddenly remembered that we have a silly bank account that we have to pay for (it gets us money off our life insurance) that also came with... wait for it... TRAVEL INSURANCE! WHOOP WHOOP! Quick call to them - yes, we would be covered if our GP confirms that treatment will be ongoing next summer and DS can't travel...
Thank God for stupid bank accounts that come with daft extras that you never use 
. I pretty much cried with happiness. This is what my life has become! Tears because we haven't actually lost our savings for the past year or so. Not sure how we are going to break it to DS that he isn't going to go on a fast aeroplane to visit his Uncle, Aunt and Cousin next year though. He is SO excited. We live by an airport so he sees the planes constantly and is always going on about it. Maybe if we just ignore it, it might go away? It's a long time away, right?!
Oh, and DS' Little Hug arrived today. It's beautiful. He loves it. Every time he sits on the sofa (a lot!) he asks for it. It's perfect.