Day 10

This is an earlier blog than usual as I am filling it in before going up the road to Andrea's.

Good news is no more health mishaps. As for yesterday's carry on keep taking the tablets.

Today was my last Angel Radio Show until after the chemo and operation. It was wonderful to go out on a very high note. My guest was Brian Swift a veteran of the D Day landings. He was a member of the Royal Engineers. On D Day his group were to be assault engineers whose task was to reach the battleground before the main invasion force landed. Thy were on Juno Beach which Canadian Forces were attacking. Apparently when the engineers arrived along with counterparts from the Winnipeg Rifles the Germans thought they were local workmen. To use Brian's words when things got hairy they all hid in an apple orchard with bullets and all sorts flying all around them. Not content with that after the Germans surrendered he went to Singapore to help get the Japanese out. The way he told it was most impressive, understated but giving enough detail to make it interesting. To me whilst you can read official histories but it's the stories of people like Brian that tell it like it really was.

Altogether the show was very focused. My only indulgence was to play Frank Sinatra's one for the Road as my final song.

Thanks to Phill and Sue for the cutting about the Isle of Coll hotel.

More tomorrow.