Day 72

Needless to say the missing car part remains just that missing. Evidently due to the recession dealers no longer carry that many spare parts. On the principle of "just in time", orders are sent in as and when needed. Only on this occasion the chain has broken down. The part was ordered on Friday and at the time of writing has not surfaced.

Thankfully we have better things to worry about. Martin, Andrea and the children are off today for a few days at Euro Disney. There was much excitement all round. Ev helped them pack. This evening was wonderful for two reasons. First it was nice to see Gillian looking well. She works for Iceland and a new shop opens in Southampton tomorrow. She will be socialising with various people including the Mayor. The second plus point for me was that it was my first meal out in quite a while. You have to be careful in what you order. Alas that meant giving some wonderful looking burgers a miss. However I did have ham and eggs plus sticky toffee Pudding with Ice Cream. By cutting things up into small pieces I was able to eat everything up without discomfort.

With the date of the operation brought forward, we have decided to have another few days away. As a result the next blog entry will be next Tuesday 14 July(Bastille Day).

A correction by the way from yesterday's entry. It was the heasd of Urology not Oncology who spoke to me about catheters.