September 30th

We're just back from a fabulous holiday in Portugal :) The weather was great most of the time - only 1 day of rain in 2 weeks! - and the accommodation was lovely!! Duncan & Andrea joined us for the first week and we explored some of the local towns and villages, had some lovely meals out and went to the most South Westerly point of Europe, which was only a few kilometers from where we were staying. We also got to see Lisbon for the day when we dropped them to the airport. Apart from that we just relaxed by the pool and had a really amazing, restful time in the sun :) 

We flew back on Thursday and then headed up to London on Friday afternoon for my operation yesterday. The surgery went well and I'm now fitted with a portacath in my chest to allow them to take blood and administer chemo much more easily. The nurses have been finding it difficult to access my veins and the anaesthatist told me I had the world's smallest veins so I think everyone will be happier from now on - especially me!! It was good to see some of the nurses who looked after me when I was in hospital last year - they are so lovely & caring and it was really nice to catch up with them. Back to London tomorrow for an MRI and then chemo on Tuesday.