My daughter and husband James are in Queensland visiting family and friends. I drove them to Perth Airport late Friday night. They are away just over a week. Their dogs are in a boarding kennel and I have a few jobs to do at their house which is around 500 metres from my place. Not being there, it has made me aware how much they mean to me. I will be looking forward to catching up when they return. It has also made me realise how isolated some people can get when they lose a partner. I am fortunate that I have Helen and James near me and also a small circle of friends to meet up with once a week; even if we do tend to tell the same stories over and over.
On Tuesday morning I am having an ex-student of mine visit for a coffee. She is probably 35 now, married with a 16 month old child. She was a wonderful student in my classes and we have kept in touch over the years. When I talked with her last week she told me that she had had Thyroid Cancer and had the thyroid removed and chemotherapy. She will get the results of a final investigation next week. Too young for that!
Bastard disease!
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