Happy New Year!! We started this blog almost a year ago when things seemed really quite bleak. Since then, as most of you know, Jane's tumour markers have dropped by about 95%; a miracle by almost any measure. We went to the hospital in mid-December and will go back again at the end of February. For the time being Jane requires no more treatment unless something unexpected crops up. She is still taking quite a lot of painkillers in the form of Fentanyl patches and paracetemol but things look so much more rosy than they did a year ago.
I apologise for the random arrangement of photographs on this blog. My inexperience in this medium is well and truly exposed. However, Lydia's graduation (1st Class Hons from the Central School of Speech and Drama) was a big milesone for all of us but especially for Jane. We are proud parents of a clever girl who is now in full time employment (hurrah!!). The other photograph is of St Ives harbour taken on New Year's Eve but it seems to have lost some quality in transfer. I found myself there early in the evening searching for fireworks (a story too long to tell here) and my camera was in my pocket.
We had a quiet Christmas here in Salisbury with Jane's mother. On Boxing Day we headed for Canterbury to see the rest of Jane's family. It seemed as though the whole of Southern England was on the move as we travelled bumper to bumper along the M25. It has been a very different kind of Christmas this year without Jane's father; he has left an enormous hole that will never be filled.
On 3oth December we re-packed our bags and headed for our beloved Cornwall. We stopped in Truro with Uncle Ralph and Marilyn before heading down to Marazion to see Dick and Sarah Reynolds who are in the midst of restoring a fantastic property with truly wonderful views of Mounts Bay. From there we headed up to Nancledra to spend New Year's Eve with Graham and Jenni. Jenni's son, Giles, provided some rockets for us to set off at midnight and from their garden we could see the light of the fireworks in St Ives and Penzance simultaneously - it's magical up in that part of West Penwith at any time. Thanks, Graham and Jenni.
Thank you, to all of you who stay in touch and encourage us to keep the blog going - we will. Terry, thank you for getting in touch - we'd love to know more about the family link!!
Well, we will write again in a few weeks to keep the site relatively current and to renew our thanks to you all.
