Hello, everyone. I just wanted to write a few lines following a wonderful holiday and also to report on Jane's endoscopy. Let's do the medical update first. Jane had a wretched time the day before the procedure because she couldn't keep down the dreaded laxative; she was violently sick twice and was really anxious about whether they would be able to proceed. As things turned out, she was fine and the procedure went off well. Even better, they found nothing untoward and Jane's colon (forgive such details!) appears to be in good shape. She is very relieved but very tired. Next week we are off to Southampton to visit the radiology department to see if they can do something to resolve the pain in Jane's hips. Our hope is that, having had almost 2 years without treatment, she will respond really well.
Our holiday was really great. It was just what we both needed in terms of a change of scenery and rest. Rome for the first couple of days was very hot and busy. It was great to see Filippo and Alessandra again (and to enjoy A's fantastic cooking). The weather changed the day we left Rome and turned cooler and poured with rain. We hired a car and ended up with a Fiat Qubo (it looked rather like a bread van - sliding doors at the rear!!). Tuscany was great - weather was patchy but the temperatures allowed us to do a lot more than we would had it been 10 degrees hotter.
Sandra hosted us brilliantly as did Martin and Tina for our last 3 days. We ate and drank too much (well, I did) and Jane managed some spectacular combat shopping in Arezzo and Cortona. The photos above were taken on Sandra's terrace the evening we arrived there and a sunset shot from the other side of her house on another evening.
We will blog again after we have had news on radiotherapy options. Thank you all for continuing prayers.
Love
Peter and Jane
