[Pat]

Hello all. I expect you have been wondering why I haven't posted recently, well I've had a lot of health problems, it started off with a bad back about 3 weeks ago and got to the stage where I could hardly walk because of the pain. I've been for xrays and had a blood test which showed that I've got too many red blood cells in my bone marrow so I've got to see a heamatologist next week and also have a scan, I've been told the possibilities the worst is leukemia or bone cancer but they are the worst! If only this awful pain would go! I'm on morphine based tablets at the moment but they're not working and they can't give me anything stronger until the diagnosis comes through. The thing that upsets me most is that I can't get out, I'm missing the spring and my dog walks, luckily I've got a good friend who's looking after my bird feeding station at the wood and feeding my foxes every night,( she's 91 but still insists it's no trouble to her because she lives next to the woods ).
Anyway I thought I would let you know what's happening because I didn't want you to think I'd lost interest in the site, ( it's been very painful just typing this ) I still have a quick look at the site every day but can't stay long because it's too painful to sit for any length of time. Anyway all the best to all of you. Enjoy the springtime. Pat