Karen

Hi Varun,

Hope all is well with your Mom. Yes, I'm sure with having Doctors in the family that your Mum will have the best care she can possibly get and I would imagine that you will end up being an expert on the subject of SAH!

Like the other girls have said to you......just give her lots of emotional support and show her that you're coping with her illness. I think that with Mothers, they are the centre of the family, they've always been there for you and it probably hits you a lot harder, when the tables are turned and you have to look after them.

I'm glad that she's doing well and I hope that you will keep in contact as to her progress. My aneurysm was on the post communicating artery...but it's affected my right eyesight as I had a III nerve palsy. My speech wasn't affected, but initially I did find it hard to find the right words to say and couldn't hold much of a conversation. Even now, if I get very tired...I know what I want to say, but sometimes I just lose the words in my head!

Anyway Varun, thinking of you and your family and hope your Mom continues to make good progress.

Take care,

Love Karen x

Hi Louise and "Granny" Sami,

Sami - You're way too young to be a Granny.....perhaps you could go in for one of those glamorous Granny comps! I haven't had any babies around me for ages ..... I would love a little cuddle!

What did you write about Charlotte Church? I can't remember reading about it.....but then again my memory is pretty bad.....so I may have! Okay so, now I'm speaking to a famous Granny!!

Just picked my car up from the garage...it had it's first MOT today...even though I was pretty sure that it should pass as it's only 3 yrs old, it's still a relief not to have another bill! Eric is away....he's off to Poland for a couple of days working. The house is nice and peaceful now and the dog is snoring next to me...perhaps I should get a nose clip for him...he's worse than Eric! Mind you, they say dogs resemble their owners....

Dinner was good......but I'm going through a "can't be bothered to cook" stage at the minute .... I tried to watch "Ready, Steady Cook" on the tv as I was cooking, looking for some inspiration......but nothing happened to put a spring in my step........at least it was edible though!

Louise - I also never knew that the anni's were measured ... it was only when I read other peoples postings on some other web sites that I found it out. I can't remember anybody telling me how large or small mine was ... I just caught a glimpse of 6mm ... so I'm presuming that's what it was referring to.

Well done for getting the Incapacity Benefit ...... It makes me wonder if they try to wear people down, so that they don't claim .... Like you, I really hate form filling now ... when I first came out of hospital I couldn't cope with anything like that ... Eric had to do it all, as I couldn't even hold a telephone conversation with people and could barely write my name. When I look back at stuff like that, I have certainly made slow, but sure progress!

There's no way that I could cope with the job that I was doing before the SAH ....... it was bad enough when my brain was in gear ..... now there's a few cogs missing, I would hate to think what a mess I would make!

I might sit down with a glass of wine and watch the coiling video later. I sort of do and don't want to see it .....will let you know in the morning if I have and whether I might/might not need therapy after the viewing.

Anyway, going now ...... sweet dreams to you both!

Love K x

PS: Anybody fancy starting a new topic tomorrow, as this one is starting to get a bit long?

Hi Sami,

Who's Dic! Must be all those nuts in that Snickers bar!

Yep, you're so right about form filling re: DVLA ..... they took 3 months to make their decision with me.....anybody reading this that's just had a SAH, contact the DVLA asap, as they're slow.....have you ever tried for Incapacity Benefit? I bet that one will get a few raised pulses from anybody else reading this who has ..... It took them 3 months and one tree (paperwork!) to come to the conclusion that I wasn't entitled to anything... I wasn't particularly "all there" at the time of filling in their mountain of paperwork etc ..... but talk about red tape....****** ridiculous.

I still get weird dreams as well ...... but haven't experienced anything "spiritual"!

Yes, Siobhan is definetly a mini Sami!

I haven't got a clue as to the diameter of my ani .... not good at maths anyway! But when I go next time, I shall ask .... I just caught a sneaky look at my notes and saw "6mm"!

I quite like reading Reveal......I buy it for Lauren really!!

Going to make Sweet and Sour Chicken for dinner and will catch up with you tomorrow....take care and sweet dreams!

Love Karen x

Hiya,

Louise - I still can't drive too far ...... I'm okay if I could drive on a continual Roman road ... nice and straight ....... but too many bends, roundabouts sends my head all over the place, so my journeys are short and sweet!

Perhaps like yourself, I should just go and catch the bus ....... the trouble is, living out in the sticks, you kind of get "tired of living" just waiting for one to turn up!

Anyway, going to go and do some work now ....... I'm feeling far too relaxed today......

Love Karen x

Thanks Sami, lovely photo of Siobhan...she's a real cutey!....doesn't she look like you!!

K x

Hiya,

Just finished my sarnie....now on the biscuits.....will probably be onto the chocolate next......going through a "Ripple" phase.

Lauren has just got up..she's still feeling ill and has a face as long as a fiddle.....so have vacated the room and using my Son's computer in his bedroom....it's luxury to have a big screen, where I can read it without squinting. No problem if Siobhan doesn't want to make contact, but the offer's always there if she did. I will upload her photo in a minute, will be great to see her with her duck......bless.

I think that my anni was about 6mm...certainly wasn't gigantic..think a lot of my damage was caused by not getting into hospital fast enough...but I suppose that after having 2 bleeds now, I would like to have the knowledge that the coils are up to doing the job.

I know that Dee wears the leathers.....I've yet to see a photo of her in them..so you've just reminded me to ask her. She also has a few small tattoos, she reckons they're quite addictive......they did a procession for a biker wedding the other weekend......apparently the bride was in white leathers....mini skirt etc.....she said that she looked great....until the heavens opened on them all! But yeah, she loves it too!

I thought that the DVLA said that you were okay to drive? It was weird getting back into the driving seat again....but it doesn't take long for it all to click into place.

The worst part was when I had to get rid of my car and downsize to something smaller. When I was working and could afford it I was driving a new Renault Scenic ..... it was lovely....you didn't have a key, there was an electronic tag that you would slip into the ignition, hold down the clutch and press a button where it would automatically start.......it didn't have a manual lever handbrake......it had a button that you pushed with an automatic handbrake. Then being poor again

I had to swap it for a Renault Clio .... with key, handbrake and no refinements at all ... it was like learning to drive all over again, my brain took ages to get used to pulling up a handbrake, using a key....I still don't know what half the buttons do now.......think that I suddenly leapt into my geriatric years when I got in that car. I still don't like the car, I associate it with one of the worst periods of my life and it reminds me of what I lost (not in a material way!)....sounds stupid I know...

When I had my book interview with Alison......one of the questions was "did I feel lucky to have experienced the SAH" ...... apparently, many people do find the experience spiritual .....my answer was "no"... I feel lucky to be alive, but I don't feel lucky to have had a SAH. Alison seemed to think that I will discover this feeling ...... But I've always quite liked who I am anyway, I consider myself an OK person and having the SAH hasn't made me any better a person than I was before......but I've yet to discover this spiritual moment that people talk about.......may be I'm in denial of something or require some therapy!!!

Anyway going for some chocolate.....

See you later,

Love K x

Hi Sami and Louise,

Yes, I'm still foostering....is there such a word? Just hope that nobody knocks my door......I still have sticky up hair and panda eyes and it's nearly lunchtime......I will just have to hide if they do!

Thanks for your kind words Louise, about my Mum. I think sometimes that I now have a tendency for self preservation .... or my brain is thinking that way ..... I worry a lot less than I used to .... everything can be dealt with tomorrow, that's my motto since that SAH!

I will be definetly asking the Consultant a few more things about my coiling when I go back. I'm sort of resigned to the fact now, that it's not a perfect situation and I may need it re-done...will just have to see how I get on with the MRA next year.

Sami - Lauren is a member.....there's a couple of photos of her on the site...Siobhan can use your login or she can create her own, it's up to you..if she wants to send Lauren a Priv.message that's fine or she can post on the discussion board...whatever's comfortable for her.

I know what you mean re: excitement.....what's that?.....forgotten the feeling now you come to mention it! Alton Towers eh! not quite sure whether my dizzy head could take it....feel as though I'm on a free ride most of the time! I'm sure that you will be fine to do it though.

My friend Dee, her Hubbies got a Harley ..... they belong to a bikers club .. they go on meets all over the place ... she has a great time and it's a bit of a release from looking after Sam ..... she's become a bit of a biker chick I think!

Anyway must go ..... at least I'm dressed now.......Louise, just re-did your story....but the site admin won't allow me to double space or much else...it also has a tendency to put some articles in italic and it won't let me alter it..... has a ****** mind of its own .... I'm restricted to one font, italic, bold, no other font size available....will have a word with my son to see if I can import any other options...as I agree with you re: eyesight problems and small type face.

See you both later,

Love and hugs......going for a bacon sarnie....

Karen x

Morning to you, Sami,

Glad that you had a better night ...... I still love my pillow....I can't sleep very well at all without it.

I'm sure that things will gradually get easier for Siobhan....she's obviously got a great teacher! Like I said, Lauren and I cried together for months...I think that we eventually both managed to cry ourselves dry, until we got fed up with it!! If Siobhan ever wanted to post on the site, Lauren said that she would reply to her.

It's hard to believe that you're only 7 weeks down the line ...... you sound more like 7 months into your recovery .... I thought that I was hard on myself!! You will get to a point of acceptance ..... however long that takes, for me it was at the 12 month stage, which probably sounds a long time. I think my first milestone was 3 months, then six and finally 12 months. Once I got to six months, the time seemed to speed up and the days passed as they used to before my SAH.....but getting to the 3 month stage seemed to take an eternity.

Anyway, must get up and dressed.....been foostering around since about 8am doing the admin for the site and just looked up at the clock!!

Love and hugs

Karen x

Hi Varun and welcome!

Sorry to hear about your Mom. Your Dad's action in getting her into hospital so quickly for treatment, will definetly have made a huge difference to her outcome. How old is your Mom, Varun?

The fact that she can move her extremities is a good sign ..... I had a temporary paralysis on my left side, which caused a little weakness at first, but it's pretty much back to normal now.

My daughter Lauren, was very shocked and scared when I had mine....as were the rest of the family and friends.... but it seemed to affect her pretty badly. Lots of people refer to it as a "ticking time bomb" in your head....none of us knows that they're walking around with it and it's probably a good job that we don't! My aneurysm was probably just caused by a birth defect......I suppose that when we get to a certain age, the artery is like a rubber band and starts to perish at its weak point.

Your Mom is probably feeling extremely tired and exhausted at the minute...I could barely speak or keep my eyes open at first....it was a good two weeks after my operation, that I started to feel better and more lucid.

Stay positive Varun, it's natural to feel that your world has been turned upside down. Take one day at a time and very hopefully you will see a little more improvement in your Mom as each day goes by. I know that I was always overjoyed to see my family and kids when I was in hospital....even though I could barely keep my eyes open! I was just so grateful to be alive!

I hope that you will keep us updated on how your Mom's progressing.....write anytime.

Thinking of you and sending love,

Karen x

PS: A lot of us do have memory problems, as in short term memory...but over a period of time, it seems to improve......I still forget stuff and I have to make lists and just write things down. When I first came out of hospital it was very bad, but now it's just something that occassionally annoys me! As for personality change....I've always been told that it depends which area of the brain has been affected? My personality hasn't been affected, but the way that I view life now, after having a life/death experience, that has certainly changed. It's the mental stuff, such as anxiety and fear for the future that has affected me the most......again with time that aspect does improve.

Hi Sami,

You can have a hug from me anytime you like! ... your family situation sounds the same as mine was a while back. Lauren didn't like being left on her own with me, especially if I was feeling a bit rough! To a degree she still doesn't, but she's coming to terms with it, bit by bit.

I suppose it's a matter of reassuring them, that if you were on your own and if it happened again, that you would recognise the signs and you would call for an ambulance. I know that she still worries about me, especially when Eric is working away from home. To a degree, I now "put on a face" and tell her that I can cope with it and it's fine. I suppose that they can also read if your feeling insecure with the situation....but it does start to come right eventually....it does take time and I don't think that there are any quick fixes. Just keep talking to her, reassure her, let the tears flow .... Lauren and myself had loads of tears together.....she didn't stop talking about what had happened or the "what if's" for months and months afterwards....eventually the tears stopped along with the "what if's".

Like you, I've also gone through the guilt ..... but in time that will also start to dissappear too ..... our family didn't feel normal for quite a while ... it was definetly all very abnormal and I could probably feel that more than anybody else.

As for it happening again....yep, well I've definetly had that one on my mind....but after my spell in hospital in August and having to go through those feelings once again, along with my family....I think that I'm finally able to lose that thought a little......I decided that I couldn't keep thinking like it or I would eventually drive myself nuts and life wouldn't be worth living for. Again, I think that it's a matter of time and your emotions are still very raw at the shock of it all ..... you are doing so well Sami, so stay with what you're doing and things will gradually get better for you and the family as a whole.

You take care,

Love and hugs,

Karen x

Hi Sami,

Honestly, it does get better with time...your emotions won't feel quite so raw as they do now.

In the mean time, sending you a very big hug and lots of love.....

K x

Hiya,

Sami, I haven't watched it yet either....I watched a little of the preview...but I'm still waiting for a quiet house. Lauren is off sick from school again....another nasty bug with high temp. This is her 2nd bug in two weeks......I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get anything...feel like throwing all the windows and doors open and blasting in the fresh air!

It sounds as though you've had a bad weekend? My weekends always tend to be worse than the week days... I'm not sure whether it's the fact that you try to stay on top during the week and by Saturday, you've had enough and you go into meltdown.....goodness knows. I had another very tired day yesterday......very crotchety as well....couldn't sleep again last night and very shaky this morning. It didn't help having a couple of phone calls at about 3.30am, saying that the alarm had gone off at the premises where Eric works......I hate the phone ringing during the night, you always tend to think the worse.

I had some bad news about my Mum on Friday. She's in her 70's now, but she's been diagnosed with colon cancer. She's waiting to back to hospital for more tests to see if it's anywhere else. Not quite sure how I feel about it...I sometimes think that the SAH has stripped me bare of my emotions....it's almost like my brain doesn't want to deal with any more than it has to, it's weird.

I've just had a phone call from the hospital for my physio....October 30th...which is good news.....can't wait to say goodbye to this dizzy head, it gets me down.

Anyway, hope that you're having a better day and keep your chin up..

Lots of Love, Karen x

Good morning Louise,

Yep, your story was very good and your Husband was right to make you send something in. I still enjoy reading other peoples experiences and I think that it helps anybody that's new to recovery. Like you say, it also gives a realistic overview to recovery....some of us are slow healers and others are faster.....we're all so different, with lots of different experiences.

Yes, the site does keep me busy .... at times, I've wondered what I've let myself in for! I felt though, that the internet was a bit short on sites specific to SAH and also, I didn't want it just to be limited to medical postings.....but some light hearted chit chat, day to day stuff, as life goes on and it's nice to be able to talk about the weather, the kids or anything else.... a bit of companionship really with people that are all in the same boat, so to speak! But, yes, I'm pleased that it's working out okay at the minute......I think that it's down to the people that use it, whether it works or not and how much they want out of it. Some of the guys on the site I've been speaking to for about 9 months now and they're a great crowd, they help me out with articles etc and it keeps the site looking fresh.

I bet that boy's Mum was mortified when he said that about your head! I can remember my own kids coming out with a few choice things when they were younger.

It's nice that you have College to keep you occupied, you sound really enthusiastic about it........holidays already! I don't know!!

Take care,

Lots of love, Karen x

Hi Melisa and welcome!

It must be very hard to be such a long way from your Mother at a time like this. Did your Mum have any other physical problems after the SAH? We all vary here with our recovery and some of us have some physical problems that hinder recovery.

Generally, the key to recovery is getting enough rest, not to fight the fatigue and listen to what your body tells you. If you overdo things, you normally find that your brain will try to slow you back down and the headaches kick in. I suppose that the brain is telling you that it needs to heal. After a time, you get used to the warning signs that you're doing too much and you do slow yourself down.

The first three months for me, were the worst ones for my headaches ..... the fatigue was awful .... having a bath would zap most of my energy .... my recovery has been slow and recovery rate is an individual thing really and everybody varies. I hope that any of the other members who read this, will also post a response to you.

http://www.srht.nhs.uk/patient--visitor ... emorrhage/

The above site is a good one to visit and gives you good basic information as what to expect. Sometimes, the information on SAH recovery can seem a little vague, but I suppose it's because recovery is individual and it also depends on how much damage has been done to the brain, where you've had the bleed in the case of an aneurysm etc. It does look as though the first month is the most critical....but hopefully she's taking it easy anyway and she will probably find that her energy levels are very low and will need to rest up.

Hope this helps a little....

Take care

Love Karen x

Hi Keith,

Just had a look at the preview and will watch the whole thing tomorrow, when the house is quiet. Thanks for letting us know.

Hope you've had a good weekend,

Karen x

Hi Louise,

We live at opposite ends of the country then! I have never been to Scotland, but my Husbands been quite a few times, mainly with work and he always says how lovely it is.

I can't stand crowds or noise, I think that I've improved a little bit on that front, but not enough......my brain seems to get a bit confused with it all. Like you, I'm very light sensitive, I was before the bleed, but it's definetly worse since..... especially in brightly lit shops....always keep my sunglasses perched on top of my head, just in case.

Well, it's good to know how much you've improved and very encouraging for me to hear it from somebody else that's gone through it. My dizziness I think has got worse and until I get my appointment through for rehab, then I feel stuck in a rut.....I might start patching over my bad eye again, just to see if it makes any difference when I'm out......even though I get stared at!!

My daughter has just picked up another bug ... she was only off school a couple of days last week, with a temperature and sore throat.....just hope that I don't get it! Anyway, must go and do some work ..... emptying the dishwasher, they are great machines, but nobody here ever wants to fill it or empty it out.... so I'm not sure whether I gain any extra time by having one!!

Take care,

Love Karen x

Hi Therese,

Nice to hear from you!

It must be really worrying for you and I can understand how frightened you must feel, having the aneurysms re-coiled or clipped. Are you having an angio or MRA when you go for your check on Oct 19th? It's one of my biggest worries as I know that my coiling has compacted and I had a bit of a scare last August.

Like you, I think that my eyesight after the SAH, has been one of the major hurdles to learn to live with .... I was fortunate enough for the sight in my right eye to gradually repair ...... but it's still out of line with the good eye and I get a lot of eye strain and pain through the eye, especially when I'm tired. When it gets bad I tend to patch it off as it drives me nuts!!

It's probably a good thing that you are working ... less time to think about stuff .... what sort of work do you do? Sometimes I wish that I was in the position to get a part time job, as you do have too much time to sit and dwell on stuff....it doesn't help. Running this site keeps me pretty busy though and I have my hobbies to keep me going.

Is this the first support group that you've joined, since your SAH? It's horrible though isn't it, when you feel lonely and frightened ..... I've suffered from quite bad anxiety attacks ... probably 50% due to the physical stuff that I'm stuck with and the other 50% due to fear and lack of confidence. I still only take one day at a time.

Anyway, any time you want to talk....

Hope that the day is kind to you,

Lots of Love Karen x

Hi Louise,

Hope that your weekend is going okay ...... Have you been up to much? Well, for me I've spent most of today catching up with the washing and ironing that I didn't do yesterday .... so I'm hoping that I can leave the chores behind tomorrow and do something nice! My Husband, Eric took me out for a nice car ride through the countryside this afternoon ... we live near Wimborne in Dorset, so it doesn't take too long to get out into the sticks. Been too tired today to do much else, but quite enjoy having a ride out, just to get out of the house!

I'm quite lucky to have a few hobbies .... so I can normally find something to do ... at the minute I'm concentrating on making some decorations for Christmas, which involve a bit of sewing and some beading. When I have more energy, I love my garden ... but I'm only a fair weather gardener! We've grown lots of veggies and salad this year, some have been quite successful, others have been a disaster, but I've quite enjoyed it. Our garden is only tiny, but it's amazing what we've managed to cram in.

After six years, how much improvement do you think that you've made? I'm at 14 months post SAH ..... my recovery has been slow and the improvement has happened, but it's been so slow that I've hardly noticed the changes. I'm still plagued by dizziness, which is hopefully going to be helped when my rehab appointment comes through. The fatigue has improved quite a bit, but it's still a big part of my week. My eyesight is still dodgy as I had a 3rd nerve palsy, therefore my bad eye doesn't quite line up with the good one. I just wonder how much more recovery I can expect at this stage or whether you've found that you still made recovery after this point?

Anyway, must go .... hope all is well with you,

Take care,

Love Karen x

Hi Louise,

No, life doesn't begin at 40 does it? ..... I know quite a few people who have had health problems around this age.

I'm a bit tired today ..... hence the lack of motivation ..... just been doing some work on this site. Like yourself, I need the sugar boost sometimes when I have a drink, it seems to help the energy levels.

I just take each day at a time .. like you say, tomorrow is another day and hopefully, a better one!

Anyway, going now to prepare something "Gourmet" for dinner (yeah, ha ha!!) All I feel like doing is beans on toast !

Nice to talk to you!

Love Karen x

Hi Sami,

Good luck with the new project, it will certainly keep your mind busy, which is great.......better than doing the accounts eh! That's what I miss not working anymore. (No, not the accounts, keeping the mind busy!)

I love Cornwall....very pretty, we took a holiday nr. Penzance just before I was ill in 2005. Enjoy your evening, I would imagine that you will miss your friend though.

Yep, I am taking it easy ..... I'm just find it all a bit boring today and it's one of those days where I just can't settle......still I know that I can feel a whole lot worse than this.

Anyway, just about to take a look at some article writing from Andy H .... he's a good writer .... wish I was as eloquent as he is!

Take care, enjoy your rest,

Lots of Love K x

Hi All,

Andy, that's really good news about Heather.....mind you, I can well imagine that you couldn't concentrate on anything whilst she made the journey.......I'm really pleased for her!

My 16 yr old daughter had a lesson on sexual health at school ...... they were apparently shown photos of certain diseases ...... she was horrified at what she saw .... let's just hope that it's a valuable lesson, but not sure whether I would want to see a full colour close up either!! My, have things changed since I went to school!

Sami, yesterday you said that you had sent me a private message.....but didn't receive anything, unless you changed your mind etc but thought that I would let you know. How are you this morning?

Well, I've just got back from doing a basketful of shopping......nothing exciting, but I'm plagued with the dizzy spells today, so have spent much of the morning sitting on my bum. It makes me feel irritable when I get it bad.....but hey.....I shall go and find something to kick!

Eric has got back from Gibraltar......therefore washing/ironing is on the agenda once I get going. Can't wait!!

Great to see another new face on the MB.....Louise......I hope Louise, that if you read this that you will join us! The site seems to be taking off quite well now, which has made me feel pretty relieved. We've added the site to Wikipedia and we're getting quite a few people coming from that source as well as Salford/Soton NHS.

Anyway, going now....can't keep skiving! Will be back later.

Take care all,

Lots of Love K x

Thanks Andy......I've received them so will have a look later today.....love the photo!!........I will be back in my capacity of "critic" later!

Love K x

Welcome Louise!

It's really good to hear from you and thanks for giving us some of your background. It's really interesting to hear from people that had their bleed a few years back and how they've been dealing with life.

You talk all you like.....you certainly won't bore us!!! It's great to hear that you've discovered the computer and it's something that you enjoy. Yep, it's a great way to keep in contact with people and I couldn't be without one now. I certainly wouldn't have been able to have set up this site and I've met some really lovely people.....so it's been well worth doing and helpful in my own recovery.

Do you have family? Hope that I don't come across as too nosy, but do you mind if I ask how old you are? It's just easier to talk to people if you know a little bit more about them.

Like you, I find that caffeine really affects my head.....so I only drink de-caff now.......but it doesn't taste half as good, so I only have one cup a day. Normally I just drink water and top up with the odd sports drink. But, yes, really miss my coffee especially first thing in the morning.

Anyway, must go and some housework.....I'm a lazy so and so today....can't get motivated!

Hope that you will write some more and join in with some of the other discussion......it's always great to have an "old hand" on the MB....I would imagine that you would have plenty of advice to give!

Good to meet you........write all you like!!!

Love Karen x

Andy, that's brill! I'm sure that it will be great.......but okay, I will let you know whether I like it or not.......but I'm sure I will!

Hope that everything is still on the up and Heather's keeping well ... let me know how you get on about her job.

You take care good care,

Love K x

Hi to all,

Keith, it's good to hear from you and you sound as the you're doing well. Don't rush back to work too quickly...like you say you have good and bad days...on the good ones you will probably wonder why you're sitting at home, but on the bad ones you will be grateful not to have the pressure of having to go into work. I went back to work way too early....felt under pressure to return and I wasn't ready.....I haven't worked since ..... I obviously didn't take much notice of what the Docs told me at the time about a long recovery period. But, I suppose that things sometimes happen for a reason and if I had been working, then I wouldn't have set up this site and met you lovely people!!

So you're the expert on coiling to come to! If you found out any useful info at the meeting, do you fancy writing about it? I would certainly be interested in hearing about it.

It must have been nice to have met David and Debbie .... I haven't heard anything from David for a while, so hope that he's okay?

Sami, hope all is well with you.....I'll be back later.

Love to you all,

K x