The last few months have been beset by a number of health problems -- some old and some new, some serious and some just troublesome -- which have consumed most of my little energy. Not that I have ceased to get about, but everything has had to be planned carefully so as to use the least energy. Kate and Harry have been more attentive than ever, and one of them has been here virtually every weekend since June. Friends have flowed in regularly for everything from a cup of tea to an overnight stay or even longer -- doing the catering and dealing with any problems on my checklist while here. I've also had two weekends in London working from a base at Kate's home in Surrey: I attended a friend's 80th birthday lunch one Sunday and finally managed to get to a building I've been trying to visit since before we left Wimbledon (Marble Hill House in Twickenham, an important Palladian villa)!
New medication begun in June for the lung tumour has had positive results but unfortunately has brought every possible unpleasant side effect on the list, and these are chiefly what have preoccupied me over the summer. I see my consultant at the end of the month for my next check-up.
The best news is that Willa arrives on September 17th for a 6 week visit, staying until just after my 79th birthday. So here's to a happy interval until a happy birthday!
Thanks for all your emails, all of which I read and cherish even if I don't reply to them. Getting to the emails on my computer is, for some reason, a somewhat complicated process, so I dread approaching the machine if I'm not feeling in top form -- hence my infrequent responses.
No comments:
Post a Comment