Good to hear from you Alex and give my regards to Ali, at this rate she'll be a Borg before long!

I'm so glad that you seem to be doing well, I had 40 15minute sessions of radiation therapy and it played havoc with my insides so I now have to live with a catheter which is no fun and has caused me to get two sepsis attacks, very nasty.

They won't give me new knees though I have not been given an explanation except two surgeons said "NO!" and that was it...my legs are really bloody painful I can hardly stand and when I do my bones click loudly sound like a winches ratchet and pawl.

So I've been bedbound for over a year, I am also only able to see with my right eye and I need dentures really badly as only having three teeth makes chewing a bugger.

Stranded on the 3rd floor of a walk up studio apartment and in pain despite maximum Tylenol and 30mg of morphine daily.

I think the two of you have lived admirable lives and can now enjoy the fruits of your labours, jolly well done.