Thank you everyone for your kind messages - it's been quite a tough couple of weeks. Mum sadly passed away in the early hours of Monday morning but she was peaceful and pain-free. We'd all been to visit on the Sunday and had said our goodbyes but I don't think you're ever quite ready for "that" phone call........ Hubby was discharged later that morning. Not sure where I was up to on that saga but he was finally diagnosed on the previous Friday with a rare strain of amoebic dysentry which he probably picked up on one of his travels somewhere, probably India. He could have had it for up to a year without any symptoms but once they knew what it was they could start to treat him. Special AB's had to be ordered in which no-one in the whole hospital had ever heard of so they then had to keep him under observation for a few days to make sure he wasn't going to react to them. So far, so good....just a few outpatient appointments now for liver scans etc to check it's all gone and no alcohol for at least a month but at least he's on the mend. I've come down with a stinking cold (started Xmas Day) but I kind of figured that something was going to get me after all the stress of the last month or so......life is slowly starting to return to normal again now thankfully. I just wanted to say a really big thank you to everyone who has supported me through this awful time, pm's and general good wishes, sometimes cyber friends can see you through the dark times and for that I'm so very grateful.
