a celebratory cup of tea

Yes, he did it! Paul Longster made it to the start of the Everest Marathon yesterday, complete with chest infection, and completed the course in 8 hours! That ain't bad folks, as the winner did it in four hours! Now we're waiting for results and pictures of course, and we know that Paul has a three-day trek out before he can fly home! What an inspiration!

Here he is:

haven't been here in a while for a cuppa

What a pathetic title! I am a bit ho-hum glum, one week after my radiotherapy treatment finished, and I have been incredibly sore, tender and VERY red, particularly closer to the armpit. The nurse gave me a pot of Sorbeline with Lignocaine to bring home (she knew something I didn't) and it has been a blessing.

I am trying to keep motivated by thinking about tasks to do with our big trip overseas in less than three months. We're quietly putting a lot of stuff away so the poor people who take care of our place while we're not here don't have to dust so much. I wouldn't want to dust it. I don't want to dust it; I'm not a great duster. 

So, at the moment we're thinking of our friend Paul in the UK who is about to compete in the Tensing-Hilary Everest marathon (tomorrow). It's been a tense time as many people have been airlifted out as they are too ill to compete. Paul had a cold, but the latest news is that he's higher up and feeling better. So my energies, mostly mental ones, are with him on Everest, supporting him for something that he has wanted to do for a long, long time. I will post again about this when we get some news.

Now for that cuppa...