Another update on Marian's health. I have spoken to her several times over the last few weeks. Many of her friends will know that she has been having ongoing medical problems since her collapse at Sidmouth Folk Festival last August. She has been yo-yo-ing in and out of hospitals in Ashford and London over the last 9 months, and in the last few months it was thought that a diagnosis had been 99.9% achieved. (The diagnosis in itself was not particularly good news, but it did at least appear to be a diagnosis). However, tests undertaken at the Royal Brompton Hospital last week took matters back to square one, and the hospital advised her that they were still unable to say what was causing her blood pressure and extreme breathing problems.

This morning she collapsed again while undergoing a routine blood test at her doctor's surgery, and, as a result is in Ashford Hospital at least until tomorrow when she will be seeing yet another specialist.

In the meantime she said that it was OK for me to put a message up here to let her friends know what was going on, and also to let them know that she had decided that she would not be singing in the foreseeable future, so will not be going to any festivals or singing events later on in the year.Obviously she is hoping that a diagnosis may be made sooner rather than later, and that, hopefully, when that happens she may be able to receive some treatment which can get her back on track. In the meantime she sends her regards to all.

Obviously as soon as I have any other news I will post it up here.