Let me try that again.

Update Monday Decembeer 15th 6.00 pm UK time.

The stent - whereby he can eat - is working its magic and he is feeling a lot better.

Short term - this means he will be going home soon, not fully diagnosed, but well enough. For fairly obvious reasons the less people in hospital at Xmas the better.

His mother went to visit yesterday.

From the locals - once again - many thanks for all your good wishes.