Happy birthday Cuilionn - live long, die happy.

We got home about 20 minutes ago after a long and very wet drive. Many thanks to Mary, who did the lion's share of the driving in really foul weather.

Kendall had a final scope by one of Dr Z's partners, who was most impressed with his recovery, and we got some good advice from Sonny, the senior technical assistant in the office, about how to ensure fast healing of the remaining hole in Kendall's neck.

We have a home nurse coming in tomorrow to set up some of the machinery that has come home with us, but, for the rest of today and tomorrow, it is going to be a case of just curling up and resting for us both. This past week and a half has been long and hard and we are both glad that it is over.

I can only give thanks for the support of both our families and friends and of the wonderful folk on the 'Cat, who have seen us both through this. You made our lives a lot lighter than might otherwise have been the case. Thank you all.