Dear Everyone,
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We have had a tricky summer, as DH needs a particular, uncommon, surgical solution for his aggressive prostate cancer, and after it was cancelled in London two days before it was due to happen (late August) it now turns out there is currently nobody in the Uk who is able to offer it at present. After six weeks of struggling with funding authorities of various kinds, he turned to the University Hospital in Geneva, just up the road from our apartment there, and they have come through wonderfully. He is booked to have a similar (though not identical) surgery on Thursday 19th October. Fingers crossed no covid or anything else holds it up this time.
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We are told there is a 50% chance of a full cure following this procedure, but that’s the best anyone has been able to offer us so that is what we have to go with. More finger crossing!
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Any spare juju, both that the op goes ahead, and that it goes well and has a successful outcome, would be very much appreciated!!!!!
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As anyone on Ravelry will know, I have been browsing Christmas Stocking patterns, and also advent projects as these tend to use small amounts of a lot of different colours and I have several kilograms of 4 ply bits and pieces which need used up. Realistically, I won’t be doing anything like that for the few days up to and following the surgery, because I know that in a hospital situation the only things I can manage are simple socks or endless stripy blankets. But one can imagiknit (as I learned from this group decades ago). Goodness, I can remember when a whole group of us turned 40 – and its my 65th birthday this coming December.
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It has been a very strange year, both family-wise and indeed weather wise. I hope everyone else, and families, are staying well and finding joy in life. We are trying to keep cheerful.
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Jenny
