Having just arrived back from France I am not going to tell you about the fabulous time we had there. We had a TERRIBLE time. Apartment and location were lovely as usual but Laurence was very seriously ill. Too ill to be flown home and had to endure horrendous pain for a week. He was diagnosed with a problem in his bile duct and given antibiotics, scans and blood tests. The health service in France was wonderful. They would have taken him in to hospital but our first priority was to get home. Laurence visited the GP at home who said that he should have been given pethadine as a minimum pain relief and if the pain reoccurs before he sees the consultant on Wednesday we should not hesitate to dial 999 and get to hospital in an ambulance!!!!
Carly, Joëlle and Jaimie were my rocks, a credit to both of us. Evenings were spent taking them out somewhere on the train as Laurence tried to rest in bed. Steve and Helen along with their family (who befriended us) became good friends and we would like to thank them.
Without a mobile phone I would have felt lonely and desperate so thank all of you who texted or called. Mum, Dad, Nick and Vicky, Neil, Karen and Howard ( who were at the time cruising around the Mediterranean), Carolyn and Debra. Those texts boosted me through the hot, lonely days – Thank you.
I will post the photos that we did take soon.