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Mothers Day

Well my card made it to my mum on time. Which was a relief given the unreliability of the British postal service. Lorii however has not yet awoken to enjoy her Mothers day. Since being diagnosed with Lupus she has been very tired. We have both wondered if there may be something psychosomatic going on there, but it's hard to tell and we still know so little.

George is home from hospital and improving every day. Doubtless it is merely a matter of time now before George will be running the four minute mile.

Heart Operation

Well George has made it through his bypass operation.
Luckily he did not have any protesters complaining about the defoliation of two perfectly hairy legs! So the police were not called and everything went smoothly. It would have been a shame if the ugly scenes of the Newbury Bypass were repeated in Blackpool.
At the time of writing this George is off the ventilator, has been conscious and is now exploring the wonders of morphine.

Lupus

Well things just seem to be getting worse. As well as being diabetic and suffering from endometriosis and fibromyalgia, Lorii has just be diagnosed with Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect virtually any system in the body. Think of it as a 'self-allergy' where the body attacks its own cells and tissues, causing inflammation, pain, and possible organ damage. We no little more than what we have read on the internet at this stage; we're going to see a specialist in a couple of weeks. One thing we know for sure though is Lupus is incurable. All said and dusted pretty grim.
If Lorii did not have enough on her plate to worry her right now her dad is going into hospital for a quadruple heart bypass operation tomorrow. I think he may be having some work on a valve too! Needless to say she is pretty worried for him. Mel, Lorii's sister, has returned from Australia for the operation too, and we are having a family meal with George tonight.