I am posting this as a blog entry just to be sure everyone who reads the blog posts on Facebook gets a chance to read it.
Lawrie says:
Thanks Peter for another interesting blog… really good to have a chat and to the people who view this blog many thanks for your thoughts for Eleanor. I really appreciate it as not only does she have an incredible loving and supporting family but one that truly is now worldwide and multi denominational. Will keep you posted but at this stage chemo is working well. I hope to see her when I am in the UK in April.
As for the ironed paper.. well yes Peter , papers were duly ironed, presented to “she who must be obeyed” and tea was made with warmed cup and pen ready for the sudoku…. plus the tissues out of the box placed next to paper ready for use if required.
Another thing Peter could not get over is our lovely game of cricket. Whilst there are three forms of the game I prefer ” Test Cricket” .. this is between countries and we usually have 3 – 4 tests, each 5 days in length, each day having play from 10.30 in the morning till 5.30 in the afternoon with a short break for lunch and afternoon tea. There is the shorter version that starts at 2pm and ends about 10 pm and the even shorter verson of about 4 hrs. I prefer the real cricket, test cricket…. I do accept that I can no longer criticise the length of play of American football…. Next time you come down under Peter, make it in the summer and I will shout you a day at the cricket… This time it is cold drinks, sandwiches (I like vegemite and cheese) and the odd glass of cold lager (for hydration).
Also was interested in Peter’s comments on skin cancers.. a terrible Australian fact is that I think we lead the world in melanomas… Getting your skin cancers frozen to an australian male from the age of 45 years on is sadly an annual event. I only hope our next generation who have had years of sunscreen do not have this risk.
Signing off I do thank Peter and all his friends including the people who read this blof for thinking of my relation Eleanor in the UK, 18 months old and a lifetime ahead for this lovely little girl.
Thanks so much
Lawrie from Australia
I loved this. I am sorry for their sadness, but alas that sometimes is a part off all of our lives.
I love it that there is such love between these two that a wish of hers became a mission of his. What a beautiful example of love.