Birthdays & Anniversaries
Jessica 16!
........and only yesterday a mewling babe...........these days everything is about memorable images , so here are Jessica, Mary and myself subject to the indignities.......!
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Mary's birthday
Mary celebrated her birthday by climbing on to Michael's motorbike, complete with champagne in hand! My bike is the 15 year old hand-me-up pushbike of Michael's youth, in the background. Alison and Craig made a splendid cake, the daughters bought earings and after lunch
Home, Garden and Sydney
Party for a new citizen
Friend Brice from France, was granted citizenship this week, so held a party at lunchtime, in another friend's garden--Helen.
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Mary
The consultant today reported that Mary's last PET scan was all good, blood results good and that she is officially in remission. The general advice to consultants is that there is no need for follow up but, he would like to see Mary again some time on return
Home, Garden and Sydney
Sydney University and scans
While Mary fell asleep in a scanner at RPA hospital then enjoyed a sandwich there, I strolled around Sydney Uni campus. Naturally I visited the Chemistry building and saw a video poster for research on heterocyclic molecules. It's amazing what they've learned from my thesis paper
Health and fitness
Ice skating
I was invited to join in and assist some friends, Agnés and Brice with Nino and also Helen with grandchildren Jade and Amy, for this, at Canterbury Rink. For the young children it was their first attempt and they did very well. It was great fun.
Bushwalking
FASS walk Bundeena July
Our French group, FASS enjoyed a coastal walk which took in the rock carvings. The walk was lead by Ludy and included, in order from left- Sophie, Sam, Laure, me, Agnés, Ludy and Dave, while Ann took the pic. Countries of origin are Belgium, Hong Kong, France, UK, France, France,
Bushwalking
Helensburgh to Heathcote
Having joined the NSW Bush Club, started by Paddy Pallin --a lifetime walker who emigrated from Yorkshire many years ago, I decided to join them on a wet day in the RNP (Royal National Park for 20Km expedition.
Family
Further updates
As many of you are tracking Mary's progress via this blog, you may wish to know that Mary has a (final?) PET scan on July 19th and a meeting with the Oncologist, Dr Phadke, for results of the scan, on Thursday July 28th in the morning. I will
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Update on Mary
Mary's visit with the oncologist went well. He deferred the final treatment by a week, which was delivered yesterday at the clinic. It will take three weeks for the cytotoxic chemicals to clear her system, at which point normal replacement body-cell function will resume--including new hair-
Home, Garden and Sydney
Best House in Australia
I was astonished to read that a house on a bay near us has been voted 'best house in all of Australia 2016' by the housing assn or some such body. I took this pic, of it at final of construction phase, from my kayak in Dec 2014
Music
Club on East performance
Sunday night we played, withe the PCYC band as well, at Club on East, Sutherland. It was a jolly evening , with a club buffet meal at the end, to look forward to. Thanks to Al and Jess for the pics.