To Chrissy

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Hi Chrissy,

Enjoy your Friday and weekend. Hopefully it will be pain-free.

Well, I'd love to jump the pond to go to the symposium next year!

When I retire, I would love to go to the US for a few weeks, if I'm

well enough, that is. I haven't decided whether to retire at the end

of this year (July 2004) or next. I don't really want to retire at

all but as my health is now uncertain I feel as if I ought to retire

a bit earlier than I intended (July 2005) and try to do a few

things, especially as my husband has just retired. If I'm well, we

hope to go to Italy at Easter. It's not far away but it might give

me back confidence in travelling. Since I was diagnosed, I've been a

bit nervous. I was worried in France during the summer even though I

speak French. I just didn't feel " safe " away from my own hospital. I

can't remain like that! I haven't got any Italian but a little hop

over to Rome and Sorrento should be OK. We'll go to Pompeii....might

get swallowed up if Vesuvius decides to erupt. On a lighter

note....my husband has taken many groups of school students there.

One time some of the older boys were talking graphically about the

volcano and " what if we get caught in an eruption? " One of the 11

year-olds was getting more and worried as they neared the summit. He

turned, all pale and anxious, to my husband and said,

" They WOULD get foreigners out first if it happened, wouldn't they,

Mr Brown? " !!!!

Optimism is all!

Well Chrissy, take care and remember YOURSELF over the next few

days. It's hard coping with children when you have this illness.

BTW, I'm not labouring the point, but I honestly don't think enzymes

count as drugs in quite the same way as most others. I don't think

the issues are the same. Hopefully things will improve for you

anyway.

Good wishes,

Fliss