France - Mum

Hi all

This is my 2nd full day here in France so i thought I'd drop a note to let you know how it's going.

The journey here was better than anticpated.  The drive down to Folkestone was uneventful and took 5 hours.  I stopped at the Holiday Inn Express which is 4 minutes from the Channel Tunnel and was really useful access wise.  I managed to get on a train an hour earlier than booked.  The terminal didn't look that busy and I expect most trains are running well under capacity at the moment.

Once in France it was straightforward on to the roads south.  I managed to cling to an audible 5-Live on the Radio until just through Rouen.  Luckily I had no navigation issues and the only issues was rain around Rouen, then a pea souper of a fog between Alicon and Le Mans.  Just after Le Mans there was a dog roaming across the two lane motorway which required quick braking and careful steering.  However, as anyone who travels these roads knows, there is little traffic at all and so was not an issue. I arrived at Mum and Dads around 6 hours after leaving Calais which is as expected.

Unfortunately neither Mum or Dad were at home as Mum had to stay in hospital overnight as further tests and observation were needed folowing this third round of Chemo.  So, after Dad returned home for night clothes etc for mum we had a quick tea then I drove us both to the hospital in the Golf.

Mum in her private room at the hospital in Poitiers

Both tired but for different reasons...but Mum is not looking too bad to say she is having the Chemo treatment...(it is being drip fed into her via the tube at her left shoulder)

 

We all had a good day yesterday (Thursday) and Mum was even able to chat to Val, Lynne and Oliver and she was in good form managing to do some sweeping up and keep herself busy in the kitchen.  However today she is not well at all and unfortunately remains in bed at 3pm.  Hopefully she may get up for a bit later but at the moment she needs rest as she had a bad night feeling sick and in some pain.

 

Mum and Dads car is in for it's MOT as I speak so fingers crossed it will pass without too much grief.  The French Airforce has just had one it's fighter jets fly exceedingly low overhead and looked quite impressive sweeping down the valley..I'm going to resist the "where were they in 45 jokes"  ;)

 

Anyway, keep an eye out for updates on here..Au Revoir!