Hi everybody
 
We apologise for the rather less frequent blogs lately – we will try to keep everyone updated as often as possible, but Marie-Therese and Max are often exhausted by the time they get home from visiting and I’ve been unable to see Dad at all since his return to the UK as I’ve got a chest bug which I can’t risk passing on to Dad. 
 
Dad apparently is in OK spirits on the whole, but he is still very emotionally and physically fragile.  
 
It is expected that Dad’s “open” cast on his leg will be replaced soon with a different type which must stay on for a minimum of one month, but ideally 3 months.  He still has ongoing urology issues which need monitoring.
 
Max and Marie-Therese had a meeting at the hospital yesterday to discuss the next stages in Dad’s rehabilitation and where this will all be done.  Nothing has yet been decided but we’ll keep you posted when some definite arrangements have been decided.  In the meantime, Dad’s enjoying his wonderful view and may even, without realising it, be having some form of soothing therapy watching the river traffic floating by!  (Effortless hydrotherapy?!)
 
I’m sorry I can’t offer you any first hand information or anything more substantial.  The main thing is that we have Dad back here where he is easier to visit (it seems his social life, at least, has been thriving!) and that although seemingly slow, his progress is steady and moving in the right direction.  Before we know it, the next phase will have come and gone and we’ll all be chatting about him reaching the milestone of coming home!  Let’s hope time passes as quickly as that for him!
 
Many thanks to you all, as always, for your kind and ongoing support and well-wishing messages, which do all reach Dad.
 
More soon!
 
Love
Nat
xxx