Lindsey, newsletter # 81
Nantes, Thursday 8th of June, 23-00.
Wow… Two weeks since the last entry.
And, to say the truth, not much to write about.
From a medical point of view, no news is good news. In many ways Lindsey is better: quiet and stronger. She needs times to rest but she is also able to do much more.
Lindsey remains muddled at times and needs time to find her words, but then she also has to do it in three languages, which remains quite a challenge.
Following our trip to London we had some days off (mysteries of a French month of May). We were supposed to go to see Myths in the Morbihan (check around 13’45) but the days were far too hot to attempt a long trip of that type.
I have been busy with interviews following the Unesco chair. But have been able to deal with many things from home.
We did use those hot week-ends to experiment with cooking: a bargain on the lobsters with our local Denise allowed us to try these in different ways. And we continued with our attempts with raw tuna and have concluded that it depended on the tuna, not the chef.
Today, finally, we were able to go into town to Hélène’s atelier. Hélène has been Lindsey’s pottery master for the past 5 years. When I left Lindsey with Hélène I was rather nervous, thinking she would be frustrated. But when I got back she had produced two pots and Hélène was very impressed, saying that Lindsey had in fact not last any of her dexterity. And Lindsey herself was both very proud and happy.
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Lindsey, newsletter # 82
Nantes, Thursday 29th of June, 22-00.
Have I been attacked by some Russian hacker? Or was I too happy for words a week ago, after the results of the MRI Lindsey went through on the 14th? Anyhow, I now find that I have not updated this blog for 3 weeks now!
I feel very guilty for all the Lindsey supporters who are in part to be thanked for the great state she now is in.
So I shall have to recall the memories of the past weeks.
On the 14th, Lindsey went through an MRI. On the 15th, Lindsey and I went to the appointment with the oncologist. I was very nervous… Looking at her eyes, her body language. Oh, yes I was sort of reassured about how well Lindsey had improved over the past month, but I was not sure that those external impressions would be sufficient.
But the news was really good with all parameters better than expected and we were given leave till September. As I wrote to some, probably the first good news since last July!
The week after went peacefully. Lali (my mother) arrived as a visitor and having her around allowed me to go to Paris. A trip in the middle of the heat wave…
On the 18th of June we celebrated the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo with a visit to Cambronne.
Part of the activities of the last few days has consisted in organising our summer programme. Let me write it out here. If a reader of this blog finds himself (herself) within a reachable distance of the following, he (she) is more than welcome to contact me and we will arrange a reunion!
- On 8th of July we travel to Paris and from Paris by car to Napton. Napton is the starting point of our canal boat trip on the Warwickshire ring. We will be doing this with our usual crew (Jacques and Thierry). We start sailing on the 10th and will go either clockwise or anticlockwise (still to be decided). We shall be back in Nantes on the 18th.
- At the beginning of August we will be down in Biarritz. As far as I know, so far, no visitors announced. The idea is to rest, possibly to walk and enjoy the Basque summer. At some point we will go to Morales for a few days. Morales where Lindsey has a lot of supporters!
- From 18th to 25th of August we will be somewhere in Cantabria. This is North of Spain, a part we don’t know. This should prove a great way to finish our summer!