Sydney, 31 December 2007

2008 begins tomorrow and I'm delighted to report we are both here to enjoy it. Despite the gloomy predictions of her specialist, Lyndall is defying their odds and continues to enjoy every new day.She is fully transfusion dependent which brings it'sown set of problems, apart from the essential hospital visit every 10 days - it's like walking a medical tightrope but we've become very experienced and have learnt to identify the signs and know the necessary responses. Dying sure sharpens the senses though. Somehow the water outside here looks bluer and sparkles more than it ever did and being able to see yachts tacking up the bay from our verandah is hard to beat. To all the readers of this site, may 2008 be a safe and happy one with many a smooth wake astern.