Hi

I enjoyed a it of a lie in today - after a tiring week that felt so good! Dropped Alex off at the City Airport for work and then took myself via Canary Wharf to Barts to visit Robert.

Life is a bit limited at present but I was really content just to sit with Robert today and read The Sunday Times together. I do love my work but how I love being with family at weekends. It would be somewhat easier if we actually had more family close to us, I am so appreciative of friends support and prayers. One of our friends who is now over 90 took time to write a lovely letter in a card for Robert - that goes a long way.

I had a lovely surprise at Canary Wharf today - I met Gill Rowson who I hadn't met for years - her husband was my first NHS boss at The Royal London hospital - and I started working there 23 years ago!! Will be good to make contact again with John - he was good to work for and he still lives on the Isle of Dogs.

So how has today gone - well I have tried and improved some things - I had an apple - and do you know how many thousands of vitamins are in an apple? I remember being in a nutritional lecture once and I was impressed - but aren't they difficult to eat - and noisy? Well I do intend having apple every day this week - but I will have to be creative - maybe bake them!

I want to be positive this week with calorie counting - it seems to be the best way for me to keep track - problem is with trying to lose weight when you are too big - you can put a lot of food away until your stomache shrinks - I need to drink loads of water to fill me up and clear toxins and then I want eat only when I am hungry!!

I'll let you know how that goes - sounds easy and should be easy but I do love snacks!