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through the day spare a thought for the aircrews and ground staff that took part in the Battle of Britain 69 years ago.

maybe stay out of the water?

http://www.discoveryon.info/2009/09/rare-tongue-eating-parasite-found.html

is this a competitive site at all?

http://www.club-arnage.com/

Next month sees the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, Arnhem will be commemorating the event between 17th and 20th September, more info here http://airborne-herdenkingen.nl/en/

Try and get over if possible, not many of the old lags left.  Very moving at the dedications and particularly the airbourne drops on saturday.

the thought police are active again, removing posts, whats the reason this time?

Bob, seems more like a them and us, reminds me of pubescent teenagers at school,let them f**k off elsewhere if that's where they feel most happiest, no loss to me.

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a little bit of info is always a dangerous thing.  back in hospital for the foreseeable, as it is more than just the flu.  Lung operation tomorrow to see what the exact issue is and then treatment for whatever is found.  witout sounding melodramatic, this treatment i'm going through is very serious over the next year or so and will be taking it easy.  good to get the good wishes.

Andy, it is in the diary, who knows at the moment, the docs are treading a very slender path between balancing the old me against the new cells, at the moment that means three visits per week doing the bloods and drugs that are needed to keep me on an even keel. fingers crossed.

i'll try and post something over the weekend, home on day release, which means day long visits to hopital for bits and bobs.  as the great man said, it's the end of the beginning, so a whole year of being very careful followed by at least another year of slightly less careful.  still waiting for the results of the chimera test to see how much of me is left after the transplant.

the worrying thing is i've developed an american country and western voice, not boobs or arse i've lost 10kg.

quick update on where i'm at with the treatment.  the first milestone has been passed with the new donor cells safely transfused, apparently from an american lady, the nurses are waiting for me to break out into an american accent, i'm more worried about boobs and a huge arse

next step tomorrow when the delicate balance of graft verses host disease begins, a small bit is good a lot is very uncomfatable.

many thanks for all the comments all greatfully received and keep the ole' pecker up.  must dash another dose of cyclosproan from the luverly Glacee.

Andy, as much as it pains me, no visitors on the ward, there is a security entrance,  there are only six isolation rooms with very sick people in them, sorry chum.  Peter