saturday 17th july 16.38pm

Been a difficult few days. Lots of needles and scans and medicines. Long story to cut short: I have an infected gall bladder plus a gall stone, which has had a knock on effect onto my liver and god knows what else. I seem to have been dripped up for the last 48 hours – I hate being hooked up to the machine…makes my endless trips to the loo so much more challenging, be pursued by a wheeling bleeping shadow…am writing this drip-free. I have about a 10 minute turn-around before being hooked up for 4 hours of blood. Low haemaglobin today. Thanks to all who give blood! Everything has been a bit tiresome to say the least. And am feeling very challenged at the moment! I am hoping for a better day today – no more interventions or problems or pain. Other than that, hair dropping continuously – I am sure with some heavy duty brushing most of it would come out, but brushing never was my strong point, so luckily, don’t have such an item on me. Will just have to moult like an old dog (or cat). My box room floor looks like the hair dresser has been for a visit… not much more to say. My London city skyline is wild with scudding clouds racing across the higgledy pig of roof tops. Red crane is still standing despite wind. And Southwark cathedral yellow flag is billowing out like a sail boat; perhaps if I watch long enough, it will sail away, and I with it…ps...I have been singing to luigi this afternoon. He is still here.