FOND FAREWELL...

Hallo All (if there is still anyone left reading...)
I have now reached my first year in remission. Hurrah. Seems unbelievable; and I shiver in my boots when thinking about this time last year. But time moves on - and I am so happy to still be here moving with it! My bloods are a little low, but stable. Hospital are happy and they have upgraded me to two monthly clinic visits for the next year - if that is all still good, then it will be three monthly visits for the 3rd year and so on. I ache and creek and get tired all over still, but I guess that is still body in chemo recovery mode - they tell me possible 18 months to feel fully recovered. Shoulder still frozen, but much less so, can move easily up to 90 degrees then painfully up a little more. Still not able to put arm anywhere near above my head. It will happen. So I guess now the time has come to pretty much put this blog to bed. As I write this final post, Luigi and I are packing for a camping trip later this week - heading off to East Prawle in Devon - a big group of us, twelve in all, age from 1 to 63...We have a new tent, new camera and the best bit of of techno kit I have ever laid my hands on: ipad2. I have just bought an animation app - and am busy playing around and making mad things. My first 3 animations (mega short) can be seen on youtube - click on the following link http://www.youtube.com/animalgamation - all stuff I do will be under this name - so you can follow my animal doodlings etc through this. Check it out occasionally - maybe animation will be the new printmaking for me. Artwork and news of exhibitions etc can be seen at: www.tessaholmes.com - and I can be contacted through there for anyone who doesn't have my email address.
Wow, this really feels like I am packing my suitcase and signing out. Great. Time to get on my walking boots and head off to new horizon, just over yonder. Thanks to everyone who accompanied me on this trip. It really did make a difference to have you all alongside. Stay well and happy. And enjoy everyday. Whatever it brings. Big love to you all right round the globe. Ciao Ciao