Hi there Spalsh, expatK, Barney, scotliz, Tigger, DianeJ, BEl, DeepBlue and PatsyW.
My dear friend looked very bright and considering the situation we both had a laugh and she came across as being very positive. She looked relaxed and said what's done is done and it is for the best. In having the breast removed completely the idea being, I suppose, it reduces her chances greatly of the cancer coming back
So back to what I took in with me I took in with me a rather big bag of stuff in the end and thanks to all of you
Trashy as well as luxury magazines and yes we did have a laugh and a joke flicking through them and was an excellent conversation opener:D
I took along the January issue of W&H for her and pointed out to the York Forum Fest photo and but I could only name a few of all you lovely ladies. Issi being one of them towards the back and up the stairs I think.
A bunch of cheerful orange and yellow flowers which sadly the ward didn't allow. I dropped them off at my friends home after and gave them to her OH. He impressed me as he promptly put them into water. If it were my OH he would leave them on the side and forget.
A fancy box of tissues. Two small bottles of Evian water. From Morrison Best range a punnet of Clementine's the ones with stem and leafs still on, they tasted wonderful Last but not least forgetting a Tupperware box full of mixed exotic fruit with fresh pineapple and the airline fork!;)How on earth did that get into my cutlery draw ?
All were well received and only the box of tissues she already had. I hope t visit again tomorrow and before I go on my travels. I plan to send a postcard, visit her soon when she is home and hopefully at the weekend.
Days like this do make one feel blessed to be alive and thankful to be well. Also to have such a good friend who now looks so much better and who is alive and nearly back to her normal self. ----------- dbverycherry