My Mum

As some of you may already know, my Mum had surgery on Friday. She has suffered from a condition called Diverticulitis which causes severe pain in the intestinal tract. It is a family failing that has been passed down through the generations - my Great Grandfather died from a disease called Peritonitis which is associated with Diverticulitis, my Grandmother Jessie had the same surgery that Mum had over 10 years ago and now Mum has it. It is inevitable that I will get it too since there is little to do to stop it. Although if my Great Grandfather died of something which is typically the initial stages of Diverticulitis in 1937 then my family's history with the disease proves that technology is improving!

Mum's surgery went as best it could do which was fantastic. She was in the Intensive Care Unit over the weekend as she had some fluid build up which has since subsided. She's back in the recovery ward now.

Being stuck on the other side of the world with an 11 hour time difference isn't terribly pleasant when you know your mother is enduring surgery but it seems things have turned out well as they could be.