families and a London Blue Topaz to make my day!

Have had a long chat with my sister, and apparently the consultant has reassured her that the cancer she has is contained and once her eye is removed that will be the end of it.  Thats a relief.  Obviously its not nice that she has to lose her eye, but she is trying to be positive and says she can't see out of it anyway, so it will make no difference.  She goes in for surgery on 17th October, so I hope it will all be ok for her.

As for Dad, he has fluid building up in his abdomen again.  The GP who came out Monday said that in view of the fact he has a hospital appointment on Friday, he would leave it.  I had to explain to Dad again that this is as good as it gets for him.  He will not get better,  He didn't understand the first time round, but we discussed what the GP has said to me and it seems to have given him a bit of a kick up the bum mentally.  He realises he has to adjust to this new way of life and make the best of it, and being my brilliant Dad, he has.  He still doesn't have the strength to look after himself, and its doubtful he ever will, but I am happy to keep cooking and washing for him.  Not so happy on the shopping front, but thats just me, hate doing my own shopping.  Dad isn't a once a week shopper, so I find myself at the shops at least every other day :o(   

I hope he will be able to manage the visit to the hospital, he needs to go in person now so his abdomen can be examined again.  The GP has said he is happy to do housevisits, and they will talk about his care in time.  That didn't sound too good to me and makes me worry about how bad things are going to get.  I have read about liver failure on the internet so I know roughly how it may go.

When my sister told me her news it shook me.  People often say you never know whats around the corner and its true.  I think I may become a born again live for the moment sort of person!  This is my excuse building up here, though a lot of people wouldn't need an excuse.  Let me explain.  I have wanted a London blue topaz ring for a long, long time, but have never managed to find one just the right shade, size of stone, or price.  Never all three properties at once.  Every few months I look on ebay, and you may remember I bought a blue topaz, but it just wasn't right and I will shortly be trying to sell it!  Anyway, Friday I was bored so started on my search again, and there it was.  A beautiful london blue, right size stone and in my size!!  For the first time ever I thought sod the price, and bought it!  Talk about living dangerously!!  It arrived yesterday and I am so pleased with it, its just fantastic and I love it.  Of course now I am scared I am going to lose the stone because its so beautiful and it would be just my luck!  Anyway, if hubby notices it I will obviously have to spill the beans, but until then?  Well, we all need a little guilty pleasure every now and then :o)