The Gonzo Daily: Weekend
Things have not gone well thie last few days.
Corinna had her appointment with the specialist on Friday. She needs an operation to insert a stent in her left kidney. This is going to take place as soon as possible; this week or next probably. There is no direct news about the original tumour, and she will not be having another nuclear scan until November; a year after the last one. Whether this is good news, bad news, or just news I have no idea.
On top of this, the car got a flat tyre which cannot be sorted until Monday, which meant Richard's visit yesterday had to be aborted at the eleventh hour. And various other things have gone wrong. Finally I have two important appointments on Friday - one with the deaded ATOS, and one to have chemicals squirted in my eyes, like Alex in A Clockwork Orange. So there are unlikely to be blogs on Friday again. But The Who have a new single out, and - on first listens, at least - it seems to be rather good.
Please keep us (and particularly Corinna) in your hopes and prayers.
ER EDITOR SEZ: THE DIGITAL PRAYER FLAG
You guys recently did massive amounts of praying for Corinna, and in February, at least, she appeared to be cancer free. I am convinced that these two things are related, with the outpouring of good vibes transmitted electronically, being a little like a Tibetan prayer flag. Having used it once to such good effect - I want to try it on a larger scale. I am still trying to work out the details, so watch this space.
Find out more:
Blessed be.
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JON ANDERSON AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
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