27th June 2009

Race for Life Day!
We chose the hottest day of the year so far to walk our Race for Life! We didn't have the best preparation as we were out at friends last night at a barbecue, so I was a touch hung over, and Sarah was a bit tired before we started. We had to park about 1 km away from the start line, so including the walk to and from the car, she probably walked 7km, and not the obligatory 5!We started at the back of the runners, alongside the pushchairs, but by 2km, even they had steamed ahead - but Sarah was determined to keep going and was averaging 14 minutes per km - not bad for someone who this time last year was watching her sister running the race from her wheelchair by the medical tent - what a difference a year makes.We made it round to great applause in 1 hour and 11 minutes - Sarah was exhausted, but happy with her medal!She moaned all the way back to the car that her leg hurt,she was hot, she needed to sit down, where was the car...........but she made it round, and I am so proud of her! She had a lovely soak in the pool when we got back, and was in bed and asleep by 9pm after a chinese takeaway as a treat.
Sarah had her first lot of re-immunisations on Wednesday morning - she ha to have 4 injections,diptheria, tetanus and polio, Hepatitis b, meningitis c and MMR(I think) so the nurse gave her one in each arm this time, and she will go back for another 2 in a month. For someone who is needle phobic, she took it all in her stride, but the nurse was great - she came over and just stuck the first one in when Sarah thought she was going to wipe her arm with an antiseptic wipe. When she realised it didn't hurt, she let her do the other one and it was a doddle!She will also need a flu jab every winter, in about October - oh joy!
We went to Stanmore for an x-ray on Tuesday, and Sarah had to have her leg lengthened by 4mm!She had to sit in the machine for 16 minutes, and she said it felt funny to start with but it didn't go stiff like Chris henry said it would. She's now limping less, and Chris thinks she will need doing again by the same amount before our next appointment in September. July 15th is our next appointment at UCH - exactly 1 year to the day since Sarah's operation. Breath held again until its over, but so far, we have no reason to think there will be any news other than good.Fingers will still be very crossed, as these things have a habit of creeping up when you least expect them to.I just hate to be optomistic JUST IN CASE, but we are trying to just carry on as normal as we can.Life is good so far - Katie is away travelling in Europe and we are warming up for leaving her in America and coming back without her, our holiday is 6 weeks away (and God, do we need it!), Sarah is feeling good(tired after her walk but otherwise good!), the sun is shining, and Andy Murray is still in the draw at Wimbledon! Bring on the Pimms and strawberries....