Ten days until the transplant. At last we can really get excited. A wonderful email from Mrs Propermal's Mum has finally forced my fingers back to the keyboard, I had been a bit blog phobic.

Of course I am nervous, more so I think than if everything had gone to schedule back in July, but not too scared. OK, I'm s***ing myself. But what's worse, heading for major surgery, or possibly making a complete tit of myself with an overly emotive blog? More tomorrow, off to the seaside now.