28th March - A pretty smooth landing(for Ryan air)

After a bit of a restless night waiting for today I finally woke up late!!! I then waited for breakfast, waited for blood results, waited to see the doctor, waited for lunch but most of all waited for the escape team to turn up and take me home.

Eventually in the form of Mary, Sarah Broughton and Janet Binns, my own personal SAS arrived. As you can imagine this wasn't going to be the most subtle of "escapes".

Despite being desperate to go home it was quite hard leaving the safety of my little room and the safe hands of the staff on C10 who I can only describe as brilliant.

After Mary rushed round my room like a whirlwind stuffing things into bags I was ready for the off.

Having said my grateful goodbyes  Mary and I went off in search of the other two, my belongings and my "taxi" home.

I have to admit it was pretty scary the further I got away from Addenbrokes but finally arriving home and sitting in the garden with a cup of tea, a bag of licorice allsorts and some friends was wonderful.

It is going to take a while to feel safe but I have enough family and friends around me to keep a close eye AND I am back at Addenbrokes on Friday for my first clinic (and will be there every Friday for the foreseeable future).

This is now the beginning of the next part of my journey, it will be slow and not without its dangers but we are confident that with God's help and the support of family and friends we will get through it.

I am fully aware that this is my journey and no two journeys through this are the same so if anyone reading this is about to go through this just hold on tight and no matter what the bumps are you will get through.

This blog is not signing off but will now be written on a weekly basis after my visit to clinic

Once again thank you all so much and please keep praying.