Hi there,
The last week or so has been a bit of a whirlwind with doctors appointments and the like. It was great to get a clear diagnosis and now we have been looking at the way forward as a family. Due to the nature of waiting lists with the NHS it could be closer to July/August for needed surgery and while we can appreciate that if we all lived in Scotland the waiting for consultation, pre-op and surgery and post op appointments could be manageable - Uganda is our home at present. Taking this into account as well as the emotional strain on being separated for long periods of time we have decided to go private and I am booked to have the operation tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon at Ross Hall. All being well I will be out on Thursday or Friday and the recovery process can begin. Again, all being well I will be able to fly back to Uganda at some point before the summer and be with my family again before we return for furlough in June. I am so thankful to God for the support network he has put around us both in the UK and Uganda that have made all of this possible in such a short time! Thanks to all of you for your cards and messages/texts/visits as well as practical support. Andy and the kids are doing well though I am sure Andy is tired! Eilidh (age 5) has no concept of when I am coming back and asked me tonight via face-time if I could bring her back some honey for her cough and cold. Sweet and tough at the same time. Well I'm off to get some sleep so I can be up early to eat breakfast before my "8.30am no food or drink" cut off time. Not sure when the next blog post will be from me but so far - two posts in two weeks- must be a record for the Swanson's!
God bless what ever country you are reading this in.
Much love
Hx
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