First the wonderful news that our friends Sarah and Gerry gave birth yesterday to a beautiful baby boy Joshua, congratulations to them and new the grandparents.
Secondly we had an email from Tony's sister Prue in Wellington to say their sister in London had been rushed to hospital with a ruptured bowl and had an operation to close it up.
We had another from our friend Andrea who had been in a car crash, nothing broken but badly shaken and bruised. Also bearing sad news her father in law very unwell too.
Decided to walk down to the fishing port for our lunch, a delicious menu del dia €10 for salad, pasta or soup, chicken or tuna, desert, coffee, liqueurs. Amazing value. We told the friendly waiter it was our anniversary and at the end of the meal he brought us a piece of cake and another liqueur each. The music playing was very relaxing tenor opera, very appropriate with Amazing Grace, You Raise me Up among others as we thought of Fiona and when she sang at our wedding. They also sang O Holy Night which is one of Tony's favourites and he always sheds a tear. So all in all a very emotional lunch.
When we got back we went up the top of the camp to say goodbye to the young Welsh couple and Claire made us a Welsh coffee...with Bailey s, very yummy. She asked what I had done to my finger, although it is now much better it still looked very angry. She got some germaline new skin and painted it on to make a protective film.
Swapped another book each and back to Bessie, where the news of Fiona was not good, Jenna and Alex were at the station on their way to the hospital in Lewisham, which is where I grew up.
We are very grateful that they arrived in time, the Pastor was there and Jenna rang Prue so that she could hear the prayer and speak to the Pastor. Jenna said although Fiona was unconscious and on life support, when she gave her a hug from Prue the monitor beeped, up until then it had been silent. It beeped again when she said the family were all thinking of her. Alex was a great support and gave Fiona a hug and said a few words to her and I am sure that Fiona would have known they were there.
Peter her husband had 4 members of his church with him so as it was after 11pm Jenna and Alex left and got a taxi home.
We heard from Prue the next morning that Fiona passed away at 6am. Very shocked and saddened at the suddenness of it, but she is now at peace and didn't suffer.
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