This is a bare and personal blog entry. So skip it if you do not want know
about more personal matters.
Last Thursday 24 October I arrived home from
Uganda at 10.00 pm, glad to be home, quickly passing through customs and
greeted by Barbara. Friday morning I caught up on snail and emails. Friday night we went to ESFNG small group at Judith's. I have not experienced pain but I have
experienced discomfort. It has
been one of the more difficult weeks of recent years. I think it is due to a combination of tiredness, the bowel
cancer, malaria tablets and deciding to try Metamucil. I took the Metamucil tablets with me to
Uganda but decided as I was feeling OK I would not begin using them there. I am very glad I did not. I took three Saturday morning and I was
off to the toilet frequently that and the next day and every other day since. Everything was interlinked in the
personal waste disposal functions.
So, it was hard on the weekend spending time with friends and family.
Sunday morning I took Barbara to the airport
for her week with Colleen and her family in New Zealand. Meanwhile I saw quite lot of my family, although sometimes I felt quite uncomfortable.
Monday and Wednesday I facilitated the Company
Directors Course financial modules in the city and, thankfully, I performed
well and was OK. I am very glad
the Tuesday course was cancelled as I do not think I could have coped. This morning I had a client meeting at
Company Directors.
During this last week I was sometimes sleeping
well and sometimes not, catching up during the day – a combination of Ugandan
tiredness, jet lag and bodily miss-functions. My way of recharging my batteries is lying naked in the
sun. I could not do this in Uganda
and was looking forward to being home.
Friday I had a chance but the next opportunity was today. My brother says all the vitamin D
fights the cancer. I do not know
if this is the case but I do know I feel I am in heaven when I am in the
sun. If I lived in pagan times I
would have been a sun worshipper.
I know my pleasure goes against all the sun advice but it feels like it
heals my mind and body. Additionally,
I enjoyed being in a peaceful, beautiful backyard. Yards are not so ordered and beautiful in Uganda.
I am glad that I can look forward to
recharging the batteries over coming days, subject to the weather. I have a quiet November planned with
some client work and Ugandan matters to handle. My next appointment with Dr Lisa is Wednesday 27 November
and I will be talking about this week with her.
Dreams to Reality Tonight
Tonight I am going out to hear a young friend perform in a jazz band. While it
would be good to be lazing in front of the TV like I have done when I can
during the last week, I am glad to be able to see him following his life
dream – a young talented jazz musician wanting to make his mark.
In Australia there is so much opportunity to
make your dreams reality compared with growing up in Uganda. I hope to release my BezCan Project
Report early next week and you will see how we are giving some children a
better start in life.
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| Brendon (at right) performing his solo in one of the many fantastic pieces performed by the Generations Big Band |
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| DHC with Brendon's family |
