October 13 - this n that

Ian says this morning (of the nasty looking red pimple on his lower eyelid " I'm not going to waste time and money going to a doctor for something trivial like that". I hope he's right....

But at present his general health is pretty good, and his general demeanor is more or less normal. Protein levels are  way down on what they were and other blood results under control. Is doing treatment visits himself with little stress.

I am feeling better this week, having secured the services of Debbie McDonald for the next 6 months to do my substantive job. Starts in a couple of weeks.  I hope she'll go OK..... :-) She has all the right experience and background, but I just hope she gets on with the Info Access crew, and has enough to do! So I move into the Exec Director's office on Tuesday. Much cleaning up still to do!

Ian's watching Bathurst at present.
 I am feeling a bit unsettled.... It's becoming obvious that there won't be a Library Director in the new structure. Don't know if that might lead to a Repositories Manager? or an Openness Librarian? or someone else? or no one else???  I feel as though I should be advocating and tub thumping to keep the role there.... and my staff will hate me if I don't.... And all around me are busily retiring... Alison Boulle is the latest.

August 2 - what can I say : too much to say!

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May-June   Holiday in Lorraine, Plockton and Canada
Late June    Ian has severe bowel problem
July 11         Ian has suspected heart attack, into St Vincent's; I have 1st adenoma operation
July 17         Spend all day at St Andrews with tests; I get histology showing carcinoma; Ian is diagnosed with multiple myeloma
July 22         Ian has severe fibrillation attack, into St Vincent's
July 23         Ian transferred to Greenslopes for pacemaker
July 24         Ian has defibrillator (not pacemaker) put into chest, takes a few days to stabilise

July 26         I have second op, at St Andrews

July 27         Valerie arrives
July 29         Valerie picks Ian and I up from our respective hospitals
July 30 Aug 4 Valerie looks after us; cools, cleans pantry, vacuums etc etc etc

Aug 5 - 9      David here to help. Cooks , drives, so good for Ian. I return to work, sort of cope.

Late August I go to Fraser Coast, drop Ian off at Bruce and Sues, they take him to Mater Private for apheresis treatments. I come back throught Bne on Saturday, then return Avis car to Tba. Drive back down to Mater on Sunday. Discover Ian allowed out for the day, so ring Helen King and go over there for low key lovely lunch and chin wag. Ian goes over to Greenslopes Monday for portacath insertion. Back to B€ S Tuesday, and I picked home up from there. The treatment was so good for him, much better colour, more energy. 

Flowers on April Fools Day

It's a lovely day today,  we have it to ourselves till tea time when Lyn and Phil lob in for the night. Took these photos in the back and front yards...

And this shot was in the garden bed near the stairs...

Clipped wing- wrist break

This is the story of my personal February!

Overall, on my own as ExDLS, and nice it feels. Ken Udas started,  I like him; Belinda Tynan off to PVC OU. Robyn in the wars but going great medically. FacLib messiness but finally got Johan and Tegan on the ground, others mixed success.

January news

testing testing