Yep I'm still in the land of the living. I have no intention of popping my clogs just yet. I am very grateful to our Mickey for keeping you up to date. The doctors aren't sure yet of what exactly is wrong with me. They are bandying around chronic heart failure, pulmonary odeama, sleep apnea and today they've mentioned diabetes! Apparently they try to tick boxes which will indicate what's wrong, but not every box is ticked! So they come up with something else.

I can't stay on here long as the wi-fi in this place is very intermittent. So no trip to Turkey this month, but hopefully in October / November. They say I won't survive the trip if I were to go now! So I'm not going - it's way too hot.

I think I'm here for at least the rest of the week, which is a bummer, I want to be in my own home but I know I'm not strong enough to do so.

I'll be back as soon as possible.

Gracie I hope you are enjoying our incredible heat wave.

Pam I'm so glad you survived this, gives me a lot of hope.

Mickey you are indeed a diamond.

Take care everyone xxx