My last day in England started out in Kettering.
Paul has Mini-Stroke
Paul awoke in the morning after very heavy sleeping and was unable to work with his right hand. Rachel detected all the signs of a mini-stroke; during breakfast he was not himself and a few minutes later had a fall. We were unable to lift him; so called an Ambulance. On arrival, great care was taken by the crew who determined that he should go to Northampton Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
He was admitted and diagnosed with a small stroke. As at 3rd June 2018 he was still there and improving significantly with growing use of his right hand and almost back to normal.
I was happy to be available to Rachel at a time of need. A rare opportunity for me as I live in Australia.
Visit Julia at Luton
I went to Luton Town to meet up with Julia for lunch. It was great to catch up with her family news and progress of David and University and Rachel at High School struggling with GCSE examinations.
Had a pub lunch and then took my journey to Gatwick on Thames Link service with plenty of time on my hands.
Gatwick to Perth
Very early arrival at Gatwick Airport, before the check in time. So was able to have some tea and write a few E-Mails to various friends and make final phone calls to use up some of the credits on giffgaff.com SIM Card.
On the Dubai to Perth I travelled in a Boeing 777-300ER with plenty of space so that I had three seats to convert into a modestly comfortable bed. Got about 6 – 8 hours sleep during the 18 hours journey.
Also read half of the Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. A wonderful story of the children whose father was jailed improperly for spying and they had to live as a family on a very poor but exciting home in the country. Worth Reading.
Arrived home in Perth with Rapid exit through formalities and met by Anne who arrived just as I came out of the building.
Great to be home and in familiar surroundings once more.