29 Jun '07-23:22

Taking Dictation

And now... well, it's not quite the post you've all been waiting for, because Flic will type that one herself, but here's a post that Flic's just dictated to me down the phone. We talked for about forty minutes, and she's really looking forward to coming home. She's still feeling awful, and is in a lot of pain at times, but she's continuing to improve. She had a fall in the hallway a couple of days ago and hit her head, which she refers to below.

Quick bit of housekeeping: Daniel from Ethiopia, you asked about visiting Flic when you're in Nairobi. She's at Nairobi Private Hospital, in Ward MFC, Room 3, and in case you need it, her surname is Kaufman.

Now, in italics, your message from Flic:

Slowly slowly, or at least that's what my doctors say. Yes, that's right, doctors. I'm in hospital still. It's been a while, but it does tend to take a while when you're in hospital already, and then you fall over in the hallway and hit your head, and haven't even been drinking. Blame it on the medication, that's fine, or perhaps just idiocy, whichever one you choose. I hit my head and hurt it severely, and have been in quite a lot of pain, but am coming good now. The good thing about travel insurance is that they're sending not only me home from Nairobi, Kenya, but Edward home too, so we can start again at some point.

Thank you all for leaving me messages on my blog. They were printed off and given to me and I really, really appreciated them. It's nice to feel like your friends are with you.

I'll be leaving Nairobi on Tuesday night.

Amie again now! Flic's right! All going well, she'll be leaving Nairobi on Tuesday, and will be arriving in Melbourne on Thursday morning. She won't be up to visitors straight away, but we'll let you know via the blog when she is, and I'll coordinate things so she doesn't get overwhelmed by too many people. As she said to me herself, she's been travelling alone for a while, and having so much company will take some getting used to.

As you can see from her post, she really appreciates the comments you're leaving, and Mum's printing them off for her. She's nearly ready to come home and start the next stage of her recovery, and we know you'll continue to support her through that. Thank you all, so, so much.


Thanks to Rachel for the photo, and for the incredible role she's playing in supporting both Mum and Flic. Our family will never be able to thank her for being there when we need her. As Flic said to me, Rachel's one of the best things to happen to her the whole trip long.

¶ - By Amie in General

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