Unexpected

Regular readers will know that I am always saying "you never know what's round the corner". Well we had one of those moments on Sunday night.

We have had a very busy couple of weeks which culminated in us preparing and serving a meal for up to eighty people at our Bridge Clubs' annual tournament on Sunday. We had given the meal a Spanish theme so lots of tortillas and a paella salad. It was very well received but as only 60 people turned up and not the possible 80 we had puds left over. When John got into the car to drive home he said that he suddenly had a pain in his lower abdomen. However we drove round the village distributing left overs to friends and every one was delighted and laughing and joking. After a bite to eat when he got home he went to bed but by 10 o'clock he asked me to call the doctor. He sent an ambulance as I think we all suspected a strangulated hernia. Indeed this was confirmed at Cahors hospital and John was operated on at about 3.30am.

I brought him home yesterday afternoon and he is tired but on the mend. The district nurse is calling for a fortnight to change his dressing and give him an injection each day.

No doubt I will continue to say "you never know what's round the corner" as that's life.