bonjour everyone!



Sorry to keep you waitimg but no news I'm afraid. So, we have to wait until 12th qpril for news. It's a bit frustrating but i am okay to wait if you'll wait with me?



The only nightmare is this dizzyness I hope it goes. I'm so giddy you wouldn't beliieve. It's as if you've turned around quickly about 5 times and then tried to be normal. Mum and Dad have been superb - I have to ring as bell for them to take me to the loo - it'\s quite funny really.



I need help getting up and down the stairs. Thats not as funy because the stairs is quite steep.



Never mind.



Si, Jo and the boys came yesterday so we had a wonderful time by the lake in St AlBans. Poor old si had to push me round the lake, now I know how much effort that was to the hoo end and back again Phil! YOU must be really fit!!!

Love

Ali

Saturday morning

Oh! had a perfect day yesterday.I had my appoitmentb with the speech therapistist and scoffed what in she gave me. Wendy,and pam were at the scan, bianca was away so I took some biscuits from scotlnad - i hope they're nice! TaTheyt.ts so that kind when they stick the needle in!
Thanks for lunch Dinga!
Then the highlight of our day - we went to shenly and got fitted for a wheelchair.....excellent! It fits wel and 'm very excited!

We'll give it a go this morning.

Result for think shrink should beeee out on 10th april and I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'LL BE THE FIRST TO KNOW

LOVE

ALI

ps From Mum: Ali's eyesight is screwed at the moment as you can tell and it's difficult for him to type but he wants me to ask for names for his new friend, the wheelchair, please.

Bonjour everyone!

Big day today, We're off for my first scan at the Royal Free I'm looking forward to showing them how much of a change there is. Well, If i'm thiss giddy there must be a channge!!!!!! Yippee Think shrink!! Will write later Love you all Ali

Wednesday Evening

Evening all!

I am happy to report that I'm back in England and I'm being looked after tremendouly well by my Mum and Dad.

Thanks again so much Martin for taking me to Chambery and to you Phil for dealing with the well organised easyjet wheelchair fandango!!!!!

I am sorry that I missed you the Finches and Turbs the other day, I was in the land of nod.

Friday is the start of many scans to checkout the size of my friend. So please THINK SHRINK.

Love Ali

Friday Morning

It’s 4am and I’m trying to sleep, Good job I’ve got my laptop!! So I’ll write the blog.
I’m sorry that I’ve not written anything for a few days, it’s just that nothing much has happened.

I’m really happy at Chalet Tarentaise, I so feel that I m looked after by Martin and Deirdre. It’s coming to an end though, off to the hospital for a scan.

Thanks to you all everything should be fine though 0 of course I’ll write the blog so you’ll all know

Love

ALi

Bonjour

I think (and so does martin) that a bath before a little snooze does wonders. It does!! I woke up after about a 4 hour kip and felt great. I must admit, I feel a bit less dizzy and therefore get rid of the last thing that’s wrong with me. All I’ve said for the last few weeks is that I feel fine, just a bit giddy. I wonder if it will go?

So today;
Cup of tea
Muffins!
Write this blog
Nice hot bath
Sleep for a few hours
Martin. Deirdre and I have lunch
Martin and I go out for some fresh air (hot chocolate!!)
Back to bed before dinner
Back to bed
MORNING AGAIN

I don’t mind the sleeping bit because I know it’s s helping me get better.

Speak soon

Love

Ali

Monday Morning

This is the fourth time I've tried to blog and lost it all! So, I'll tryagauin tomorrow.

My mum and dad were married for 40years today!!! Big congratulations them!!!!

I'll try again tomoroorow with th eblog sorry about this technical fault!!

Love
Ali

Bonjour everyone!

Not much to report yesterday I'm afraid because Jet and I didn't leave the apartment. I just felt that I should stay in bed so I did. I'm just following my body at the moment. Tom.and Sean came round to say hello which was lovely. I fell asleep from about 2pm and I woke up at 8pm - great! The more sleeping I can do the better.

Jet has taken over mum's mantle of looking after me - awesome!! Thank you both

We're off to Meribel today so I'll have more to to report in the mormimig!

Love

Ali

Awrabesr ok!

Wednesday Morning

Bonjour evetyone!

I'm sorry for not writing for a couple of days -things have over taken me a bit

Monday I was biit dwn and out because I'm so, so dizzy. and , for the first time, I'm getting tired of not being well - 'How are you doing? and I alway, always seem to answer with 'just dizzy, giddy an out of balance'.So, Mum made me draw up a list of things are improving right now -

1. No bad dreams
2. More Energy
3. Not eating like a horse
4. No sweating as much during afternoon sleep
5. Dry mouth is going

There are 14 things but the piece of papaer is in the other room, it's 6.3am and I'm not hunting around for it!!

I was very sad to see mum and Dad go and in a way have lost my protection but it's okay - thyeyare coming back very soob. Jeanette is here and we're up and running again. I didn't leave the aapt. yesterday - thought it might honestly be safer to stay indoors!

This dizztness will go and if you don't mind keep THINKING SHRINKING as that should help aswell.

Awrabest, thnka for the static bike suggestion, I'm about to get mine set up and running -will let you know how it gows. Just a quick question. Who is Awrabest?

Love

Ali

Sunday Morning

Bonjour Everyone!


It's 5.30am and we're part of the wide awake club this morning! Yesterday saw the Thomas family come down and visit us as they needed to do some shopping for their Australia trip next month - awesome!

John and I went for lunch together, had a great catch up and that was that. It's just the giddyness for me. Sitiing down I'm fine, it's just up and walking that the problem occurs. As soon as my head isn't spinning I'll be out on my bike and getting fit again. I can't wait. If that is getiing all problem for the moment, then I can deal with it but I am getting tired of this dizzyness as the moment. I hope it goes.

Mum and Dad have been great! I've got clean windows all round te apartment and clean floors, new flowers in the window boxes and new lamps by the beds oh! and a new microwwave!

It's always great having your Mum and Dad over.

Today is a very chilled out day - I don't think we'll even leave the apt.

Love

Ali

Saturday Morning

Bonjour everyone!

I'ts early, I'm still in bed but I did sleep better than ever. Great!! All these little steps that I'm failing to acknowlege but other people are pointing out - the sleep patterns, the eating patterns etc. None of that matters when you've still got major problems with your balance!!
I can't remember being this out of balance before. I certainly can't be left alone and i cant be let out alone....yet!! I'm a liability! We'll see. I just want to get out on my bike and start shedding haha.

Anyway Mum and Dad are being brilliant at looking after me. Actually to tel a secretI didn't sleep in the day yesterday which is good/bad. I reallywant to try an dget back on to normal peraon sleep pattern so I guess thats the best was to do it?? Any Suggestion?

Today we're really excited because we've got theThomas family coming to do some shopping and we cant wait to see them!!

Love

Ali

Bonjour eveyone!!

I'm so happy!! Martin kindly brought me down to Annecy yesterday yippee!!. We met with good old Mike Johnson and went for lunch in my favourite restaurant. It's my fav becauswe it's always hussling and bussling - I love it oh and the food. The desert was awesom , sorry Jet and Dee but you did have to have the pudding mmmmmm haha. Can't catch meeee. haha

Mum and Dad met us at the apartment and after a bath (thanks Martin!) all was good.

Great, absolutely super, to spend some time with Mum and Dad and just fiddle around the apt. I'm so happy.

I think we need to make the most of days like these. Absolutely

I love Annecy

LOve

Ali

Monday Afternoon

Bonjour everyone!





I'm still in bed but I had a great day. Yesterday I just didn't feel like anything - completely exhausted. Martin and i went for a small walk. I hadn't slept much but went to bed at 3pm and didn't wake up until 3am!! Wicked. I then had some breakfast at 3am with Martin (thanks for the muffins pal) then slept through until 9am. Great. Sleep is the great healer.



So, after having so much sleep I was up ready to walk. We didn't walk as far as the other day but still it was beautiful. Looks like the weather is changing a bit and we go the last of the nice weather.



Back home, bath, Travis's fish soup which is lovely - just divine - it's worth coming to the chalet JUST for that!! then be again, I can't stop fidgiting (my left side is going mad!!). I'm not well YET I intend to be very shortly, everything is on target to being better.

I haven't forgotten about THINK SHRINK and neither should you!!!!

Love

ALI

Sunday Morning

Bonjour Everyone!

Wow! What a great night Friday was. New Generation had a mid season party at Evolution Bar in Merbel and Jet and I went along. We got a small clap from about 60 people when we walked in! It was so lovely to see our Friends again. I'd not ever even met a couple of instructors before so it was really nice to put a name to a face. It was all a bit overwhelming so we left after an hour but absolutely loved seeing our friends again. Thanks Jen for organising that.

Guess what?! I'm very excited!! On that Friday afternoon Jet and Francoise went to the bank to talk about my Annecy mortgage. In France you choose a mortgage protection in case you are ill. Well I guess that applies now so it look like the bank will pay my mortgage for the foreseeable future yippee!!Well, lets hope so! I'll let you know!
Mum and Dad are in Nice and driving up to Annecy for Wednesday to meet us and give Martin and Deirdre a wee break. We are staying at the Annecy apartment for a few days together - yippee! I'm looking forward to seeing Mum and Dad again.
Love

Ali