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!
With Jo my special sister-in -law
Dino looking so innocent!
Enjoying the heights
Annecy
Summer 2007
With Julian at Wimbledon
New Generation Directors
Charlie, my Bro and me La Napoule
John T and Me by Lake Annecy 07
Cheers
The Rainback Boys
Chocolate Cake and Wine !!!
Me and my Birthday Girl
Job well Done!
A Happy Day in Parc Vanoise
La Napoule Harbour before Monaco GP 07
Sunday Lunch
Family Breakfast
Guess Who
The Rainback Roundup La Napoule 07
todays highlight with Anne and Julia
Room with a view
My mate Theo!!!
Nick, Arsène Wenger and Me
View from the balcony
We'll be back soon!
The big guns
Jeanette in Anncey
Jeanette in Anncey
My brother Simon and nephew Charlie
Jo and Nephew Archie
Archie Rainback
|Charlie Rinback
Clouds above saint foy.
Ski touring in Les AVals, Courchevel
Biarritz Surfing New Gen Style!!
Si & Me in Ashridge Forest
Fran and Me-only a little drink
Rome
Jeanette in Rome
I love this photo - I hope it look like that up there just now!!
Courchevl! Black and White I think looks better
From my Window in Courchevel - New Years Days last Year
Archie
Archie Rainback
A seagull's botty, lake Annecy and a few mountains
Sunrise from our Annecy balcony
Simone!!
In La Grave
Me, Matt and John trying to look the part
Can anyone guess where this is?
Mr and my great friemd Franny telemarking in Cpurchevel
Jet and Ali in Rome
My friends Carolyn, Lotti & 'Tilda
in Bourg St Maurice
Jet and me in Rome!
Me in italy on our ski day
Children at New Gen!
The Farewell team welcoming me back!
Me and the UEAFA coaching team-Largs
Skiing in Courchevel - Thanks Matt
Charile is 4 on Saturday! Yippee!!
some old van om the way to piips house
Rocks in Courchevel during last summer
Jet and me in Annecy
Definately going to fall off that bridge!
Charlie in his flying suit - best thing!
Courchevel from the nursey slope
Skiing again in Courchevel
This was planned!!!!
A mountain!
A COLD mountain
Me and my friend Jumbo!
If you want his number you have to go through me ;-)
It's fizzy water....promise!
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Me and Warren in Zermatt
Me in Courchevel....very happy after a powder day!
Roy and me in the Helicopter in Italy
Two of BASI's top trainers ha ha
Me definately falling over!
Can you spot me?
Whooheeeee!
Some old banger in Rome!
Me in Courchevel
Don't ask me why I took this photo but I liked this lorry!
Our home in Annecy (4th floor!) - come and pay us a visit
Sunset at the Refugio de Guiliamina
A friends sand castle!
The way ahead....?
Finlay Mickel and me. Good luck with the injury Fin, it's okay, the Hannenkham is over now!!
Haha Roy is one of our most experienced Mountain Instructors and examiners!!
Me in the 550 Maranello (ssshhhh Jumbo!) ha ha
Think Shrink....please :-)
Sleeping at the hospital
Probably about to fall over!
Si and a young Charlie
Tim, Matt and me trying to play ball in Annecy
Dicky, Si and me in La Napoule
HAPPY NEW YEAR from Ali and Jeanette
THINKSHRINK!
About to hit a tree!!!
My visualisation for the day was Nick and Dicky on each of these blasting the tumor! How I laughed
John and Matt in Annecy
Me trying to punt...thanks for the lesson Fran!
Not my glasses...!
My 20th Ski birthday!
Sunset from Annecy
View from my apartment in Annecy!
Me skiing
John and me after down hill muddybiking
Wozza, Tom and me
One of my childrens group
Looking for Marmottes
The Aguille du Fruit in Courchevel - I guess it was like this yesterday. Cool!
John, Ali, Dino and Phil in St Albans yesterday (Sat)
Courchevel from 1650
Can't wait to get back!
My favourite piccie of Jeanette
Me skiing in Courchevel
New Gen in it's first year!
Back to the cycling with John soon.
My chrissie pressie from Nick....Pigeon - that's me!
Best thing today
Me and Cookie in Italy
Can you tell that I took that photo?!
We're turning a corner!
Me and my friends the Skatalites!
This is another story!
Julia, me and the Porsche
Thanks Julia!
The New Gen Surf Team!
My good friend Rachel and me half way up Saulire!
Me flying in Tignes (Thanks Matt...again!)
Our good friends Martin, Sally, Deirdre and Jeanette
Me and my friends at New Generation in Verbier last season
Me and my bro after my brain biopsy
Jeanette in Courchevel in October
The awesome Amanda (hi-5!) and the lovely an helpful Alison
These are all my photos
Jo and I with my trusty turbo trainer
This was the New Gen boys Heliskiing in Italy (I'm very proud of this photo)
Dad, Ali and Si all without (much) hair!
OK. First attempt......Option No1.
Option 2. Mmmmmmm....
Final attempt. Which do you prefer?
Yoo hoo! I'm free..!
John and I in Annecy
Charlie in his Fireman's outfit on Christmas day
My nephew Archie
My loyal and 'always there for me' Dad
My gorgeous and loving mum,,,,thank you for your everlasting support
Powder in Courchevel!
Jet and I in Thorens Glieres above Annecy
Jeanette, Rachel, Jerome and I
My friends.....I miss them!
Outside our home in the Alps
Ruthie and I in Courchevel
Fat Nick, Lisa, Fat Ali and Dicky M - sorry about sick Nick!
With the mask on again...
Me on the table today (10/12/07)
Me in Val d'Isere about to fall over!
My 20th skiing birthday party
Thanks for coming everyone!
The Buzzymachine IS my friend!
The BUZZYMACHINE at work on me! (7/12/07)
Zoe, Rachel and Jeanette on one of our lovely summer walks above Annecy
I took this of the cable cars in La Grave on our staff day out
My 36th Birthday. Jet and me in Royal Free Hospital just before my Brain Biopsy!
My eyes are half closed because of the swelling in my brain. That's better now because I'm on steriods and....I'm eating like a horse! Mum made the lovely cake.
A night at the Ronnie.....wish I was there now!
Jeanette and I in Vienna
Jeanette and I in Vienna
About Me
- Ali Rainback
- Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- I'm the technical director at New Generation Ski school in France and Switzerland. I love skiing, meeting people, football
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13 comments:
Hi Ali
Just to say hope you enjoy your trip to Meribel today. Look forward to reading about it tomorrow.
Thinking SHRINK for you all the time.
All our love as always
The Conways, Chris, David, Stewart, Jo, Freya, Sarah & Daniel
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Extending the "think shrink" waves to Idaho Ali ... thinking of you every day and wishing you better.
Gill xx
Hey Ali
Just a quickie from me as I sit doing the bedtime routine - "Are u still next door!"
You are always in my thoughts Ali Bear and my red arrow fighter pilot, and my little thumb sucker send you big kisses and cuddles.
Looking forward to catching up in a couple of weeks. Sleep long and eat well.
Much love Jo xx
Hi Ali
I heard this on the radio the other day and I thought of you......'REM Everybody Hurts':
"When the day is long and the night, the night is yours alone,
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on.
Don't let yourself go, everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes.
Sometimes everything is wrong. Now it's time to sing along.
When your day is night alone, (hold on, hold on)
If you feel like letting go, (hold on)
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on.
Everybody hurts. Take comfort in your friends.
Everybody hurts. Don't throw your hand. Oh, no. Don't throw your hand.
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone
If you're on your own in this life, the days and nights are long,
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts sometimes,
Everybody cries. And everybody hurts sometimes.
So, hold on, hold on""
LOVE YOU LOTS
RACH XX
Yeah - echo what Rachel.
You're not alone - lean on us.
J-A
hey ali,
thinking of you all the time, you're well on the way back... all the time you're sleeping there's healing going on too - it's all good.
heard guns of navarone the other day - hope you've got it on your music selection....
looking forward to seeing you soon,
lots of love from chamonix,
kt & chisp
Hi Ali. Sos and I sitting in bed this morning, thinking of you, hoping that you're doing okay. Hoped to catch up with you when we were out in Courchevel recently, but you were very much in demand! We had a good chat with Katy though and she filled us in on how you've been doing. Good to know that you've been breathing in the superb mountain air - that's a get-well tonic if anything is. Lots of love Sarah, Sos & Harry xxx
hey ali,
off to aosta today for mayhem with duncan adamson and co, will direct them this way.
check out this poster on the link below, i thought it might help in your apartment. when i was trying to save my leg, i had it on my wall, and whenever i couldn't face the pain, i'd look at it and think what would lance do in this situation!
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Hi Ali
This is your old Kimptonian classmate Nicola here. I heard news of your tumour from Miranda. I'm sending your my bestest wishes and positive vibes your way. Keep fighting and staying strong. I am thinking about you and hope you get back to the things you love doing soon.
By the way the photos of Courcheval on your Blog look amazing - beats Birmingham thats for sure. Im sorry to hear you are so misguided in your choice of football team - I thought you would have better taste than that. No seriously you are a great guy - one of the few classmates I really remember well. Are you still in contact with any of them now?
So take care and keep up the writing on your blog - sounds like you have a lot of great friends who are really supportive of you.
love Nicki (Spurs fan and proud of it!)
Hi Ali,
Just been to the ISIA Mountain Safety pre-course meeting with Roy which basically signals the start of a month of BASI courses, brilliant!
However, I feel as ready as I will ever be having completed 8 weeks of training with New Gen's finest which is all thanks to your help, encouragement, inspiration and commitment. I wouldn't be here without your input.
I will keep you up to date with our progression over the next few weeks.
It's great to hear that things are improving albeit slowly. My thoughts are often with you and Jeanette.
Speak to you soon matey,
Birchy.
Hi there Ali,´
Just want to say how lucky we have been to have you here in Valley TArentaise. Always thinking shrink and sending nothing but positive vibes.
Hope to have another cuppa with you this week (in the garden) that´s if this rain stops!!!!
Love you lots,
CArolyn and John.
P.S. The kids really loved being with your parents. Your folks really made a fuss of our two cheeky little monkeys.
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Diana and Ian.
Hey Ali
Glad to hear that you're back in Annecy. Hopefully catch up soon when you're feeling up to it. I've been sending those positive vibes your way.....keep up the good work buddy! Tim & Fee
Hey Ali,
Better get your balance back before our ski trip next year otherwise you won't have a chance of keeping up with me.
Julian
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