We set an ambitious target of £3,500 and thanks to your generous donations we have raised £2,700, which is amazing and absolutely fantastic. Thank you all so very much. I am truly overwhemed. Thank you so much to Michaela who had the mad idea of entering the rowing competition in the first place!
So what has happened in the past month since the event? Well apart from the weather deciding to become freezing cold and us experiencing the wettest drought.....
Michaela's husband Graham ran in the London Marathon and completed the course in his personal best and Michaela has entered a park run due in June, what a couple. I am full of admiration for their determination, motivation and stamina.
Meanwhile, on April 18th, I had an operation on my left eye as I had a macular hole which if left alone may have caused blindness in that eye. I was petrified at the thought of needles in my eye - I will spare you the gruesome details - so they sedated me (I later heard it was the same drug that killed Michael Jackson). My carer removed the patch the following day and I was excited to see her shadow. She wondered why I was so excited as she still needed to remove the inner gauze! Once that was removed I was amazed to be able to see through that eye. I had expected my sight to be blurry but it was better than before the op :) I had my post op check up last Thursday and my eye is healing fine but as I now have silicon oil rather than vitreous liquid in my eye I have to take eyedrops 4 times a day to regulate the pressure. T'his also means I am not allowed to go to the gym or drive for the next 3 weeks. So I am effectively housebound until after the 17th May. I can read for just a few minutes at a time, though each day I am able to focus for longer periods before it hurts. So I would be grateful for suggestions as to what I can do over the next couple of weeks, but I am sure I will still be able to cause mischief and mayhem :) :)
So what happens next?
We are closing the donations page at midnight on Monday 30th April 2012 when we will have our final total.
By the end of May, we will circulate a final update showing how we used your donations.
