First off, Jean wishes to thank absolutley everyone for the wonderful cards
that are still coming in from all around the world. In particular, she'd
like to thank Tweed, who sent a card and some wonderful thoughts even whilst
dealing with her own serious health issues.

The good news is that Jean is still in good spirits and always prepared to
share a joke. She always asks how everyone is and takes great pains to make
sure everyone is OK and to catch up with the latest news before she starts
talking about herself. She was even sayign she was a bit concerned about
someone in another bed! Thats our Jean! And the chest is healing nicely.

Now for the not so good news. As you can guess, she's still in hospital. Its
the leg that they took the vein out of. Its very infected, to the point
where theres some dead spot that will have to be removed and plumped up with
tissue from elsewhere so it doesn't heal deformed. Its swollen to twice the
normal size, bright red, very hot and very very painful. They won't let her
go home until the infection is well under control, but she's going stir
crazy because there's nothing to do in hospital and she can't read a good
book because of all the other distrctions that go on in hospitals. She
really wants to go home, to see her beloved Wilson and just be back on her
own schedule and see the people she usually sees during the day. i think
she's also incredibly lonely in there, as she's a very social person who
loves nothing better than good natter (chat) and there's only so much you
can say to people still under heavy sedation like people are after open
heart surgery (the other people in her ward).

If any of you can spare the time and the cost, she'd probably love a
surprise phone call. She is a bit hard of hearing, and has a very strong
English accent, but if you can bear with her for a few minutes, I'm sure a
call from an RPCA person would make her day.

The phone number for the hospital is:

61 2 9382 2291, and she is in the Dickinson Building, South, level 3. We are
+10 hours GMT (evening and night in the USA), but if you ring at an
innappropriate hour, the hospital will let you know and won't put you
through.

Make sure you mention that you are from RPCA to her (she won't be expecting
it)

Yowie