My friend in the Uk is saying a few words - brilliant news. Still dont know what the illness is - total mystery. Frightening how someone can be struck down out of the blue. Memo to self: organise those funeral songs this week! Definitely going to have a Barry White song of lurve in there somewhere. No black and definitely NO lilies thanks. Not sure about a wake - unless its done by someone Irish who really really understands the whole send off business. Not to mention the Yorkshire ham - not a proper funeral without one.Discovered the excitement of bidding on ebay - especially when your pc shuts down at a few minutes to go - sod ebay, what about my blood pressure?!Lost track of the world over the last week and today checked the BBC website for news - same old same old - haves and have nots, nanny state and nanny with big stick and half a carrot... no thanks.