Christmas Photos and Daniel Update

Last Saturday was the switch-on of our village Christmas lights.  Not that there are that many, just a couple of strands along the road, two trees festooned with them and a couple of small set pieces.  However, it is nice to have them when many councils are deciding to do away with Christmas lighting due to health and safety issues. People can be hurt it they fall and the insurance premiums are now getting so exhorbitant that some places are just not bothering.

This year they decided to turn it into a fair .  They had stalls all along the road where you could either win or buy items, the shops remained open, there were two fairground rides for adults and a smaller one for children.  Father Christmas was in his grotto (long queues).  Mike took some video but I have decided not to use it on here because there is lots of strobe lighting. 

I am going to post a couple of pictures.  It does not look as if there were many people but it was, in fact, packed.  It ended after four hours with a grand firework display.  Quite what fairground rides and fireworks have to do with Christmas defeats me but it is good that something was arranged for families to share in.  For such a small place it was something different and entertaining. 

It was nice of Mike to go and take photos and video so that I could share in it.  I remained at home nursing a bug I picked up from somewhere and also with the dogs as I knew the fireworks would terrify them.  I could not have coped with the crowds anyway.

A short time ago I had a phone call from Becky.  Daniel had his appointment at Great Ormond Street Childrens' Hospital today.  She told me they had a good trip to London and were seen almost as soon as they got there.  In fact, they were coming out just when his appointment was due - it was that quick.

The doctor read all his notes and examined him and thinks that surgery is going to be the answer.  However, because of Daniel's age, that will rest with the facial surgeon.  The doctor they saw will be in consultation with him very soon and it should not be long before they get an appointment to see the surgeon so that he can fully assess Daniel.  If the surgeon feels there is too much of a risk because of Daniel being only two years old,  then he will be put on special antibiotics instead.  However, this would not prevent a flare-up later on.  They might go straight ahead with surgery or they might decide to wait until he is older before he has that. 

Becky was very re-assured as she was told that Gt. Ormond Street deals with at least two cases like this per month.  They also told her they are treating two others from our area, at this very time.

So again, it is a waiting game but hopefully not for long.  Daniel loved the trains and was so excited, he was also very good at the hospital.

She said they were having a little walk around the area before getting something to eat and then heading home.  Daniel is fast asleep in his buggy,  it has been a big day for him.

Wishing you all a good week.