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It’s been a while since I’ve blogged anything, almost three weeks to be exact. And a lot has happened in that time. A lot to set back my plans for the next few weeks. Well, maybe few months…

Since I got back to Melbourne in what I thought was reasonably health, everything took a turn after I saw my specialist. Turns out I was sicker than I thought. My doctor decided to take a blood test with astonishing results. Most important things were dangerously low. So low that had I have gone from normal to those kind of levels quickly, I probably would have died. I’d clearly been sick for a while.

So the last two weeks have been full of treatment at the wonderful Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. I got a whole lot of potassium and phosphate infusions, five blood transfusions, high doses of steroids, and of course nutrition. And tomorrow I go under anaesthetic for a colonoscopy so doctors can see what’s actually going on inside me.

But I’ve managed to have a bit of fun. Because I’ve been in hospital over some big days — Christmas (okay, so I claimed it), my birthday and New Year’s Eve — I’ve been getting out of hospital more, and ‘enjoying’ my stay more than usual. On Christmas, for example, the charity TLC for Kids brought around pressies for the adolescents on the ward: brand spanking new 2gb iPod Nano. Nice stuff I thought. And then for my birthday I went gambling at the casino for the first time which was cool, and then bought myself a nice birthday present as well. I’m now enjoying this wonderful product along with the RCH education department’s wireless Internet service. Technology’s great, eh?

And in the meantime, I’m going to be in hospital for another week or so. Hopefully my Internet access and further fun with my laptop will continue. God knows I’ve got lots planned. Finally, a big thanks to everyone who’s sung out their hellos since I’ve got back, and their best wishes to me for my birthday, and to get well soon. It’s really nice to hear friendly voices on the phone every now and again. Peace!

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