First aid training tonight went very well I thought with the simulated heart attack all the way through to cardiac arrest and CPR with Defibrillation. They need to practice that just the same way we have to practice assessing snow slopes and equalising anchors etc. Big turn out and the usual trip across the road for a beer, or in my case soda water and lime. My bonemarrow is being effected by the drugs,Mondays bloods were way off compared to the previous week; white cells and neutrophils down and HB not any better and liver function starting to go off. Paradoxically feel good and postive, I think the session night is crucial as its stimulating and keeps my head right – a very nice bunch of folk and great to see them turn out night after night.

Another full night's sleep, (drug induced of course)fantastic. Weather crap, cold and wet with snow down to 400 metres on the hills. Still no energy and the latest bloods are a bit deranged with my fantastic antibiotic. Surgeon was very pleased with the photographs of the wound and pin sites we sent down to him, saved us a long trip to Edinburgh. Our professor of orthopaedics in the USA had already passed them in any case! Mabel and Ian last day on holiday today so should see them soon. Still bothered by the ulnar nerve damage to my right hand, hope that resolves soon. Have'nt taken any pictures so nothing to post up.

I slept the entire night last night hooray, shame I had to take a Zopiclone to do it, feel so much better after the last two nights of poor sleep and I've finally started painting again so a much better day today and it's stopped raining! The painting is very large, thought that would keep me busy, it's the Aonach Egach Ridge based on some photographs I took on one of my rehab walks