The last few days have been ones of (physical) distance and (family) closeness.

The eight of us left West Gippsland at 6.00am Friday morning and drove to Adelaide arriving about 7.30pm. En route we squeezed in a detour to McKenzie Falls in the Grampians for a bushwalk (for some) and a picnic (for all) AND a surprise rendezvous with Sue's younger brother (a dairy farmer near Mt Gambier) in Bordertown.

The weekend was a 'further flurry of family'. A wedding on the Bateman side on Saturday followed by a picnic with Sue's extended family on her old 'home ground' (Mylor SA) on Sunday.

Monday arrived all too quickly for the drive home. It was an enjoyable and important journey, perhaps almost a pilgrimage? It was tiring for us all, but incredibly taxing for Sue who, as usual, endured the considerable physical discomfort (and at times debilitating distress) with little complaint or demand (apart from a suggestion that we abandon her to a motel room in Horsham....).

Once again we we give thanks to the God who sustains and protects, and who blesses medicos and pharmacologists with scientific knowledge and skills in their respective fields. We could not have done it without them.

Was the trip worth it? ABSOLUTELY! Would we do it again? NOT IN A HURRY! We are recovering today (apart from a blood test) before chemotherapy again tomorrow.

Happy days!

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