..to ‘me Julie’ for taking me not only to Honda to look at cars ( adapted ), but also for her practical skills as a driver and ‘showerer’.

Honda were great, as are their cars.
I’ve suddenly got a whole log better at getting in and out of them, without using a plank of wood under my arse to slide across.
Using the ‘roof handle’ and now being far stronger ( thanks to Adam ) has changed everything..

Skiing on Sunday morning, without fear should make it a whole lot better than the last time ( which actually went ok ).

This time I hope to really rip the ass out of it.
Though hopefully not mine, in the process…
Great pic of us, at Sky Sports Studios for Ringside.

http://www.chiswickbuzz.net/component/content/article/83-sport/232-parx-boxing-fight-for-russ

Me in a Standing Frame.
Got one at last.

Good for my ‘insides’ to do an hour a day.
Also bloody nice to be at the proper height!

MAR
25
Thanks
To Pia, Debs, Chrissie, Lisa, Julie, Saskia and Sazza for again ‘looking after me’ whilst my wife was away.
Here’s a picture of Sazza when she was still in school.
Er, gorgeous even then…

Dan, King of the dry one-liner was heard to say..
‘So I’m going skiing with my wife and 3 kids under five, and I thought to myself.. Let’s make it easier and take a paraplegic..’

Chamonix here we come!

This THURSDAY Sky Sports 1 at 6pm, Sky Sports 3 at 9pm – and On Demand. All in glorious HD. If you don’t want to miss…use Sky Plus

I went to Amber’s school yesterday for a Parents’ Evening

Who’d have thought that 9 months would go by from the last time I dropped Amber off at the entrance?

The staff kindly all stayed a big later to see me downstairs, that being my only option.
Was really lovely to be there, and to see Jem, Susannah and Giles, plus meet Paula and Andy ( who weren’t even there the last time I was..)

Chrissie kindly drove me there and back – big love to her.
It was a little surreal being there, in a place that I’d visited so regularly for the last 8 years.

When I got back, Amber and I talked about what the teachers had said , basically that she’s doing just fine – especially given the traumatic year this special little girl has had.

As I relayed this to Amber, she suddenly burst into uncontrollable sobbing, hugging me so tightly.
Between sobs she said ‘ Daddy, why did this have to happen to you? ‘

We both cried for quite a while and squeezed each other tight.
I reassured her that I was still the same Dad, would always be here for her, and loved her more than ever.

I’m glad I didn’t die in that French hospital.