For those of you requiring continuity of plot line (and there’s more than one would imagine) here are the facts and figures that help outline just where we have got to in the space of a week. On the 2nd Nov, Haemoglobin was 94 it has held fairly steady throughout and on the 9th Nov. was 95. The white count was 0.11, of which neurophils made up 0.03, has now risen to 1.34, of which neutrophils now make up 1.18, so steady progress on that front. Finally platelets, were 15 then struggled to get to 19 then fell back to 13 followed by a platelet transfusion which has boosted them to 30 by the 9th Nov. So steady progress all round. Well short of normal counts but enough that by the end of another week they may well allow me out of here. If only we can clear up this grumbling infection.