Julian and Louis

julian was promised a day out with his family at the Vieux Port in Marseille so i booked the train and almost booked the Michein star restaurant having enquired if they take eleven month olds,  only to find out Julian was not allowed out of the hospital. Fair enough since he is in their charge. (Julian has checked himself out on many occasions without informing them, once to the vieux port to look for guitar strings. As you know he is a man who likes to know best....)

Anyway it was a depressing picnic on the patch of grass surrounded by ambulance sirens and even Louis was terrified by the coloured cow. But father and son saw each other and a few tears were shed.

There is still no news till Monday when they get the results of the REM. Nothing shows up on the brain scan though Julian had a similar 'episode' tonight followed by the same headache. In the spinal tap they found something called 'meningite lymphocitaire' (don't worry it's not the awful meningitis) which comes from mouse poo though that does not explain the episode which could or could not have been a minor stroke. It is possibly something in the tropical diseases area and I have got my friend Dominique on the case who works high up in the medical profession in Mali. She has already called the doctors though not much can happen over the weekend. Anyway he is in the best hands, and if it is tropical diseases it is also the best place to be so PLEASE don't worry. It's just very boring for Julian and very tiring for us and of course he is missing the best weather of the whole year in Provence. And we are missing him terribly.

I'll keep y'all posted.

Ruthxx