Luck

Have to say that one of the positives about the hitchhiker is how fantastic my friends and family have been. I've had flowers and cards, messages of support and today some of my mates gave me a care package they'd put together! I was really touched, they obviously know me, because it included vodka, chocolate, urn bru, haggis, square sausage, tattie scones and various other Scottish treats. Yes I cried when I got it....it's funny how people doing nice things and saying nice things always makes me cry. I mean if someone is nasty to me, that I can deal with as appropriate (I find a fork stuck right between the eyes works wonders for a bad attitude!). Take the Mickey out of me and laugh with me and at me and I'm fine but be nice to me and I choke up every time! It's been overwhelming just how much love and care has been directed my way and makes me truly thankful. I have however discovered a good trick to stop me crying. When I start to well up if I clear my throat and swallow, it stops me from bawling and making too much of an idiot of myself, which I think is going to come in handy over the next few months.