Two injections down Seven to go

If you didn't take note of the title, I would like you to read it again.......and now again! Yes that's right 7 MORE injections! I booked my appointment two weeks ago, you know just to go along and see how many I would need, I came across a nurse barely out of school checking her mobile phone and complaining that she had had a lot of patients that day, putting her hand bag on her lap - I could see she wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. To be honest just like me, I never ever expected that I would need 9 injections although she offered the option of not having the 3 rabies injections but of course I will die within two hours if I don't get to a hospital and I have been bite by a infested animal! So I'm two down and I swear by the time I finish my fear, blacking out and being sick after injections will soon be gone. As I found out I can't keep ringing my mum after each appointment for sympathy because all I will get is 'you know what you were letting yourself in for darling'. Can parents ever say anything without the big I told you so speech? I think it just happens when u have children - a bit like a instant reaction. My brother used to be the naughty, cheeky one of the family and he has a child he’s suddenly gone all sensible and also has begun practising the big 'i told you speech' – just on me!

Sponsorship is picking up again and my mother put on two come dine with Demelza dinner parties which raised over £300. Everything around the table was dotty to match the Demelza logo and we gave all the ladies a rose. The evenings went really well but were sure very tiring for us! Not only have I learnt the past few months how kind and generous people can be but Chefs.....how do they do it!?? Cooking a three course meal especially when the wine waiter (my dad) decides to turn all the food down meaning the mains wasn't cooked so there’s me with a half an hour gap between courses! I decided to fill gap by reading out bits from the blog to the guests (local Rotarians) of course trying not to offend I did a bit of a la la over a few things! But there were some laughs so I hope it went down well.

The speech thing is something I need to prepare for....got a feeling I might be doing one at the quiz night and I was sweating and getting out of breathe in front of 11 people I know so not sure I can do one in front of 60 people – a lot of whom I won't know! So if you come and I'm topping up your glasses with wine - this is just so you don't remember my terrible speech in the morning!

I got home after the Easter bank holiday to find out that Croydon Jaguar have donated the use of a brand new car for a weekend for my quiz night – this is a fantastic and amazing prize! I think I will be auctioning this prize and the South Lodge Hotel prize. I am now up to £2132 on my justgiving and I am hoping that the quiz should bring me a lot closer to the amount that I have to have before I go. I am also thinking about doing a summer BBQ party in my parents garden (they don’t know about this yet – and there’s the small problem of not having a BBQ!).

For more information on the quiz and to buy tickets email me on: v.hilditch@hotmail.co.uk