Seen here in less stressful times (December last), Eric is now recovering from major surgery last Tuesday in which he had two lymphonas removed and part of a lung. As his blog (ericavebury@blogspot.com) shows, he had already had to endure some serious affronts to his body. I say again that it's fortunate that as a Buddhist he is well practised in separating mind from body! However, in spite of 'being made of iron' as he puts it, his body let him down yesterday when his blood pressure crashed through the floor and his heart was protesting. This, added to some pretty serious internal bleeding, the source of which remains elusive.
Fortunately, his reserves and spiritual strength have now resulted in him rallying and today I can say he's looking a whole lot better, even managing to eat a banana (to top up his potassium), and drink some mango juice. This is the first food/drink he has had since last Tuesday. So, although he's been under some intense and difficult experiences, he's already expressing an interest in reading the Sunday newspapers so I guess it won't be too long before we're able to take some further nice photos of him and update his blog.
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