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Backup.31/3/2024 It's been 4 months since I've had the pleasure to write a piece for this blog.
A lot has happened in those 4 months, resulting in Anneke being incapable to write today for you. So, as a good husband behooves, I'm stepping in. I'm not a qualified writer like Anneke, but I'll try to make this enjoyable to read. In the last 4 months we've had both really bad times, but also very good times. For me, a disappointment was the postponement of Anneke's neck surgery, for seeing her suffer causes me, even after nearly 20 years, major heartache. However, as I got a reasonable explanation, I could handle it, albeit not happily. Holiday period was jolly, mostly, and the new year "blessed" the three of us with a visit from Influenza-A. It stayed for over a month and was a quite disruptive presence. Despite that, Anneke steadily worked on the revision of her book that will be presented on May 15th 2024. As I was given a right of veto over what was written about me, I got the opportunity to have a reading of the first draft as well. To me, this was a really emotional period, both because it reminded me of the good times, but also of the darkest times in our relationship. Tears of joy and happiness, as well as of sadness and pain were shed every time I read it. When the final draft was read, it still hit me hard in certain passages. And even though I could, I decided to not use my veto right, because the book would lose valuable insights of how we deal with adversity. Currently Anneke is struggling with heavy abdominal pains, first thought to be a kidney stone, but everyone is convinced by now that it is something different. And she won't be able to visit the gastro-enterologist until the end of May, when we're back from England, where the launch will be held. We're still in the process of organising the event which will take place in or around Leeds, West-Yorkshire. If you'd like to join, let us know as soon as you can via the contact page as it is likely that the number of people who can participate is limited. Hope to meet some of you in person there. Jean
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