A bit of perspective

I think we can do without Foxtel for a few days, and really a leaking washing machine will cause us no harm.

On Wednesday our friend Pierre (Firegazer's bike-mad Belgian cycling buddy) was admitted to hospital with symptoms something like heart failure. He is under heavy sedation. He is a long way from home. His wife's family have flown up from Melbourne, his family are on their way from Belgium.

Just now we hear that he has swelling on the brain, irreversible brain damage, and is unlikely to wake up or recover.

He's 33.