Thanks again everybody. Another quick update:
A certain little package arrived today which was a huge surprise for her. The fruit cake was emblazoned with the words 'Greetings from Australia' along with the southern cross and federation star. The cake and card made her a little teary and she admitted to missing you guys heaps.
When I got to the hospital this morning she had already been up and about making a nuisance of herself (no surprises there
). Then came the good news ... she is being released (I me discharged) tomorrow - so the cake was timed to perfection. Bloody brilliant Trev, well done mate!
She has been sharing the cake around with the staff who have thankfully realised that she won't tolerate polite refusals. The cake was quite a novelty for them ... fruit cake with a super sweet icing ... but the initial apprehension quickly dissipated on tasting some. From what I have seen Julie has managed to soften up quite a few of the staff over the last few days ... their English has improved a lot more than our Italian
Now we just need to sort out where we go from here. The travel agent has tentatively booked flights for Friday week which will hopefully allow enough time for her to recover for the flight. The hotel I have been in has had free internet (we have stayed in 10 different places in Italy and this is the first to offer that) so it has been awesome, particularly under the circumstances. Internet access may be bit harder to come by from now on ... we may be headed back to a place where we saw an internet cafe advertising €1.50 for 5 mins (approx. $A36/hr at that rate
).
Julie just wants to get home and see everybody, I reckon that barbie will become a high priority on her return. Thank you all once again for your support.
