A word about David's death...

We had all been called to his bed side in intensive care back in 1998, where it was touch and go and we looked like losing him.  In fact he pulled through that first episode and lived a pretty good life for the next twelve years. We see those twelve years as a great bonus - time that we might easily have been denied.  When he finally died on 16 April 2010, he was at home, being cared for by Pat and having spent some good quality time with his family and close friends.  When it happened, it was a peaceful end - slipping away calmly while sitting on the sofa in his own house, in front of his own telly, and with his own dear wife Pat close by.  So despite the pain of his loss, for much of this we are grateful and glad.