A Mixed Day

The children came up for their weekly Saturday visit, we played in Postman's Park (one of the best kept secrets in the City) and the children played on the grass and watched the fishes. We went for a stroll around St Paul's and stopped for a coffee and the children befriended a small dog, called Pepper (don't know what breed it was), which was seeking respite in her owners handbag!
We went for a family supper in Carluccio's, an Italian restaurant in Smithfield, and the girls enjoyed Pasta and ice-cream before everyone departed for Southend and left Sarah in London. No matter how often this happens it is still hard to accept leaving Sarah behind.
Sarah's platelet count was low today, so she needed to go back to the hospital for 7pm where hopefully her special single donor platelets would be ready for her. They didn't turn up until 8.30pm and by the time she received them and had a blood test, it wasn't feasible for her to return to the hostel. So, she spend the night in the Lawrence Ward.
So, an enjoyable day that ended with an admittance to the hospital, thankfully Sarah was released early Sunday morning to return to the hostel and catch up on a disturbed nights sleep.