Sunday, July 31, 2011

HERZOG CLINIC IN GERMANY

Have been at the clinic for 4 days now and getting to know the routine.  It is very social and I have met many people from around the world.  There are quite a few Aussies here and a few from the UK so I fit in very well! The clinic is situated about an hour from Frankfurt in a small town called Bad Salzhausen.  It is very rural and surrounded by lovely parks and is a perfect time to visit as the weather is warm with long summer evenings.
The treatments are going well, so far I have only had a daily local hyperthermia which is a gentle heating method. Tomorrow I have the moderate-whole body hyperthermia where the body temperature is heated up to 40 degrees.
Also tomorrow my friend, Jo, from Kuala Lumpur is arriving for a few days so I am looking forward to seeing a familiar face.
I will attach some photos of the town and clinic in my next post...

QUICK VISIT TO UK

After getting over jet lag and waiting for a nice day, we spent a lovely afternoon at Bodiam Castle, East Sussex.  Ella, Kate and Caitlin (their cousin), had great fun climbing up the towers and over the ruins inside.  Mum and I didn't do so much climbing but enjoyed it just the same!
A few days later we had a family day out in London; went on an open top bus tour, then a river cruise and finally a ride on the London Eye.  It was a beautiful summers day and the view from the top was amazing.  We finished off with a stroll from Trafalgar Square down The Mall to Buckingham Palace - very touristy but great fun!
That was all I had time for as I returned to London two days later to fly to Germany for the start of my treatment in Frankfurt.  Fortunately I did have time to spend an evening in London with my dearest friends Cindy and Paul before I left, I haven't seen them for over 2 years but it always feels like yesterday...


With Ella, Kate & niece Caitlin at Bodiam Castle

Cousins at Bodiam Castle

Family day trip to London!

With Trudi on London Eye

Cousins on the London Millennium Bridge