You Look Like You’re Moving On
It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress - Jacob, LOST Let’s start this one with the obligatory railway metaphor. No need to go into the intricacies of the repair work. As with all such things from the perspective of the driver, the train went into the shops for repairs, the fitters have done their work, and now we sit, waiting for the shunter to clear us back out. Time for some post-maintenance testing. The blocks are off, the light is flashing and now the shunter gives the signal. One hand raised, the other moving side to side: move towards slowly. Brakes released, crack the throttle, and slowly forward is the order of the day. In reality, it’ll be the way of things for many months to come. As part of the process of preparing for open heart surgery, many discussions are had, both from medical professionals and from your wider support network. In my experience, as soon as family & friends found out what was happening, they were there