My mum is gorgeous

and is in intensive care in the Royal Brompton Hospital having had open heart surgery. So I have just booked myself a flight to go to England in two weeks time to take over the care of my father and with a bit of luck, also my mother, if she is out of hospital at that stage. My sister, Katy, is there at the moment, coping with my father's quirks without complaint, and looking on the bright side at every turn.