We’ve talked about my ambitions before, and regular readers will know that I would love to go to Canada.

As yet, there’s no progress to report on that, but one happy thing to happen this week involved my youngest son Lee and his wife Nicky have just come back from a week’s city break in Toronto. They’ve shown me their photos and it looks as fantastic as I’ve always imagined it. Needless to say, my appetite to go there myself has been sharpened by their experience.

What really thrilled me though was what brought back for me as a souvenir – a Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey shirt ! It’s really cool, and the grin hasn’t left my face since they gave it to me. I’m a big fan of ice hockey, and have followed the Swindon Wildcats since they started, so you can imagine how thrilled I was.

I was in the town centre a few weeks ago, and one thing really struck me. I use sticks these days to get around, and it really surprised me that people don’t seem to make any allowance for people with disabilities getting in and out of doorways. I’m not complaining about it – we live busy lives and, in some ways, you have to appreciative that people don’t notice disabilities. But here’s the funny thing…the people who are most mindful are, surprisingly enough, teenagers and young people. You hear so many stories about kids and anti-social behaviour, but I think they should get some credit where it’s due.

I know that last time I said I would write a bit more about day hospice and my painting, but I’m stuck for time today, and after a chemo session earlier this week, I’m a bit knocked out. It can wait until next time. I’ve got some more treatment and commitments that are going to keep me busy for the next couple of weeks, so bear with me, and we’ll catch up again soon.