I've had quite a bit of feedback on the "take all your chances" theme. A lot of people have said, your situation has given me a kick, a nudge, to do x. When I hear that, it makes my day.
This morning, talking about the party, my Mum said to me - what a lot of lovely friends you have. She's right, and I'm lucky. And if my situation helps any of them, you, in some way, by creating impetus, bringing the precarious nature of our happiness into sharp focus, or causing you to put important safeguards in place, then I couldn't be happier.
Against the prevailing background of gloom, there are a lot of rays of light, great big ones.
