Back to Earth with a bump!

After returning from Cornwall, it's fair to say I was pretty exhausted, albeit in a good way!  Everything seemed to catch up with me in a big way so I spent the Wednesday and Thursday of that week chilling out at home and trying not to do very much at all.  I felt really nauseous, in pain and if I'm honest, a little sorry for myself!
I was cheered up by my ski buddy who sent the most beautiful bouquet of flowers which arrived on the Wednesday.  I was so chuffed to receive these, and more cards from friends and relatives, and also to get a visit from said ski buddy, her family and another close friend on Thursday night.

Anyone who knows me well will know that I've been doing a bit of running on and off for a few years now.  When I found out back in late 2005 that a friend had been diagnosed with breast cancer, I decided it would be my motivation to get fit and run a 5k race for life.  This somehow escalated into deciding to run a half marathon (don't ask me how!!) and I completed my first one in September 2007, two months before my friend lost her battle, aged just 31.  I kept up the running, and over the years have completed 5 half marathons (some for fun (?!), some to raise money for Cancer Research).  Throughout, I held a little ambition to one day complete the London Marathon to try and raise even more money for both Cancer Research and also for Thames Hospicecare, who looked after my friend.  Well after four years of applying, I found out on September 29th that I had been successful in the ballot to run in 2012!
After the initial elation wore off, I opened the rest of my mail that day and was brought back to Earth with a bump - the other letter I got was the referral to a knee specialist that I had been waiting for.  So finally I have a place to run this marathon I have been wanting to run for five years, but I know I can't run it as here I am with my right arm in a plaster cast and my right knee grumbling just going up and down stairs and walking, let alone running!
I know there is some irony here, and I can see the funny side of receiving two such conflicting items of mail!
So, the big news here is that I WILL BE RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON IN 2013!!!!!!!!
Am I mad? I think I might be!!!!