Gene therapy research

I read an interesting article today about the advancement of gene therapy for different types of retinal diseases. Nothing brand new, but a good summary of the picture to-date:

http://www.discoverymedicine.com/Knut-Stieger/2010/11/16/gene-therapy-for-vision-loss-recent-developments/

Of course, it is the Internet, the largest source of unverifiable information anywhere. But it does give me hope. Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before she gets too old.

Tears of joy

I have been away from home again - the second time in two weeks. This time I went to Dubai for work. I kept the trip as short as possible but I was still away for two nights.

When I got back this morning, Charlotte recognised my voice and knew I was back. She bottom-shuffled over to me and when I picked her up, she was so happy! I just held her and cried! It's lovely to be so adored, especially by someone that I adore so much.

Perfect holiday accommodation

We have become huge fans of holiday cottages in the countryside. With two small children it is so much easier to load up a car, drive somewhere, get our groceries delivered and hang out for a week than it is to fly anywhere and stay in a hotel. The great bonus is that the setting and the style of the accommodation usually works perfectly for Achromats! The cottages are often old conversions of barns or farm buildings and have low ceilings, small windows and lots of beams. The weather is usually not particularly sunny either. We have had to be careful with unfamiliar stairs but they haven't proven to be the babyproofing nightmare that I feared. Luckily we were never that crazy about beach holidays and I can't wait to take her horseriding one holiday!