A big thank you from the doc!
I just wanted to write a short e-mail to say a very big thank you for such a fantastic trip away. I am going back to Kili in September and will find it hard to beat such a fantastic group of people. I had such a great time, it felt much more of a holiday than a job. You kept me laughing all week. The amount of times I was in fits of giggles in my tent listening to all the banter. Bill especially!! I was very impressive with Jane and her stoical nature and determination and unflappable calmness. Julie you kept me entertained with all your stories and listened to my drivel. Although there were difficult days for you, you also got on with it and got to the top despite this. Good on you. I absolutely new Gaon would get to the top because underneath there was a determination that no mountain was going to beat. Your family should be so proud of you. Brian, you are a natural born leader and finished a fantastic trip with organising the safari. Well done! Please go back up Kili soon. I think Tripod should get the bravery award for feeling so awful on summit night and putting up with me sticking a large needle in his thigh. I am pleased to say the Bipod is now back to being a tripod again. Yypee!! Paul lead us all the way to the top with his features that were bigger than the mountain! Despite being on empty he slogged it to the end. What a fantastic effort. David, you were also quietly determined and impressive with your effort. Melvyn my favourite boiled egg ever, you miss nothing and have a heart of gold. You looked fresh as anything on the top of Africa! Rob what an awesome effort on your part. You and Bill put such an amazing effort into summit night it showed true strength of character. And finally Daren. You got to the top of Kili after a really long night and kept Jane going too with your support. That was a great effort. However, I never want to eat a weird flavoured jelly bean ever again!
I could see all the training the group had done and the determination to succeed and it paid off. It was lovely to be with such a motivated group who not only achieved one of the hardest events in a lifetime but also raised a lot of money for such a worthy cause.
Thank you so much for my beautiful pendant which is currently in the jewellers awaiting a matching necklace. I have very little jewellery and yet I am have my most favourite stone to wear. It will always give me such great memories. I shall miss you all very much. Although no doctor's bag will ever have enough lansoprazole to keep you all in check. Go and sort your indigestion out!!!
Lots of love
Doctor Kirsty
