10 days! Today I will try on my dress in case i have put on too much weight. That would be a disaster.

Lovely seeing my friend yesterday I managed to line my machine with only a little help. Dialysis was a bit yuck as I went in with quite low blood pressure and it then dropped on and off all the way through and even when I was finished.

Today lunch with a friend and seeing another friend after school. Lots of catching up.

We are looking at Psalm 23 on Friday - what great words. Here taken from the amplified bible.

A Psalm of David.

¹THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.

²He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters.^(A)

³He refreshes and restores my life (my self); He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake.

⁴Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with^[a]oil; my [brimming] cup runs over.

⁶Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place.

So even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death - I won't fear because he is there guiding and protecting me. I need to be reminded of those words when fear rears its head, particularly in the darkness of the night. Some translations have the passage 'the shadow of death' as the deepest darkness. That is how it feels sometimes. Thankfully not often. Thankfully my experience is that goodness, mercy and unfailing love are following me all my days.