A hurried departure . . .

Unfortunately Ian became ill on 15 March and was quickly evacuated by VSO to The Nairobi Hospital in Kenya. Ian received excellent care in Nairobi and is grateful to the warmth and humour of the team who looked after him for nearly four weeks. Here they are pictured below.

Renate flew out from Sheffield to be with Ian while he was in Hospital. Then VSO decided that it would be best to fly Ian home to Sheffield directly from Nairobi in mid April. Ian is now making a full recovery and is really enjoying the company of his new grandson - Adefela - the first child of daughter Laura and her Partner Shola.

The speed of Ian's departure from Nairobi, going direct to Sheffield, meant that he didn't get back to Kampala to say thanks and goodbye to the many close colleagues and friends encountered during the two years that Ian spent in Uganda. Geoffrey Mujisha, Ian's boss at the MARPs Network, made the trip to Nairobi to see Ian in Hospital and this was greatly appreciated and Ian was also greatly cheered by the continuous stream of messages and support from fellow VSO volunteers and work colleagues at the MARPs Network. Thank you very much! It is Ian's hope when he gets clearance from his consultant to take a holiday in Uganda later in the year so that goodbyes can be properly exchanged!