Hi Everyone,

I just want to apologise for not making it on Saturday. I had a kidney infection and, although I started antibiotics on Friday they didn't take effect quickly enough. It spread southwards and that whole "department" seems to be in quite a dreadful state. I feel as though someone has used my kidneys and tummy as a football, and even today I still have a temperature.

I am so sorry to Deborah who worked so hard on the piano accompaniments, and to Fen also for the duet accompaniment and KatyJay for the duet. I also have a stack of beautifully printed Feedback Envelopes here plus notepaper, pens etc., plus more Chocolate Biscuit Cake than I know what to do with.

I have had to cancel my clients today and tomorrow, which I also feel really bad about, but I'm hopeless when I have a high temperature - I burst into tears at the drop of a hat, and even if I took painkillers to mask the pain I can't risk conducting any sessions when I'm such an emotional mess.

I feel so very disappointed not having the chance to perform these songs that I've worked so hard on. I know it's not rational, I didn't make myself have a kidney infection, but I still feel like I've let myself down. I don't even know how you get a kidney infection????? I was fine on Wednesday. Visited Auntie Maisie in her Nursing Home, then dropped Nils off at my friend's house so I could go and rehearse with Deborah. It was 9pm that evening when I felt pain from both kidneys. So Thursday I drank lots of water and cranberry juice and just assumed it would go away. But it didn't it just got worse and worse.

So I'm really sorry everybody. Judging by the threads and the photos you all had a lovely time. I feel sad not to meet up with everyone, as that "real life" contact really brings the Forum even more alive for me.

Hugs all round, and if anyone finds my sense of humour please would you post it back to me, I miss it.



Amber
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So sorry you're having such a rotten time, Amber. We really missed you on Saturday, but there's no need to apologise, there is no way you could have done anything about it. I hope the antibiotics kick in and that you make a full recovery really, really soon.

Hugs,

andante

So sorry you were unable to join us and hope you are soon well again.
Pity you can't email Chocolate Biscuit Cake....

Aw Amber, so sorry that you couldn't make it. Hope my piano-playing didn't bring it on though (I couldn't risk it on Saturday so filled our slot with unaccompanied Stravinsky instead ).

Don't feel you need to apologise. We'd much rather you stayed at home and recovered than ventured out and just made the lurgies worse.

I've had to cry off from concerts before when I've not been well enough to perform, so know how frustrating it can be. Still, there'll be others. Or how about we do Vaga Luna at a local music festival sometime?

Good to hear you're on the mend - keep it up (and if you pop over to the cafe there's tea on the go ).

*Hugs*

Really missed hearing you sing.

Hope you are feeling much much better real soon.

Hi there

I'm sorry you have been so poorly. I hope you'll soon be on the mend - make sure David looks after you well.

I'm glad you're able to type something here and now. Just so that you can see how much we missed you and thought about you.

Don't feel guilty about anything - ill health is never a "fault". And the duet was doomed from the point at which I inhaled a cold bug a couple of weeks ago and subsequently got laryngitis, so don't blame yourself for that one.

Look after yourself, and I'm sure we'll see you at another event soon enough - and Vaga Luna etc. will be worth our waiting for.

Katyjay

It was a shame you couldn't come to the concert, Amber - we missed you! There were several other people who were absent due to illness too.
I think there are loads of horrid bugs going around at the moment, actually. In the week before half-term quite a few of my pupils were ill, mostly with bad colds, but two or three had some worse infection or other and were too ill to come to their lessons, which rarely happens.

I'll get the real cd sniffing around rightaway - she's good at finding things....... Are you sure your sense of humour is missing? Sometimes I put things down and forget where I've put them...... The thing to do is to work back in your mind to the last time you know you definitely had it.........

Really sorry that you've been unwell. It would have been lovely to see you & hear you sing again but you have nothing to apologise for. I hope you start to feel better soon.

I started a get well soon Amber thread, but have only just seen this one.
Amber you did not let anyone down in the slightest, I hope you feel much better soon and I can't wait to meet you in the future *hugs*

Amber, there's no need at all to apologise for being sick! You poor thing, it sounds like you're in a real state *hugs* it must have been a huge disappointment for you *more hugs* and we did miss you but although we'd all have loved you to be there, I'm certain I speak for everyone when I say we all just were sending you our best wishes and hoping you would get better, and it was definitely wise to stay in bed.

I'm nto making much sense here... just hope you are feeling better soon, & we do of course miss you around the place but just look after yourself and get better soon! OK?

Oh Amber - so sorry you 've not been well. How disappointing for you to miss the concert.
Lots of good wishes and hugs coming your way -

M xxx

Amber - I hope you're now recovering well.

Kidney infections are horrible, you poor thing.

Don't rush getting back to normal, and if you can take the time to convalesce properly.

When you're that sick, people understand. You are not letting people down.

Hi Amber, don worry too much. There'll be plenty of chances in the future
The most important thing now is to get well soon... Hope you'll have a speedy recovery!

I found it Amber, it was under that table at the forums awards ceremony, you must have dropped it! Hope you're feeling better soon, remember you still have the nicest looking pair of vocal chords on the forums.

... as the bishop said to the actress!!

Aw thanks, Boo! [blushes]



Amber
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