We returned home safely from our holiday on Tuesday. Everything went fine, Nadine coped with all situations quite well and we were in good hope for the results of a brain scan that was done just before we left. Also, everybody who met Nadine frequently during the last months told us that she has improved considerably. But the results given by the doctor today weren’t that good. They aren’t really bad neither, but there are still nine metastases in Nadine’s head. Everybody involved had hoped that there would be none any more.

It still remains unclear what that means exactly. The pictures from April still need to be compared to those from December which were taken before radiation therapy. And there will be another scan at the beginning of June. As long as these three scans aren’t compared, it isn’t possible to state growth, reduction or a stable state. I expected to get a comparison of December and April today, but this wasn’t the case. So we have to wait further in the same uncertain mood we’ve been living with for quite some time now.

Nadine and me are enjoying a sunny and relaxed Sunday in Barcelona: after having breakfast at or favourite restaurant Vegetalia we went to the beach and for a quick stroll around the university quaters. Now we’re at home recharging batteries for an evening out with an Indian dish and a documentary about Janis Joplin. Life can be so good!

Today, we’re going to leave for Barcelona. This means a two or three hour drive to the airport where we return our rented car. We take a bus to the city center then, go for a meal and check in with our hosts in the evening.

Later on, we visit a record release party with three local acts at the Sala Apolo. Good thing is that all the bands are strictly scheduled and that they always keep to the plan. And that there are enough seats in the back of the venue, so that Nadine doesn’t have to stand all the time. There will be brief support shows by Me And The Bees plus Les Sueques before Da Souza present their new record Gran Salt Endavant.