Your plight has really touched me. If it's not too presumptuous, and not triggering for you, I think I'd like to organise a vigil to honour your suffering.
We're both overwhelmed, thank you.
I know money isn't the solution but I hope it can a go a little way towards making things better in these darkened hours.
I think the only real solution is some kind of mini olive oil bottle heater.
It's still too early for us to start to think practically like that, but to have such fine friends that can makes us feel truly blessed.
I raised some money on C & J's behalf today, too. They'll be heartened to know I spent it on a bottle of la Motte Shiraz 2009. It was jolly splendid and helped me no end in empathising with their plight.
Tim, if there's one thing I've learned through all of this terrible pain, it's that you cope
however you can.I lit a candle for you, C & J, you're in our thoughts. I hate the feeling of helplessness, I wish there was more I could do.
I know it's not really any compensation, but I hope you have claimed?
As I said, it's still such early days for us, but knowing that a robust legal remedy is an option for us in the fullness of time is comforting.
We're bearing up as best we can. Julian suggested a night at the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, followed by a light supper at Wagamama ...
Slumming?
No, not at all - we often seek solace by spending time with people poorer and less fortunate than ourselves.
Quite often, a chance conversation or even a kind word spoken between strangers in a popular canteen will go a long way. And who knows who might also be suffering from a similar tragedy? Solidified drizzling products can happen to anyone, across all strata of our society.
We must be strong, for ourselves and for others.
