A suprise of serenity

Now it has been a long time since I have had to mention my superb step daughter Serenity.



Serenity, it should be said enjoyed little short of legendary status amongst my foster caring companions a few years back but all that changed. Well, untill this weekend.



Serenity has taken up one of these extreme diet things, phrases about bodily purity have been heard together with explanations of how, after all sorts of cleansing, austerity and portions that would be considered tight at a nouvelle cuisine restauraunt, she was to be  gradually reintroducing her body to food in about 2 weeks.



Now at this stage two things arrived together, the first being her birthday and the second grandad taking her children away for the weekend.



Taking full advantage  she decided to reintroduce her body to a chicken vindaloo curry with bombay potatoes, rice, onion bahjees and nan breads. To keep these company she slugged down an impressive amount of wine which she adulterated with vodka. 


Not given to half measures, this was not enough, getting into her stride, next day she was seen returning from the chip shop with chicken and chips, waving the corkscrew in a purposefull manner.




The outcome was of course pretty spectacular the mid afternoon peace at our house was shattered, Serenity was dying, she had diabetes pancreatitis, stomach ulcers, appendicitis gall stones and sudden onset bowel cancer - all that before she had even seen the doctor. .  

Her mother took off from here at a serious pace leaving the rest of us to cope as best we could which was fairly well. Picking Serenity up in passing off she went on hospital bent.

On taking a bit of history, mother came up with a causal link to diet. Serenity was adamant; this was the end, and she was weakening by the minute.

Of course, the medical establishment has a long history of diagnosing mysterious maladies and frankly they begged to differ  with Serenities explanation.. Ever professional the doctor did not give in to hysterical laughter as the tale unfolded Frankly though, they could not conclude that death was imminent.  They thought her sudden stopping of the diet might be highly significant, suggesting that maybe she had gall stones.

Serious maternal pep talks were required and, in the end Serenity went home, her dad dropped her children at her house not ours.

A cause of serious  worry removed, Serenity ill was one thing, but her children dropped here for a couple of nights, no lets not go there.....

R