Saying goodbye is hard

Abbie, Pippa and Bert are loyal visitors to my bedside... and eveyday it becomes more difficult to say goodbye to them when visiting hours are over. I would so like to go home with them... not stay here and get more iv antibiotics. My hopes of a quick recovery and being back in front of the class after half term have also been dashed, I have an intense period of rehabilitation and exercise to go through in a rehabilitation centre.
My world does become a little wider everyday - this photo was taken in the hospital cafeteria on the ground floor. A long way (for me at this moment) from my 4th floor room...
One step at the time, I guess.