Now we were going back to Italy together – it was perfect! Not only that, our first trip abroad as teenagers some 42 years ago had been to Rome. She didn’t object to the idea – it probably seemed a little far-fetched, but sure enough a short while later the artist announced his European dates with one concert at the end of April in Milan – the halfway point in-between Israel and the UK. She was interested to know more, so I told her that next time James Taylor was in concert anywhere in Europe, we would go. In a phone conversation towards the end of last year, I told Ruth that I had a great idea. “You’ve got a friend” was much loved by us both (we also sang that in Winchester Cathedral for some reason) with the words becoming more poignant in recent years. We once did a sponsored walk for charity and sang our way over the 22 bridges of London featuring all our favorites. “You’ve got a friend” was much loved by us both with the words becoming more poignant in recent years.Īs teenagers in the late 60s and early 70s, we had shared a great love of music, following artists such as Carole King, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Leonard Cohen and many others. After that first journey and learning about how assisted travel worked in the airports, Ruth felt confident enough to go to other destinations. Her first trip was to Israel, to stay with us for a week, which she organized to do over the Jewish New Year so that I would have holiday time to be with her. My oldest friend in the UK had been diagnosed with terminal bone cancer – there was nothing to be done to cure her, just palliative care to keep her symptoms under control.Īfter a year of hospital visits and ongoing treatment she was declared stable and felt well enough to travel overseas. It was an adventure and a journey that a year or so earlier we hadn’t expected to make. We had planned our trip to Milan several months in advance.
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