After 10 days in the intensive care unit, I was promoted to Nursery II on 4 September. I left the respirator and my IV back in intensive. In Nursery I, I was free as a bird. Living on good ole, clean and pure Adelaide air and nourishing myself on nothing more than Mummy's milk.

I didn't have much time to lie around and dream of little fairies. No, Father's Day was coming up and I had to get busy and make a card ...