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Back from his recent visit to Ireland (where he wanted to visit all the old haunts from his childhood and youth), my Dad had to go back to hospital today for the results of his recent tests, including the biopsy that was taken when he had an endoscopy a couple of weeks ago. As my parents had actually been expecting, the news was not good: Dad has bowel cancer and will need an operation to remove the part of his colon that has the cancerous tumour in it. First he'll have an appointment with the anaesthetist to assess his general health and the possible risks involved in such an operation at his age. Then, all being okay, he'll be given a date to go in for the surgery as soon as possible. I know that my parents would appreciate your prayers at this challenging time. Thank you for that.