Spoke with you by phone recently and you sounded in good spirits although I knew it was hard for you. But that was the way you always were...no self pity. Always in good humour, incredibly accepting of what life dealt which was not always a "box of chocolates". Simon was an incredibly kind and caring fellow. A gentle-man in the full sense of that ideal. His illness was cruel and inconsiderate in afflicting someone who had so much to offer and who lived a life of active participation and adventure, but these things do not discriminate. I am happy you are released from your pain but we will sadly miss your earnest and charming being, your friendship. Karen, Louis, Lucie & Georgia x