£10,000!! That is incredible! Thank you all so very much for supporting this appeal and supporting me. Your kindness, enthusiasm and generosity are so wonderful.

The past few weeks have been a bit rough for me - I was admitted to hospital with inflammation in my lungs, caused by my Relapsing Polychondrititis (the other diagnosis I have in addition to Behcet's, and which causes inflammation in cartilage), and have needed a lot of immunosuppressant medication to get me better again. To be able to read the lovely messages and see donations coming in while I was sat in hospital was so encouraging and really helped me stay positive - so a double thank you! Because I haven't been feeling great, I haven't managed to be in touch with as many of you as I would like to say thank you personally, so I hope that this will serve to let you all know how very grateful I am. You brilliant people!

I am now back home, being bounced on by Christmas-crazed small people, and very much looking forward to spending a joyful Christmas with my family, and to getting my strength back again so I'm ready for that amazing new leg next year!

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas, Emma x