TRISH GALVIN

Dear Joan

It was so lovely to hear from you and to hear of your very thoughtful project to have a celebration for Mandy.

It made me remember when I met Mandy first (in 1993!) and we (spontaneously) moved in to a flat together on avenue de Nerviens beside the Cinquantenaire in Brussels, I only knew her a few weeks when it was her birthday and decided to organise a surprise party for her - we had no mobile phones, no landline, no doorbell but somehow half of the stage turned up. She was then and still is a popular girl and friend.

I am so sorry to say that I have a family wedding in Ireland this weekend and will be taking my Mum it on the west coast of Ireland. I have just moved house in London also over the last weeks so all a bit hectic at the moment but all good.

Please give my very warmest wishes to Mandy, lots of hugs and kisses on her birthday and tell her I hope we get to meet up again very soon and I will be thinking of her.

Will you be travelling to the UK anytime soon?

Lots of love to you, Mandy and the children.
Trish
xx