HI, I am very sorry to say that I won’t be able to attend the conference this year. My wife has epilepsy and we are anxious that she will have a seizure either on the way to Lisbon or when we arrive. Her seizures are getting increasingly violent, so it is better that we stay here to deal with them. Sorry about this – I was very much looking forward to presenting my paper and discussing the three papers in the session you assigned me to, and of course to seeing all my friends at DRUID! Thanks for your consideration in accepting my paper. I’m sure I will have something worthy next year. Have a wonderful conference.

Very best regards, Gordon Walker