it's taken more than 7 long years of being in the UK

[Arthur Little]

to Mrs Bloggs, after a uphill struggle of exams, foundation training, and costing loads of she finally starts 3 years of GP training today

Yep ... well done to "your misses"! Btw ... there's no need to be "sorry" ... you're bound to be heaving a HUGE sigh of relief!

To other Filipina's who trained as teachers, nurses etc in the Phils it might seem like a long journey with set backs (we had a few) but what counts is not the number of times you get knocked down, its the number of times you get back up..

... REASSURING, ... even if it IS an UNECESSARILY long and arduous journey!