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Poor Old Mum
Ah yes, we didn't have the best start to the New Year, in the 54 Stroud Rd household. H & I were down at J&R's cottage, and were woken early by Katie, one of Mum's carers, ringing in a panic as she'd arrived to get Mum up & do breakfast, and Mum was unresponsive in…
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Very overdue update
Bah humbag – was meaning the next post to be a bit of the highlights of Christmas, but have just been failing day on day to summon the energy to whack a few words and some cherry photos on here. Instead, right now I am perched on the end of my hospital bed n the…
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It’s Staple Time…
So – this afternoon I'm due to have my 16 staples taken out that are currently holding my back together. Only issue is, it's only day 7 since the op, and they're meant to come out somewhere between 8 and 10 days afterwards. But – the GP nurse isn't in tomorrow, and days 9 and…
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The 10 Days of Christmas (by Bah Humbag!)
I have to say, this was pretty unbelievable when I did my best job of trying to tot it all up. 2016 has been a shocker!!!! Here's something I wrote during one of my the many sleepless (I wish in Seattle) nights, to see whether I had the right to feel a touch aggrieved at…
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Day 1 back from hospital
So – Thursday afternoon, I became the 'proud' new owner of metalwork in the lower back, in the meantime losing an amount of spinal fluid to the bone biopsy fella who was gouging about in my spine at the same time. Only one anaesthetic, two jobs done. Thursday night in Parkside was pretty horrific –…
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Scott Family Xmas Lunch
Well, we took a deep breath and only 24 hours after the builders had finally left (not that the buggers have really finished..), Hawksey & I had 10 members of the Scott family round for a full on slap up Xmas lunch. …
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A Spot of Chewton Glen
I just LOVE a night away at a nobby hotel – especially when the house was still so filthy and unliveable-in. And thanks to Added Value, I was in possession of a very nice 20th anniversary voucher for Chewton Glen, so off went Janine & I to avail ourselves of their delights. …
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It’s All A Bit Back to Back..
Blimey all this medical stuff can move fast at times. I had a lumbar discography procedure on 16 Nov, where the chap discovered that one of my three vertebrae they tested was indeed a bit duff and something needed to be done about it. I would have potentially put this off till after SCT had my…
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Tea for Two
Ever spent 2 hours on the top deck of a London bus, scoffing all manner of sugary and savoury treats? No? Well Claire White & I did, this Thurs just gone. Was my birthday present from Claire – a 5pm tour…
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Soggy Thoughts
You might need a cup of tea for this one… It night be the change on the weather or the fact that medical, things are hotting up but I can;t help but reflect at the moment that this has been a really hard, crap year. There is no real life or normality to be…