Big Thanks to CC and P&O

chasncath
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edited May 2016 in Club Products & Services #1

Coming up through Spain and back into France, Catherine started to have a dry cough and shortness of breath. We reached our daughter's house in the Alpes and he GP diagnosed that Catherine had pnemonia. This
was confirmed by xray and ct scan in the following two days.

We had booked our ferry home for the 14th and had to amend our booking, but to which date? The Caravan Club Travel Service and P&O  between them arranged for a new date but with fexibibilty to change again.

After 10 days on antibiotics, Catherine had made a little progress and she wanted to get home. We travelled the 600 miles to Calais in 3 days, stopping at
Ibis and Campanile motels with ground floor rooms and parking for our motorhome. The final stumbling block would be the stairs on the ferry! Once again CC and P&O came up trumps. Between them thay arranged for us to be parked next to a lift and for a wheel
chair to be available.

A big thank you to the crew of the Pride of Kent for looking after us so well.. In particular, thanks to Alan Philips for getting Catherine to and from the car deck.

Catherine has spent a week in hospital, where stronger medication  has led to a big improvement in her condition. Thank you Nottingham City Hospital.

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  • Metheven
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    edited May 2016 #2

    Good to hear Catherine is making progress, and good to hear that you were well looked after by the CC and P&O. Nice to read where things come together with a good outcome
    Smile

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2016 #3

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    All the best, CnC.

  • DSB
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    edited May 2016 #4

    Hi Chas.   So sorry to hear about Catherine, but pleased to hear that the CC Travel Service was helpful in trying to make things as easy as possible.  Really pleased that she is making a good recovery.

    Kind regards to both of you.

    David 

  • peedee
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    edited May 2016 #5

    Good to hear of the all round assistance you had and  Catherine is on the up. None of us wish to be ill when away, it can be very worrying.

    peedee

  • ABM
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    edited May 2016 #6

    + 1

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited May 2016 #7

    Good to hear that Catherine is improving.......

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited May 2016 #8

    Chas, please send Cath our best.....Happy

  • Tammygirl
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    edited May 2016 #9

    Sorry to hear that Catherine has not been well, good to hear that she is on the mend though. My OH has been not well since the first day in Spain, it really can be a worry so far from home.  Please give her our best wishes.

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2016 #10

    Good that you got plenty of assistance and sensible parking onboard. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

    Tammygirl your OH no better?

  • Kerry Watkins
    Kerry Watkins Forum Participant Posts: 325
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    edited May 2016 #11

    Wishing Catherine a speedy recovery

  • Tammygirl
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    edited May 2016 #12

    Good that you got plenty of assistance and sensible parking onboard. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

    Tammygirl your OH no better?

    Unfortunetly not.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2016 #13

    Chas 

    Sorry to hear about Cath and I hope she well on the road to recovery.

    As an aside and it may have been no use in this case but us seniors can be request pnemonia immunisation from their doctors.

    David

  • peedee
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    edited May 2016 #14

    As an aside and it may have been no use in this case but us seniors can be request pnemonia immunisation from their doctors.

    David

    I thought it was offered as a matter of course, I have certainly had mine and think it was offered when going to the surgery for a check up.

    peedee

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited May 2016 #15

    Peedee

    As with all these things I expect it varies from surgery to surgery. We were having our flu jabs and happened to ask how we go about getting the pnemonia jab and we were given it there and then without question but we did have to ask!!!.

    David

  • chasncath
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    edited May 2016 #16

    Thank you everyone for your good wishes. After weeks of walking, cycling and swimming, Catherine's sudden ill-health came as  shock. We would urge everyone who can, to seek immunisation.

    Our immediate holiday plans have been cancelled, but we hope to be back in our motorhome by late summer.

    Chas

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