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Absolutely great news @DavidKlyne - here's wishing Margaret a speedy recovery. I bet you're both so relieved that the waiting and uncertainty is over. As for getting up early - good job you don't live in this household - we're always up and about by 5a.m.!!
Which reminds me of a lovely funny story about our dear friend Tony. They were staying with us a few years ago and despite the time we are usually awake, Tony was obviously in the bathroom before us. We wondered what on earth he was doing up at that unearthly hour (even for us). Over the breakfast table, I casually mentioned him being up so early and it turned out he had forgotten we had to change the clocks that night😀
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@DavidKlyne that’s great news after all the uncertainty. I had to be in the hospital for my surgery at 7am, the actual operation happened at 5pm! Hope Margaret has a good book or two.
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Thanks for all the kind wishes for Margaret's operation. The hospital is only about 5 miles from home, the biggest problem is usually finding somewhere to park but perhaps at that time of day it might not be a problem? Even the surgeon said he comes on his bike! I am a bit of a night owl, rarely in bed before midnight so early mornings are not my thing although I am usually awake by 8.00am. Might have to miss Newsnight next Tuesday😊
David
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Really sorry to hear about your friend @richardandros . All our thoughts and good wishes.
We've had a difficult few days... our dog (Lizzie) has had a couple of seizures, resulting in a visit to the emergency vet overnight, whilst we were out in the caravan at Putts Corner. The vet gave her some quick-fix tablets to stabilize her and now we are at home, our own vet is running blood test to try and find the underlying course so he can treat tbe condition properly.
Good news for my OH, Carol, who had a phone call yesterrday with the ortheopeadic surgeon from the hospital saying she's been put on tbe list for a hip replacement (they're saying about 12 weeks!!)
Tomorrow I'm running a Come and Sing event all day, where folk come and join in with my Thursday night choir, for the experience of singing and learning a variety of different styles of music... including some John Rutter pieces, music from Riverdance, songs from Les Miserables, Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da (Beatles), and other bits and bobs...
Just off out to do my usual Friday lunchtime practice with Tamworth U3A choir... then on the way back, to pick up the dogs tablets from the vet and out tablets from the chemist (large carrier bag needed!! 😀😀), before on to Abbey choir practice this evening.... Things never stay quiet for long around here!!
Apologies for not replying to all posts... still reading them all. Have a great time, all those who are out and about in the vans.... Good news about the car @milliehull - great photos as usual, @nelliethehooker Good news about Margarets hip replacement @DavidKlyne .
David
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What a busy chap you are @DSB !! Sorry to hear about your dog I know how worrying it is when our pets aren't well - if only they could speak and let us know what's wrong!! Good news about Carol, though and that's not a long time to wait. I suspect I'll be going down that path before long but that will be after I've been seen by Rheumatology at Hull Royal and it might be up to a month before they even contact me to arrange and appointment. Also reassuring to know that we're not the only ones to come out of the chemist with a carrier bag full of meds🙄
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@richardandros Sorry to hear about your friend.At least you have many good memories. @DavidKlyne Good news re Margaret, I hope everything goes well and that she makes a speedy recovery. I had to be at hospital at 7.30 also, I think that is normal. I was still waiting very anxiously until 2pm.
I’m still enjoying all the photos and news of people’s days out, as I said before, living life vicariously through them at present. Afternoon out at the hospital again yesterday. The good news is that I won’t need chemotherapy, so pleased. Possibly radiotherapy, which, hopefully, doesn’t seem so bad, it’s just the 110 mile round trip each day. A few hiccups so more scans etc yesterday and another MRI soon. So feeling sore today, we seem to be buying paracetamol in bulk lately, and I never normally take painkillers. However, I must say that even if I had I been paying I couldn’t have been treated with more care and kindness. I’ve seen the worst of the NHS with the treatment of our daughter and granddaughter but my experience has been the opposite. The nurse team are just lovely and my surgeon is the kindest most caring person. Explaining everything clearly and with patience, and I rarely get to leave without a hug from her. I can never thank her enough. The very best of the NHS.I grew up in Hayes, leaving when I was 21. My Nan’s cottage, (long ago pulled down and replaced with high rise flats) backed on to where that power station is now. It must be so awful for the residents. And unbelievable that Heathrow is shut due to that, which is some miles away. All quite shocking. And very costly with all the cancelled flights etc.
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@DSB make sure you don't get the dog tablets mixed up with yours😉
Can I ask how long Carol has been waiting from point of referral to the hospital, it seems to vary so much around the country.
David
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@DEBSC - glad things are slowly progressing. Good news about not needing Chemo. It's strange but around here the specialised cancer clinic, especially the Breast clinic is superb. Mrs.WN can vouch for it personally but everyone you meet who comes into contact with them never has a bad word.
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Back home quite early today, expecting to find MiL in her dressing gown but she was just taking her walking shoes off after going for a walk.
We had a lovely 3 night break. Really enjoyed ourselves and came home refreshed. A few photos from our visit to Birkenhead Priory. As previously mentioned the volunteer who showed us around was great. Born and bred locally so knew the history of the area as well. The Priory survived Henry VIII as they were too poor for pillaging.
3 photos of stained glass windows. This is a brief chronology of the history of the Priory
A new window showing the life of the Monks. They used to row people across the River Mersey, 2 monks rowing and 1 either side of the river. For free until a charter was granted to charge by Edward III.
Dedicated to all Stonemasons and architects. these windows found in the Refectory.
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A few more photos.
The Chapter House. The 2 figures on the edges of the stained glass window are interesting figures to be found in such a place. The one on the right is Edward I who stayed for 3 nights one year. His wife, Eleanor of Castile, refused to stay here preferring a local castle now longer in existence at a village called Shotwick (the church of which is worth a visit).
The one on the left is the son of a Normandy baron granted ownership of the area by William the Conqueror. He set a manor in a place we travel through to get to Burton RSPB reserve, Puddington.
A beautiful Chapter House.
The first proper church in Birkenhead was built on the priory grounds but not built as well as the priory and most of the church has now been demolished with the exception of the tower where you can ascend the stairs to have a view over the Mersey to Liverpool. The size of the Anglican Cathedral still takes my breath away.
A drinking fountain dedicated to Queen Victoria, on the front at Hoylake by the Lifeboat station
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Wonderful photos @Wherenext and thank you for your virtual 'tour'. Not an area I know at all - so very interesting.
@DEBSC - great news that you don't need chemo, As I've said before, Ros has radiotherapy each time after surgery and whilst she was really tired afterwards, nowhere near as bad as friends have described chemo. And her surgeon was also absolutely wonderful. He saw us both when the cancer was first discovered and explained everything and couldn't have been kinder and all the nurses were really wonderful. It was quite a few years ago, but she really did experience the NHS at its best.
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