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9 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 10 October 2012 in Diary |

Another beautiful crisp, sunny autumn day. The sort of day I would relish, in the past, when I was playing golf. I must admit sitting in my lounge chair and looking out on to the garden, I do feel envious of my friends meeting up for the Tuesday geriatric golf. Whilst I would like to […]

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8 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 9 October 2012 in Diary |

Another reasonable night taking on board the additional hour in bed. The next phase turned out to be slightly dramatic.’ My lovely’ having got me on the edge of the bed, with the two Ross nursing carers watching, then handed me over to them but in a slightly precarious position. I was taking all the […]

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7 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 8 October 2012 in Diary |

As I sit here writing this entry, the good Dr Michael is already an home in Melbourne shooting out emails to all concerned. I must say that both Alice and I realise I’m very fortunate we are to have such a distinguished surgeon and physician, I’m sure that the people we have seen at Papworth, […]

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6 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 7 October 2012 in Diary |

Today was the first of the new regime which ‘my lovely’ and I had worked out, resulting in something like an extra hour in bed for me. When this had been discussed previously I had rejected it on the grounds that if I woke at roughly the same time as earlier I could find myself […]

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5 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 6 October 2012 in Diary |

I woke up this morning feeling fine. I had absorbed the additional hours sleep with no trouble at all. Alice popped in and around 5.00 a.m. to tell me that she had now taken over and having sorted out my various limbs, left me to my own devices, with the lifeline alarm system operating with […]

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4 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 5 October 2012 in Diary |

4 October 2012 And so the day after. I had a good night’s sleep and we have slightly changed the routine. Instead of me being dragged to a sitting up position on the edge of the bed, at around 6.00 a.m., I now get an extra hour in bed. Over the last two mornings I […]

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3 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 4 October 2012 in Diary |

Today was our big day at Papworth Hospital as it turned out it was extremely fortunate that the good Dr Michael from Australia was able to be with me the whole day. Michael has written his own semi-medical description of how the day went and I’m reproducing that below in italics. Of course in reading […]

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2 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 4 October 2012 in Diary |

  Shortly after I had been bundled about and settled in my study chair ‘ my lovely’ appeared ready for a battle with the brambles, at the vet’s, to try to extricate the poor little black cat who had obviously been through the wars since she left us. Jane’ the sheep was left in charge […]

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1 October 2012

Posted by DMC on 2 October 2012 in Diary |

Today, I received from one of our regular readers, who nursed her husband through MND, an excellent article written by an MND patient which describes some of the horrors of living with the disease, many of which would not immediately strike someone who has a friend or loved one who has had the misfortune of […]

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29 September 2012

Posted by DMC on 30 September 2012 in Diary |

A bad start today. While preparing me for the carers to get me up, shower and dress me etc, I choked on some tea and for a few seconds it seemed touch and go.’ My lovely’, who was the only one with me, at the time, thumped me hard on my back and cleared it, […]

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