Tag: #Heart
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Saturday… Joy and Confusion…
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I hoped to find enough Spring growth to do a Six on Saturday post today. Unfortunately, these were all I could find but such a joy to see. I also hoped to create a post about my hospital appointment on Thursday. Sadly, the stuff they injected into my arm that day had a weird effect…
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Not One of my Better Days…
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We waited nearly an hour in the waiting room before it was my turn to see a member of the cardiology team. I was a nervous wreck then, but I tried to answer his questions sensibly without rambling on. After running a stethoscope over my chest and checking my swollen feet, he turned to the…
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The Hospital…
The QA hospital is one huge building, been around since 1904. Parts of it are old and past their best. After twelve hours of sitting in the emergency department, they sent me to one of these old wards. This ward was not the cleanest place I have ever been in. It was shabby and untidy,…
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A Very Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger…
The year of the Tiger brings bravery, wisdom and strength, all of the attributes I need right now. I love tigers, so maybe this year will be wonderful after all… (This post has been a long time coming, and at times I didn’t think I would be writing it) Worry is a terrible thing, it…
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The Fragile Heart…
The First Day Luckily, we left in plenty of time to reach the hospital. Just as well, as it turned out, for when we arrived there were queues of cars on all the roads approaching the main gates. We joined the queue and fifteen minutes late, crawled through the gates to find road works, traffic…
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Update on Anita and Deja Vu
After the longest four days, we arrived to collect a pale and fragile Anita from a bench outside the hospital. She could barely walk and still seemed to be in so much pain, even though the terrible breathlessness had gone. We knew they would have liked to keep her for a few more days but…
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Stolen… #Poetry
Stolen I feel like a shooting starA bullet from a gunThe moment she walked byTime froze, I could not speakIt’s no wonder Venus de MiloLost her arms, shocked at beautyFar greater than her ownHow could I, a mere mortal competeDare to hope she would look at meUndo time from its frozen holdLet me speak,my worth…
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Too Much Information!
Life in the Dawes household is on a knife edge now, as the date for Anita’s next and hopefully successful visit to the hospital draws ever nearer. They plan to be fitting Anita with a pacemaker/defibrillator on Wednesday next week to persuade her poor old heart to start behaving normally. In preparation, we have been…