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  • Thoughts from the frontline - 51

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    Now this is a first. Two blogs in a single day :-) But please do note that this is being written due to the many moans from you lot out there in Macmillanland that I keep leaving cliff hangers with my blogs. Now, I thought my number 50 was long enough so I ended it by telling the story up until Thursday lunchtime but no, you're not satisfied are you! Ok, I'll write some more, late into the night (well late for me these…

  • Thoughts from the frontline - 50

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    Wow! My 50th blog on here and this one is about tarmac and bus stops, toilets, trains, pregnancy and just loads of other things!

    Now, if you can remember that far back, the last time I wrote on here I was telling you what I did last Monday and what a busy day that was. Well Tuesday needed to be a day of rest so I spent it between doing some work upstairs on the computer and some resting on the sofa downstairs. Both activities…

  • Thoughts from the frontline - 49

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    Well good old lemsip kept the lug away and I woke up on Monday morning feeling great again!

    It might be just my wishful thinking but I do feel rather healthy at the moment... Perhaps it's the enforced rest from work (now just working part time from home) or the new healthy diet but there is no doubt that my blood sugar level control is currently fantastic and my need for insulin during the day has been reduced by at…

  • Thoughts from the frontline - 48

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    Normality? Well I think it can be a bit over rated and a tad knackering!

    Yes, we had a very busy weekend, well Saturday was busy for both of us we were off to a wedding and to take lots of lovely pictures! 

    And the day started early with T leaving at 10 in the morning to go over to the brides mum's house where all the girlie preparations were taking place and I went off to be with the groom, best man and the ushers …

  • Thoughts from the frontline - 47

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    What I didn't tell you about yesterdays visit to the hospital for the endoscopy is that I had a "bag problem" just after getting onto the ward...

    It all started because I decided to have a nice relaxing bath when I got up early on Thursday morning. Having a bath when changing my stoma bag is the height of luxury. However, I have now discovered a problem with this that has seen to "bag leak" situations happening…