No not that sort of casting, I don’t think I would be cut out for a film role. It was off to Addenbrooke’s this morning to see the Rehabilitation Consultant and thankfully we got a disabled parking space today after a few laps of honour round the hospital. The first thing was to get weighed […]
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Archive | December, 2011
First step with an artificial leg
December 5, 2011 
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Being Monday it was over to Addenbrooke’s for a physio session. The only painful thing about today was finding a parking space. We drove round 4 times and all the disabled bays were full so we headed to the multistory car park. We managed to get a disabled space there but had to pay, and […]
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December 4, 2011 0 Comments
I cant believe I have been out of hospital a week already, that said it actually feels like it has been longer than that to me. I am not sure if that is a good or bad thing, maybe it’s a good thing in as much as I have settled back at home and hospital […]
Continue reading I felt different for the first time
December 3, 2011 0 Comments
Yesterday was good. I went to see the nurse for a dressing change and because the wound was doing so well she decided to leave it uncovered. She had made a small bit bleed (where the dressing was stuck) at one end so just put a small dressing over that. In the evening I noticed […]
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December 2, 2011 0 Comments
Before my amputation I had been in and out of hospital 5 times since March (twice for two weeks) and was always on the same ward. I had decided before I went in for my surgery that I wanted to get the staff on the ward a nice card (and a nice box of biscuits), […]
Continue reading Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
December 1, 2011 2 Comments
Oh it had to come sooner or later and here it is, my first rant. DLA given to people who need day to day help. Broken down into two parts, a mobility component for getting around indoors and out and the care component for personal help in daily living. Without going into a lengthy story […]
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The Amputee 