Today didn’t get off to the best start as I had an unplanned close inspection of the floor this morning. No damage done and by far the least painful of the three fall’s so far. I, of course, was not being that careful and it was totally my own fault, well the fact no one […]
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Reflection time again
January 10, 2012 
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Today is a day for reflection again, why, because it is two months to the day I had my surgery. To be honest it actually feels like I have been an amputee for longer than that but Christmas may have had something to do with it. I think I have come on in leaps and […]
Continue reading An eventful physio session
January 6, 2012 0 Comments
The first session of physio in the New Year and I confessed pretty much straight away that fell over on Boxing Day. As I had said it won’t be the last and they know that too but they did ask me the circumstances surrounding it. As always I was keen and eager to get on […]
Continue reading This amputee was all ears
January 3, 2012 0 Comments
Last night it took me ages to get to sleep, not because of my stump but because I had set me alarm. For some reason I never sleep very well if I haven’t had to set the alarm for a while as I think I am worried about it not waking me up. Apart from […]
Continue reading Need sleep!
January 2, 2012 0 Comments
So knowing that my parents wanted to go on Holiday (they usually go to Thailand for three weeks) and I wanted to get back driving I felt a bit under pressure to come off the Morphine, so I did. I had been off it for two nights and last night was my third. This is […]
Continue reading A possible crossroads
December 31, 2011 2 Comments
The last few days I have been thinking hard about my future, I am not sure if the New Year has also played its part. An amputation is obviously a life changing experience but for me it has not been all bad and there have been lots of positives. Now the fact that I am […]
Continue reading The people you least expect surprise you the most
December 30, 2011 0 Comments
I worked for the prison service for a couple of years as an OSG (Operational Support Grade). As an OSG you get to now everyone who works at the prison but you work closest with other OSG’s. If someone asked me who I would have thought would visit me from the prison after I’d had […]
Continue reading Xbox 360 Kinect update
December 29, 2011 0 Comments
I didn’t write anything yesterday because, well to be honest, there wasn’t really anything to write about. I was in communication with Microsoft yesterday through a lovely lady who was very helpful. It has increased my understanding of how Kinect works and I managed to trick Kinect Sports this morning with my new knowledge. I […]
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