As you can imagine, and as I’ve said before, being in Hospital is not much different from being in Prison. It’s a ridged routine, with the same things happening at the same times every day, the only slight exception being the weekend. With all the different medication and changes they keep making to them I […]
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More Information and equipment testing
October 16, 2013 
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Last Friday was another busy day but having had a much better nights sleep, due to the PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia), I was able to tackle the onslaught of people, information and equipment with ease. The first set of intelligence came from the Infection Team who were first through the door. Although they were armed […]
Continue reading A job well done
August 21, 2012 0 Comments
So, 8 months and 11 days after my surgery they have finally completed the Kitchen worktop, hussar! Two guys came yesterday to start the work, one of them was the person who came round to do the quote. He was really good and came up with some good suggestions to get the best from the […]
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August 19, 2012 0 Comments
There has been some progress with both the Kitchen adaption and the Wet Room, so here’s the update:- Wet Room At the beginning of the week a surveyor came out to see the Bathroom and assess the work that needs doing. He was really nice, explained things really well and also checked that I knew […]
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July 6, 2012 0 Comments
At the beginning of March my Community OT (Occupational Therapist) forwarded the paperwork for the wet room and Disability Facilities Grant to Fenland District Council. At the end of last week I received a phone call from West Norfolk Care & Repair who take up the case to get the process and work organised. They […]
Continue reading A rollercoaster month
April 13, 2012 0 Comments
My fourth month as an amputee and if the other month was the worst so far, last month was a total rollercoaster. Emotionally it was tough, very tough and in just one day I went from being on top of the world to flat on the floor, it would be nice if that’s going to […]
Continue reading The good news!
April 11, 2012 0 Comments
After the good news about the car the other day I was waiting for some bad news or something to go wrong, as has been the recent trend. Surprisingly that has not been the case and as well as having a good day with the prosthetist yesterday I got two more bits of good news. […]
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March 30, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday the OT (Occupational Therapist) came out again reference the Disability Facilities Grant. She had phoned me to say that she was coming to talk about the wet room and that she had secured an electronic bath chair to help in the meantime. I had asked about the Kitchen unit, she told me she […]
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