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Finished my heart testing now, results in a couple of weeks apparently :)

Feel a little rough as I had to stop my heart pills while doing the testing but hopefully I'll feel better soon enough :)

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Good luck with the results

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l hope everything goes fine for you dilli once you get your results.

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Hopefully the (little rough feeling) will pass very soon for you dilli, although I have the feeling that you will be back to your old self far quicker than most in your situation.

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Sadly those rough feelings ain't very nice weenie as anybody with a serious ongoing condition can relate to only too well.

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Good morning Dill, Hope you are feeling better,

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Very true den.

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Not doing too well I afraid - got taken into Hospital this morning. Some kind of infection apparently.

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l hope and pray they can get rid of your infection quickly dilli.

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I'm so very sorry to hear this news dilli, no wonder you were not feeling too good. Let's hope it's not to long till they sort it for you. Wishing you a speedy recovery hugs and best wishes weenie x

My youngest has just came in with flowers from Asda for me that he bought with his own money :) and it's the same ones that I would usually buy.
I was just saying to his Dad last night that I need to replace the flowers in the kitchen.

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Oh Dilli. Our best wishes for you. :tu:

Just picked two ramekins of blackberries off the brambles in the garden for our dessert. More ripening so I'll put off the clearing of same. :)

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Life sucks. Sorry dilli. Wish I could swap with you.

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Sadly Mark life is life as none of us know what's round the corner and that's why its important that people enjoy their lives with family and friends while they are still here on this earth as our lives are just a very tiny period in the passages of time sadly.

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My mother is being "let out" of hospital today. My younger sister is there to take her home and then to stay for the next fortnight. Then I take over for a two to three week period.

Over the few days earlier this week and the weekend she seemed to be improving qute a bit and becoming much less confused. We'll have to see how she copes back in her familiar surroundings. :)

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Good luck heero with your Mum as l hope she settles back into her familiar surroundings without any hitches.

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Good to hear she has improved heero, and hopefully her recovery will speed up when she is back in he own wee castle. :)

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The council have put my shower in this morning :)

I'll have to wait 'till Natalie gets back from Stockton before I try it though ;)

Next week they are widening doors for me to get about in my wheelchair :)

Dunno where they found the cash in the end but it's definitely all appreciated.

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It must be very worrying time for you & your sister at the moment heero, I'm sending you and your my family my best wishes.

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Excellent dilli :)

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Its excellent to know that you are getting the help which you quite clearly need from the council dilli.

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The wee one owned up to scratching the hob so I thanked him for telling the truth, I asked him if that is the reason he bought me flowers yesterday and he said yes as he knew I would be upset when I discovered what he had done. I don't understand why he just never told me in the first place as I would not have exactly went off my head at him yes I was gutted but life is to short to get angry over something as trivial as a scratched hob especially when he thought he was helping so his heart was in the right place and once he noticed he was scratching it he stopped.

So my happy thought is I have a truthful son who heart is in the right place.

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Just been handed a bottle of Metaxa 12 Star

Duty Free FTW

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See, my mum would have gone mad. But then she always did when I tried doing housework for her to help. Didn't hoover properly, etc. In the end I just told her to either accept my help and accept it won't be done to her exacting standards or shut up moaning about nobody helping with housework. I was only 15 at the time though. But you know, you try helping her and it was thrown back in the face. I gave up in the end. Easier to be called lazy than have whatever I did analysed.

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I think I would have gave up helping my Mum also Mark if all I received was criticism. I have now said to the wee one he can still continue to clean the worktops if he wishes to do so but it would be very much appreciated if he left the hob to me no matter what has been spilled on it.
Anyway I do not see the point in getting angry or shouting mainly because I don't see the point of these actions when his intentions were good in the first place as he was just trying to help his Mum.

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Managed to spy the postman before the dog :D so this morning no one was awakened by his barking bonus :)

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Drinks on me, had 10 minutes to kill before my train this morning so bought a scratchcard. Won £50. Nice start to the day, and then England winning the Ashes.

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Excellent Mark :tu:

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Well done Mark.

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Got the BBQ out from the garage and cleaned the grill. Meat is defrosted and most of the prep is done. Soon we can enjoy. :) Nice lazy afternoon in the sun.

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We're off to Center Parcs Longleat near Warminster today, hopefully the rain would have cleared by the afternoon and the weather does look to be improving for the rest of the week!

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l hope you all have a lovely time SnoopZ.

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four weeks to go.......

Not that I'm counting or anything nooooooooo

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My nephew phoned me today to say that he has now completed his 12 week trial period at work and they have now offered him a full time job. I'm really chuffed for him as he has had an extremely rough few years. I'm so pleased that things are now looking up him :) I just hope he stay's away from his ex as I get the feeling she will try and get back on the scene now he is working again.

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Well on Thursday my mum had her first sip of water since the 12th of July, on Saturday she had her first cuppa.

I asked the nurse what the chances of her being home for her birthday on the 15th, she said "no chance".

She should hopefully have the 3 drains she has in removed hopefully this week, and be start eating again (she is currently on TPN).

She will be a diabetic, but not the usual as she still has some but it won't produce enough insulin, so she will need injections.

Several of the nurses have commented on what a lovely son my mum has for the amount of visiting I do (its a 4 hour round trip on a good day), if I was 20 years younger I would be pulling a few of them. The nurses who I have seen treating my mum have been very kind and nice young women, sadly underpaid (compared to underground workers) and I've told them my view.

She will probably be in for at least another 2 weeks, which now has taken a different turn as my sister in The Canary Islands, and she couldn't cancel, so I am also on bunny watch as well as a 8.5 hour work day, and need a holiday myself but I'm using up my meager 20 days on hospital visits.

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I also think your a wonderful son Hom3r. I know this is a difficult time for you and your family but how are you and your Dad bearing up? Take care.

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Were all bearing up, my sister would have cancelled her holiday if she could, but thanks to Wi-Fi and Whatsapp she was able to call me while I was at the hospital.

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Good good sometimes people forget about the son, daughter, husband or wife. I witnessed this with my Mum everyone was asking how my Mum was and never once thought to ask how my Dad was coping I was also guilty of this, it was not till one day I happened to ask my Dad how he was was and he just broke down but saying that he felt a lot better once he had spoken to me about his worries and concerns. I now make a point of keeping a close eye on both of them and speaking to my Dad about the hospital visits as Dad needs to talk whereas Mum does not really like to talk about it.

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Its hard for my dad as he's unable to get to the hospital as he cannot walk too far.

The tube is a no go as Bank has too many stairs, and Car parking is non existent.

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Yes that must be very hard and upsetting for your Dad Hom3r, stay strong and best wishes to you and your family take care.

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Yes We sometimes forget how the rest of the family is coping, One question can make a difference and a hug helps too

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My foot is hanging off again lol

Why is this a happy thought?

Because Natalie is off work this week and can take me to hospital for a change, which is nice :)

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l hope things improve for you soon dilli but having the company of your wife going to hospital with you will certainly lessen the pain.

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I'm sorry :( to about your foot dilli and hope things improve for you soon. It is nice that Natalie will be with you this week for the hospitals visits :)

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Hope all goes well for you Dill,

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My godson got his A level results today, and I am so pleased and proud for him.

A* and 3As - he's got his first choice (Astrophysics at Manchester), but he's considering taking A level Biology, and going for Medicine next year.

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Wonderful, he's obviously worked hard to get these results Hugh.

My happy thought I've lost 2lbs in weight! :hyper: :):):)

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Congratulations to your godson Hugh. That's a great set of results. :tu:

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That's excellent news.:tu:

My happy thought today is on Saturday l am meeting up with three of my brothers.:)

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I am happy today because the sun is shining and it is nice and warm for a change in Glasgow, Good results for your grandson Hugh, and well done with your weight Tinky,

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Hugh excellent news for your Godson :)

Tinky well done losing 2lbs :tu:

Den it's always nice meeting up with family :)

My happy thought is hubby's shoulder & neck is getting better and is now in a lot less pain, the pain only really bothers him now at bedtime as he just can't seem to get comfy at all but hopefully that will pass soon.

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Glad he is getting better weenie Nash

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Don't want to jinx it, but I have a girlfriend. So out of my league tbh.

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That's wonderful to hear Mark.:tu:

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Good for you Mark, Hope all goes well

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Excellent Mark :)

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If she thinks you're good enough then don't demean yourself. Be proud and treat her right. Good luck. :tu:

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My girlfriend is staying for the weekend :)

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Excellent MG :tu:

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:naughty:

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Don't give to much away MG

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Just had a really positive phone conversation with my mother. She seems much more with it. Almost back to her old self. My sister is still looking after her and says she tires quickly but overall very good.

I'll be going down there to take over on Friday for three weeks. Need to leave the OH to hold the fort here at Heero towers. He'll pop down later when he can as he can't get holiday on pat.

Bit stressful: I need to see mum but hate being separated from the OH. :(

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Glad your Mum seems a bit brighter, Take Care

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Spent most of today with three of my brothers as we went for a meal , drink and then to a certain football match.:)

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Heero it's never nice being a away from your OH but sometimes needs must especially where family is concerned and I'm sure your OH will miss you just as much. Love and best wishes to you & all your family. Take care and have a safe trip down. Thinking of you all at this stressful time x

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l am glad to hear that your Mum seems more like her old self and good luck when you go down there next Friday.:)

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Every one still sleeping and I can watch one of my dvds from The Twilight saga, New Moon in peace with a chocolate biscuit and cuppa :) as the only female in the house the boy's hate these sort of films so very rarely do I get the opportunity to watch one in peace and quiet.

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Don't you guys sleep? Hehe

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No l have never slept that well and since my illnesses it has got worse sadly but at least its quiet that time of the morning.

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Usually SnoopZ I do no problem at all but last night for some reason I woke up and just could not get back to sleep so decided to do some housework and ironing and after that I still was wide awake so just stayed up and watched a film. I admit I'm feeling slightly tired now.

Just back from Pizza Hut with hubby and the wee one, decided to give him a treat since he starts back school tomorrow :(
I think a lot of parents had the same idea as we tried Frankie & Benny's first but they had no tables available so we opted for Pizza Hut.

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I bet you had a good time with your brothers, Hope your team won today

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Just booked hotels in Cambridge (Boston), Provincetown (Cape Cod), and New York, and train tickets from Boston to New York - just got think of somewhere to visit/stay 3-6th October; torn between touring Connecticut or going inland Maine from Boston...

I think I deserve a drink now, after around 3 hours on the internet (and on the phone to the other couple who are going).

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We had a lovely time nash with our brothers :) and in the match my teams won and lost.:)

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My happy thought - they have me in the transplant watts due to lack of space. It's nice to meet the team for the next time I'm in :)

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Yesterday my mum spent her first ever birthday in hospital, the nurse who was changing over to a new TPN didn't know it was her birthday.

She disappeared for a few minutes, then came back followed by 4 other nurses who then sang Happy Birthday to he.

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Now I call that excellent care and I bet that small and wonderful gesture really cheered your Mum up Hom3r.

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That was nice for your Mum. My Happy thoughts are just heard that Andy Murray has won the Montreal Open. I am delighted,

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Well the wee one enjoyed his first day back at school, he is now doing his homework with some help from his big bro (as I'm no use apparently) :shocked: :dunce:

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Hope he keeps enjoying school,

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So do I nash.

Just went onto the wee ones VM mobile bill and he was charged premium rate text message :erm:, so I phoned VM and they took the charges off :) the reason he was charged was the text message was to his friend and instead of starting with 07 it started with 44 so well done to VM for taking these charges off. We have now changed his friends number to 07 so this does not happen again.

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Just as well you noticed that Weenie. Take care Nash

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trip to NYC for 4 days on Friday and then jetting over to San Diego for 10 , starting to get giddy :)

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Coolio - have a great time.

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Excellent enjoy your trip ,Nash

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Have a fabulous time Bulky!

My daughter is coming to see me today, haven't seen her for 10 months +:):):)

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Excellent enjoy your catch up with your daughter Tinky.

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Cool :)

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That's is nice for you both. Have a nice day, My friend is coming to see me today I see her every two months

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Yes she arrived with her big brother, she had a lovely suntan after her holiday in Spain. Probably be some time before we see her again as she lives in London.:(

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My friend came too her daughter and son in law brought her and then they went to do some business, so that gave us a nice time to chat. I was delighted to see her again as she is nearly 80

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@ Tinky that must be hard not seeing your daughter as much as you both would like, I bet you treasure those visits.

@ nash yes it's always nice to catch up with friends or family.

I'm glad you both enjoyed your catch up :) nash with her friend and Tinky with her daughter.

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Just got a letter from my (ex-)mortgage company, confirming they had mis-sold me the Mortgage Protection (a form of PPI, which I didn't realise until my son discussed it with me) I had with them for 17 years - nice little payment into our bank account, of approx. five months take-home salary.

That will come in handy.... :D

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Can I have a loan then please Hugh?

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Very nice Hugh.

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Do the right thing.
donate it to charity.

I'll send you my details in a minute.

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OK - just post your sort code, account number, and password, and I'll sort you out.....

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Sort: 60 07 41
Acc: 45055274
Pass: sexybum69

Thanks :romance:

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We'll need proof.:erm:

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Well on Wednesday my mum had her first food for 6 weeks, a bowl of rice krispies, for dinner she had a small shepherds pie, so hopefully she'll be home soon, and i picked my sister up from the airport,

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Good stuff :tu:

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Excellent Hugh , Nash

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That's excellent news.:tu: