21 October 2010
I had a better night last night. Mick had cleverly worked a system of cushions and pillows which held me in a semi-upright position, partly on my back or side so as to facilitate my breathing. It worked, except being unable to move and still coughing, from time to time, I  had to satisfy myself […]
20 October 2010
I had the worst night yesterday since my 22nd. birthday in 1956, in , Melbourne Australia when I suffered from the worst case of chickenpox “doctors had ever seenâ€. I was boarding at the time between flats, with Mrs Hetherington and her pretty 16-year-old daughter, in Brighton . I contracted the chickenpox as a result […]
19 October 2010
I woke up very early but had no idea what time it was but suspected as it  was not much past one o’clock. The nights are the worst time for me, particularly here were I cannot listen to the wireless as I do at home, for fear of disturbing Mick.. Also, my breathing is not […]
18 October 2010
I wake up around 5.30 and hearing Michael stirring cajoled him out of bed so that I could attend to a call of nature which we cleverly managed with me remaining in bed lying down -without the self elevating NHS bed, the business of getting me up in a sitting position was always going to […]
17 October 2010
So we left in a smart limousine, provided by Emirates, just after 5.00 p.m., and, despite the usual roadworks on the M25, arrived at Heathrow in record time. It took a little longer than usual to unload the car and transfer into a wheelchair but once that was accomplished we swept through all the usual […]
17 – 29 March 2010 Anantara Resort, Hua Hin Thailand
After a comfortable car journey to Heathrow I was transferred to a wheelchair which made travelling long distances around the airport considerably easier. I was even put on a platform hoist to avoid me having to battle with the aircraft steps. One of the considerable advantages that all wheelchair passengers enjoy ease to be whisked […]
16 March 2010
Today is our 47th wedding anniversary. And this to a girl to whom I proposed three weeks after I met her in Arabia and was told, “ if you were the last man on earth I would never marry youâ€. Not a totally encouraging response but a two-year romantic courtship followed in Africa and here […]
23 February 2010
As regular readers will know, I am off to my favourite hotel, the Anantara, in Hua Hin, Thailand in three weeks time with my good Australian doctor friend Michael Long. When I was last there I promised the Hotel Director that I would try to include a small video, on this blog, to show the […]
3 February 2010
The good doctor Long came yesterday from Paris, arriving mid-afternoon and left mid-morning today -a genuine flying visit. We are mulling over the possibility of the two of us having one final trip to my favourite hotel in Hua Hin, Thailand, towards the end of March. Much depends upon Michael’s workload commitments but I am […]