General Chat

Hi Michael. Sorry to hear you have been in a lot of pain. I hope it is sorted out for you. Good to hear your wifes scooter has arrived. I am trying to visualise the two of you going for a ride out, your wife towing you down the road. Take care xx

hi sorry I have not replied before as I was in bed all day yesterday and most of to day was in an awful lot of pain morphine has been adjusted so it's a lot better they are going to see me on the 2nd for further review. if ok they will put me on slow release tablets twice a day.
good' news scooter came wife's well pleased I was thinking no I will not buy a trailer I will get a tow bar fitted so she can pull my wheel chair behind.lol .
ann the only reason was prob not so will see my m/p see what he will able to come up with. :-D :-D :-D <3

Please Michael ......you say .....should be here thursday or friday then the fun begins !!!....does this mean you ordered the trailer to go with?





Collections for a crash helmet for you both will begin! :-D

Glad your wife is getting her new wheels soon Michael. It is no excuse but I bet the reason the surgery won't accept you is down to cost. They will have looked at all your medication and decided it will cost them too much. Disgusting isn't it? I hope that you can get somewhere by contacting your MP. Did the surgery actually give you a reason for not accepting you (besides just saying because of your illness.)

Just thinking about you Michael and hoping that everything is as good as it can be for you and Mrs M and your family. Take care now. xx

The change of surgery is another challenge for you Michael and I have no doubt that you will get this sorted one way or another. I agree that it is not acceptable at all when this GP practice is on your doorstep.

Your wife will love her new set of wheels so well done you for helping her to keep her independence.

I hope tomorrow will be good for the two of you. Sending gentle hugs to you both xx

Hi Michael,

How frustrating for you re the new GP...... I hope you shout from the roof tops about the lack of compassion being shown to you and your wife... Disgraceful,
My Dad changed GP's when he was ill, mostly to have a closer surgery. There was no problem at all, my Mum changed too.. Please keep us updated.

Great your wife is getting new wheels ;-). I had an encounter in town here once, a young disabled man was riding his scooter and rode right over my foot... Luckily I had my safety shoes on as I was off to work. :-D..

Hope you have all your meds sorted and are pain free.

Take care
Susan

~~~~~s to all, and to Michael as always leaving you smiles :-D :-D, I know how much you likes em ;-) ;-), love to you and yours <3

Hi Michael, pleased to hear your wife will be getting mobile this week. I think it is disgusting that the doctors will not accept you or your wife. I would definitely complain about that, you can do without these worries its not on at all. xx

I'm in NZ Michael Been here 40 years I was very impressed when I had to visit the doctor for the first time

I always found doctors a bit aloof back in England but here they are so down to earth. I call my doctor by his first name

Know all about his marriage breakup and how his daughter is a junior doctor now
Can't imagine the doctors taking the time over there.

I just remember walking into a surgery and saying I had a sore throat and the doctor writing out a prescription before he even looked at me

That was in the 70s it must be worse now

thank you quinsgran I entend to do that don't no what the nhs is coming too these days. they seem to please them selfs after all we have paid our dues and should have the servive we exspect I mean the doctors hospital etc do a excellent job I am not running them down. :-D :-D :-D

That's terrible the local doctor near you wont accept you because of your condition and wont accept your wife without you
I have a wonderful doctor just up the road

When my husband was sick he said call me anytime day or night. He even gave me his cell phone number . We did have to call him one Sunday night and he was 45 minutes away visiting his lady friend but insisted on coming

Yes get in touch with your MP and see if something can be done :-) :-)

good evening all been a long day but worth it, the man came with the scooter he had five of them he drove about 150 miles to get here and spent one and three quarters of an hour going over every thing demo and specifications wife could not have the one she wanted as it would not get into the flat with out lifting which was the same prob as the one we have , so settled for a smaller one she can drive it in to the house no prob. job done this one can also be carried on a plane.bit more than I wanted to pay but she's worth it. should be here on wed or thurs then the fun start's. have a problem with changing doctors they wont except me because of my condition and wont except wife with out me so I'm getting in touch with local m/p and prob local paper so they can stick it in their pipe and smoke that. lol all in a productive day all round. :-D :-D :-D :-D <3

Hello Michael
Haven't added to your page before So sorry for all your troubles.
I know what you and your wife are going through since I was in her position 6 years ago when my husband had Leukaemia

Make the most of each day and do what you can and enjoy doing
Good advice about telling visitors to ring first
Sending you both my love <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hello Michael. I think you are wise to take control of your visitors both for yourself and your wife. Family and friends can be a wonderful support, but also extremely exhausting especially when they arrive en masse. You always sound so cheerful even when things are not going so good. Take care, and look after each other. <3

hi kanji thank you for your reply no she will not need l plate's but I thought I would buy her an old leather leather flying helmet and google's as worn by chubby brown on tv. should be quite a picture lol. Michael. :-D :-D :-D

Visitors are good and can give you a much needed boost Michael but some can outstay their welcome and not notice how talking pulls down your energy reserves.
It is decision time with the new scooter for your wife. Will she need "L" plates on?

I'm sure you are counting your blessings to have a close loving family who are doing their best to help you and Mrs M..... little things mean a lot. I think there was a song way back with those words but can't think right now.

I doubt anybody would describe you as a misery, quite the opposite (imho)..
Stay positive and I hope you have a pain-free day. xx

hi all hope you have all had a great weekend as for me not to bad had a few wobbles mainly to many visitors who turned up in force not that I was not pleased to see them, it's just they turned up mostly to 'geather it got a bit much as my nephew was doing a small job to me so I had to take to my bed for a while for a bit of quite the wife asked if in future they would phone in advance so we could say if it was ok to come they under stood . after about 1 hr I got up and was ok .
the man is coming to show us two new scooter tomorrow so the wife can try them I told when she takes them for a spin walk back after hiding one of them and tell him it had been nicked lol then tell him we would like to think about it as we are going to see an other one wen. morning .so really not to bad on the whole. my niece is taking the wife shopping tomorrow evening while her hubby sit's with me will give a little break. away from this misery sod. lol thank you all.
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Michael I do hope you and your wife have been able to enjoy the weekend. Thinking of you xx

Michael you show the great amount of courage in the crap time

There are no words to comfort you or abate your worries for what lays ahead for your wife and yourself as the end draws near . But Michael from your posts you know you are able to face it ......

I wish to send you my love of comfort and respect for your strength in you situation


Enjoy each day that the sun comes up and the moon takes its place
Enjoy every hour for the fun life shows you
Enjoy every minute for the life you have had and loved
Enjoy every second for the seconds are what make the minutes and the minutes are what make the hours which in turn make the days with the sun and the moon

Take care .