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Hi everybody
Once again, I must apologise for the infrequency of the blogs here – we’ll do our best to improve how often we provide updates, but please do feel free to email Dad on his usual email address (barrie@frenchpix.com). Please don’t be offended though if you don’t receive a reply. Dad will really enjoy reading all your messages and will be very touched to receive them, but it’s not too easy for him to reply on the Blackberry that Max admirably managed to sort out for him as a much needed lifeline to the outside world, as the keypad is a little small to type on too often!
Dad’s mobility is steadily improving and he is gradually regaining his strength (thanks to Paul teasing Dad’s appetite with a steady flow of Chinese food to raise his energy levels!). Apparently, today Dad managed to walk to the nurses’ station and back - twice – once using the zimmer frame and once on crutches! He has been having some gruelling physio which, whilst exhausting, certainly seems to be slowly but surely producing the desired results! He’s even using equipment that is sometimes used for women in labour!!!!! (Large exercise ball to sit and roll on!) Unfortunately, he’s suffering quite a bit of swelling in his feet, so the cause of this needs to be identified.
Dad’s kidneys are again not working properly but this is being monitored. He also still has ongoing urology problems for which further investigations are due to be undertaken but his kidney function needs to improve before these can be carried out.
Thank you to everyone who continues to check this site for updates, despite us having been somewhat slack with this lately and to all of you who continue to give Dad strength with your kind messages. Special thanks too, to the many visitors who have gone out of their way to keep Dad’s days interesting and giving him your visits to look forward to during these drawn-out days, weeks and months he’s now spent in hospital.
We are unsure yet whether Dad will still be at St Thomas’s for Christmas and if he has moved into a rehabilitation unit by then, we don’t know if he will be allowed out on a “day trip” for Christmas Day. The main thing is that he’s here to celebrate it, regardless of where he is, so that’s cause for celebration in itself. Next week, it will also be Dad’s birthday (shared with several of you!) which is another event that we didn’t know post-accident if he would see, so a calorie-rich birthday cake will provide another perfect excuse for trying to fattening him up!
Once again, many thanks for all you have done and continue to do, in keeping Dad’s spirits and motivation as high as possible. It’s very much appreciated by us all, but most of all by Dad who is quite overwhelmed by all your lovely messages!
More soon!
Love
Nat
xxx
Once again, I must apologise for the infrequency of the blogs here – we’ll do our best to improve how often we provide updates, but please do feel free to email Dad on his usual email address (barrie@frenchpix.com). Please don’t be offended though if you don’t receive a reply. Dad will really enjoy reading all your messages and will be very touched to receive them, but it’s not too easy for him to reply on the Blackberry that Max admirably managed to sort out for him as a much needed lifeline to the outside world, as the keypad is a little small to type on too often!
Dad’s mobility is steadily improving and he is gradually regaining his strength (thanks to Paul teasing Dad’s appetite with a steady flow of Chinese food to raise his energy levels!). Apparently, today Dad managed to walk to the nurses’ station and back - twice – once using the zimmer frame and once on crutches! He has been having some gruelling physio which, whilst exhausting, certainly seems to be slowly but surely producing the desired results! He’s even using equipment that is sometimes used for women in labour!!!!! (Large exercise ball to sit and roll on!) Unfortunately, he’s suffering quite a bit of swelling in his feet, so the cause of this needs to be identified.
Dad’s kidneys are again not working properly but this is being monitored. He also still has ongoing urology problems for which further investigations are due to be undertaken but his kidney function needs to improve before these can be carried out.
Thank you to everyone who continues to check this site for updates, despite us having been somewhat slack with this lately and to all of you who continue to give Dad strength with your kind messages. Special thanks too, to the many visitors who have gone out of their way to keep Dad’s days interesting and giving him your visits to look forward to during these drawn-out days, weeks and months he’s now spent in hospital.
We are unsure yet whether Dad will still be at St Thomas’s for Christmas and if he has moved into a rehabilitation unit by then, we don’t know if he will be allowed out on a “day trip” for Christmas Day. The main thing is that he’s here to celebrate it, regardless of where he is, so that’s cause for celebration in itself. Next week, it will also be Dad’s birthday (shared with several of you!) which is another event that we didn’t know post-accident if he would see, so a calorie-rich birthday cake will provide another perfect excuse for trying to fattening him up!
Once again, many thanks for all you have done and continue to do, in keeping Dad’s spirits and motivation as high as possible. It’s very much appreciated by us all, but most of all by Dad who is quite overwhelmed by all your lovely messages!
More soon!
Love
Nat
xxx