Peter’s Hospital Diary

I heard yesterday that I have got a flight for my planned trip away – so on Tuesday evening I shall be departing for… The Falkland Islands. Some of you will know that I have been there before – the last time in 2000 for 12 months. This trip is only for 6 days, but […]

So was that the summer? Fortunately I managed to get into the garden on Saturday and scalp the lawn – after a morning spent chasing round rescuing Rachael’s car from where she had abandoned it the night before with a flat tyre (and flat spare). Close examination showed that it had (at some time) had […]

I have just arrived home from another two sessions of ECP – all uneventful, apart from the fact that I got the timings right on an M&S curry, which was a distinct improvement on last time. The highlight of the sessions though was a visit by Simon (ex BT) with all his news – the […]

Another week has flashed by – not without its eventful moments! Two weeks ago, when I had the last ECP, Rachael went down to Exeter to look at the University. Leaving aside navigation problems, all went well until she came to return home, when the rear windscreen on her car shattered. She was able to […]

I was hoping to post a few more photos from Katie’s ‘Birthday bash’, but I haven’t received them yet! My second course of ECP went well. I am getting the hang of the hospital accommodation, and decided that rather than go for an overpriced pizza, I’d get something from M&S (This is not just food…) […]

Hot on the trail of last Wednesday’s anniversary came the anniversary of my passing my driving test (12 June), but the most important one occurred on Saturday, Katie’s 21st Birthday! We had a ‘bit of a bash’ with a mixture of family and friends to help her celebrate the day with a plenty of Pimms […]

It recently occurred to me that it is nine years ago this month since I was first diagnosed with lymphoma. I can’t remember the exact date, only that I had a rash while I was on holiday in America, and an X-Ray showed an enlarged spleen. It was when I returned to the UK at […]

Yet again it has been a week since I last posted – and another busy one! Firstly I am sorry the blog hasn’t been updated, but I have had little opportunity to connect to the internet – and when I have, the server has been unavailable because of the ongoing network snags. I have now […]

Last week saw me in Bristol doing a course on Financial Management (also known as “Accounting for non-accountants”) which was interesting – but intensive! It should have been a five day course, but because of the bank holiday, five days was crammed into four – with an exam at the end. However, I stayed in […]

It must have been a bank holiday because it rained – very heavily – for most of the day! Not much of a welcome back for Felicity, who returned from the Chelsea Flower Show on Saturday. I started writing this post on Sunday, just after completing and e-mailing the first piece of coursework for the […]