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Just an update on health and family - Posted By Christopher Robin (poetchristopherrobin) on 9th Jun 12 at 9:50pm
Just an update on health and family
I’ve been in a hospice the last two weeks, as I’ve been really ill, while in there the first week the motor neurone disease stepped up another two notches,. In my left arm and my neck. They wanted me to stay in there a while longer, but I was missing the wife (yes u heard it here a married man missing his mrs) and she was finding it a treck after work too .
The hospice had offered me a weekend break rather than me signing out, and I was wishing I had taken that instead of me coming home. I’ve told her that I may need to go back into such a place in the near future as the disease steadily worsens. And told her she does not need to visit me, she says she will twice a week. Although if I live that long I’ll end up unable to move or talk
Currently my motion is very feeble and truly weak, my left and right arm cannot lift very high, and I am living on soup custard porridge and the odd smoothie
I’ve motor neurone disease, coped a small cancer growth in the left rear of, my back and a hernia on the right side with numerous trips to the toilet for a wee
They have me in the RVI or Freeman hospital on the 22nd while they spend time preparing my air pipes to try and prevent any problems and they put the peg feed in on the 26th 27th if anyone wants to pray please do fervently, as last time I had a camera down my throat it left me with a heck of a sore throat 8 days solid
The wife is really going through the mill too, her mom died 6 months back, her older sister is dying from cancer, her younger sister has heart problems, and then me on top, with her alcoholic brother hounding her for cash like a wolf attempting to play on her low state of mind
God Bless one and all
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By val (val) on 9th Jun 12 at 10:18pm
Thinking of you all Val x
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By Ian (ian) on 9th Jun 12 at 11:10pm
Will keep in touch Christopher Robin somehow
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By Dave (admin) on 10th Jun 12 at 7:03am
My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours Chris.
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By Higgs Bosun (nedludd) on 10th Jun 12 at 11:57am
Christopher, always pleased to hear from you, you are a tower of strengh no matter how feeble your body is.
To keep your sense of humour throughout is a testament of your strengh in times of adversity.
Always thinking of you and I do hope they can get you some stability sorted
wishing you all the best
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By SusieQ (susieq) on 10th Jun 12 at 8:52pm
Christopher - thinking of you both and keep going as best you can. Also keep in touch or let the missis do that, if she will.
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By Garfield (garfield) on 11th Jun 12 at 10:19am
Be brave Christopher, you are in our thoughts.
Love Garfield
xxxx
Re: Just an update on health and family - Posted By Melle (ritarushworth) on 12th Jun 12 at 9:59pm
Thinking of you and praying as well CR. Dreadful, dreadful disease without all the other stuff you are coping with, not fair at all.
Thank you for all your lovely poems - not quite as catchy as Pam Ayres but just as thought provoking none the less.
My love to you and your lady wife