Regular readers to the blog will know all about Jono's spinal problems. Jono had severe kyphosis and scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and after a long wait he finally had spinal fusion surgery in 2009 in Tallaght, Dublin. The surgery involved metal rods being inserted either side of his spine. We thought it was a... Continue Reading →
Jono in the Irish Daily Mail
On Tuesday Jono was featured in the Irish Daily Mail showing the before and after photo of his back. Then we got a call from TV3 which is an Irish tv channel. They want myself and Jono to go on The Morning Show next week to talk about the problems leading up to Jonathans surgery... Continue Reading →
Seeing Red
Firstly thanks for all the Happy Birthday Blog comments 🙂 I took Andy for his first appointment at the warfarin clinic in the hospital yesterday. He has to go once a week to have his blood checked. His poor arms are covered in bruises. I waited in the waiting room for him and had the... Continue Reading →
Ice, ice baby
Ice, ice baby, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Another icy night. I am really fed up of this weather now. It's a week since I've been out. I had to brave it today to take Jono to have his stitches removed. It was meant to be a fairly easy job at the local GP's. So I... Continue Reading →
Sunday and Monday
So as you know I had to take Jono up to Crumlin for his pre-op assessment. We got the 1pm train from Sligo on Sunday. It was really busy, there were some musicians sitting opposite us and we were wondering if they were famous. Also on the train was a Harry Hill lookalike and even... Continue Reading →
Restful
Restful, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Today both kids had appointments so Lucy had the day of school and was able to have an extra hour in bed. While we were in town Jono got to have a look at a training centre which he is hoping to go to after his operation and recovery. It... Continue Reading →
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