Yesterday Jono finally got seen in Tallaght Hospital after waiting for almost 18 months. Jono had a spinal fusion surgery done there in 2009 and was doing OK until a couple of years ago when he started deteriorating. It's a long trip from Sligo to Tallaght, almost 4 hours each way by public transport, and... Continue Reading →
Good news for Jono
Regular readers to the blog will know that Jono has kyphosis and scoliosis. You'll also know he's been waiting for an appointment to be seen by the consultant. At last we have good news. Jono has been waiting to be seen since May 2015, I spoke to the hospital in JuneĀ and they weren't very hopefully... Continue Reading →
Jono’s Journey
I'm speechless at the moment, just overwhelmed at the kindness of people. When I started the blog back in 2009 a lot of the posts involved Jono. Jono has had a lot of health problems including kyphosis and scoliosis causing his back to be curved at a 90 degree angle. He had a spinal fusion... Continue Reading →
World Kidney Day
Today is World Kidney Day. The photo is a forget-me-not which is the Irish Kidney Association logo and seems quite fitting as my dad is no longer with us. The point of this post is to urge you all to carry a donor card. My dad got kidney failure in 2002 and spent 7 years... Continue Reading →
Sunday Reflections
A bit of a catch up blog I suppose. Due to the dark days and lack of inspiration the blog seems to be limping along of late. I did read a great post this morning with some blogging inspiration so hopefully that will help. I've had a lovely weekend of doing absolutely nothing, except a... Continue Reading →
Women’s Troubles
Firstly the title is misleading as I'm not writing about troubles at all but 'MagicalĀ Menopause' and 'Celebrating Cervical Smears' didn't seem to fit the bill either. Firstly as this week is Cervical Cancer PreventionĀ week I'd urge all the ladies out there to go and get checked. CervicalCheck provide free smear tests for women aged between... Continue Reading →
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