As regular reader's to my blog will know. Jono had a real battle with the HSE to get his spinal surgery. With thanks to the Irish Daily Mail he got his surgery in the end. Because it was such a major surgery and also because Jono has Asperger's syndrome and found school very stressful he... Continue Reading →
Jono on the front of todays paper
Jono on the front of todays paper, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. It's great news that the ward has been re-opened in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. Hopefully this will make life a whole lot easier for the children having orthopaedic surgery and parents who have all been crammed into a ward with heart... 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 →
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year!!!, originally uploaded by magnum_lady. Ok I'm early but never mind. We are still 'iced' in. I tried to get out yesterday and Bertie (the car) just slid across the drive. I didn't want to leave him there incase he ended up sliding into the road. So I went out with salt and... Continue Reading →
All I want for Christmas….
Well it's been a day and a half today. Jono saw an article in the Irish Daily Mail last week of a lad that had a similar back problem to him. This lad had his surgery and his back was so straight, so Jono emailed the letters page of the Daily Mail to say how... Continue Reading →
An Irish Traffic Jam
Winter arrived this morning. I went out to Bertie and he was all iced up, because I wasn't expecting it I didn't have any de-icer left out so I had to scrape the windscreen. It was really foggy as well and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of muppets that drive in the... Continue Reading →