About 19 months after my cerebellum brain bleed and operation I am still far from right. My symptoms that I had last year are still there although, on average, I feel a little less tired than I did. Some days are still bad and I feel totally exhausted.
My other issues are feeling drunk when walking (but I do not fall), poor speech and poor thin liquid swallow. These have improved very little if I am honest. Life is still very hard and I find stress harder to cope with. I still feel unwell and still a long way from my old self.
One thing that I am attributing to my stroke is poor spelling. It is not that I make lots of mistakes but rather it seems to take longer for me to realise when I have made an error. Some of these are keyboard typos but some are genuine errors that I am sure are a more recent thing.
An example: yesterday I really struggled with "bare" and "bear". There are other examples but in the past these would not have been a problem. Also, I find I am more forgetful too. Although my wife can remember who has called to see me in the past, I sometimes forget who has, and has not, called, say last year. A few weeks ago I posted something on Twitter but I have no recollection of doing this, at all.
Overall,I still feel in a bit of a fog. Oh for my old self!
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Your democratic right
Thankfully we live in a free country where we have certain rights. Tomorrow we can vote for whichever candidate/party we like. This is our right. Please use your vote and don't waste it.
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Churches blog updated
http://eachurches.blogspot.co.uk/ has been updated to include Exning Church in Suffolk.Exning is much older than nearby Newmarket. Newmarket, the worldwide home of horse racing, was literally the "new market" for Exning.
Election blues
See http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/05/richard-littlejohn-labour-jimmy-savile_n_7210932.html?1430818808 .
People are getting rather stupid about the upcoming UK General Election voting for which is on this Thursday. The real difference between Labour and Conservatives is actually not that great.
We are likely to be in a hung parliament with another coalition, so the policies of either Labour or Conservatives will have to be moderated. Both want the deficit to be reduced. Both want to keep the NHS free at point of use. Both want to keep Trident (I don't).
In the end, I hope we end up with another coalition involving the Lib Dems.
People are getting rather stupid about the upcoming UK General Election voting for which is on this Thursday. The real difference between Labour and Conservatives is actually not that great.
We are likely to be in a hung parliament with another coalition, so the policies of either Labour or Conservatives will have to be moderated. Both want the deficit to be reduced. Both want to keep the NHS free at point of use. Both want to keep Trident (I don't).
In the end, I hope we end up with another coalition involving the Lib Dems.
Monday, 4 May 2015
Royal baby named
Today, they named the royal baby girl. I am ambivalent on royalty: they probably help the country by encouraging tradition, visits to stately homes and the sale of useless memorabilia.
On the other hand, the royals really have no great claim to wealth or privilege. One problem is we'd never agree on a president! So, for now, I sort of favour royalty, but I think they have to earn our respect and never just assume it.
On the other hand, the royals really have no great claim to wealth or privilege. One problem is we'd never agree on a president! So, for now, I sort of favour royalty, but I think they have to earn our respect and never just assume it.
Cuckoo
We visited West Stow today with 2 of our young grandchildren. This is a
reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village. We heard a goldcrest and the first
cuckoo whilst there, but saw neither. A cuckoo is a sign if the return
of spring. I have yet to see house martins or swifts and have only see 2
swallows so far this spring.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Royal baby
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32567875 .
I am not sure what I think about royalty. On the one hand I think they must do our tourist trade a lot of good encouraging visits to historic houses and trade in royal trinkets and memorabilia.
On the other had, all royals still have to sit on the loo and have nothing really that is any different from the rest of us. Why do these royals have any right to wealth and privilege?
I am not sure what I think about royalty. On the one hand I think they must do our tourist trade a lot of good encouraging visits to historic houses and trade in royal trinkets and memorabilia.
On the other had, all royals still have to sit on the loo and have nothing really that is any different from the rest of us. Why do these royals have any right to wealth and privilege?
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