Look after yourself, you only get one go at this.

A long time ago, in the distant past, well ok, about 12 months ago I suggested in this blog that if you’ve got an ailment that goes on for any length of time then it’s probably a good idea to get yourself off to see your doctor before it’s too late. This stemmed from me ignoring the “Bleeding Obvious” for far too long when my voice was knackered.

Back in September Anna and I met with an old friend whilst out for lunch before she disappeared back to Lincoln for her final year at University. We both noticed that his voice was somewhat croaky and weak compared to normal. I asked him what was up and he explained that he’d been having problems with his voice for a few months………………… The alarm bells rang immediately with me as it was exactly the same symptoms I’d managed to ignore. We chatted for a while and I went through my treatment with him, without trying to scare him too much, but just enough for him to go and see his doctor. By the time we’d finished lunch he’d been on the phone to his surgery and appointment had been booked.

Over the next couple of months we kept in touch, mainly with his son via FB. It transpired that as soon as he saw his doctor he was placed on the 14 day pathway and thus began the web. He’s 25 years older than me and built like a whippet, not a spare ounce of fat on him at all. 20 sessions of Radiotherapy were his reward for seeing the quack and like everyone who undergoes that treatment is was tough for him and his supportive family.

On Tuesday of this week we were out in the evening an bumped into the son, we had a long chat about life, the universe and his old man. I was gobsmacked when he said that his father is now in remission following his treatment at RBH, brilliant news! He’s still knackered, but determined to be back working as soon as he can, albeit at a slower pace we all hope.

This just goes to show what amazing treatment you can receive on the NHS if you get seen early enough to allow them to treat you properly.

It appears to be the time for friends to be ill, as well as my old friend there are two other people who were great support to me when I was ill. So Eek and Gordon, kick it into touch please guys.

To end this little piece I thought it would be a good idea to add a little humour. There are loads of daily blogs on Facebook, but by far the funniest I’ve read is Peter and Jane  the subline is “Peter & Jane have exciting adventures with Mummy. Mummy likes gin. Peter & Jane like starting fires, trying to kill each other and driving Mummy to drink” this doesn’t tell half the story, I’d urge you to read a few of the blogs to get a taste of the brilliant writing and observations. You’ll grow to love Judgy Dog, Gadget Twat and the other regular characters. However don’t just read the blog, read some of the comments too, they can be side splittingly funny. I occasionally post comments, usually featuring “The Current Mrs C.” I’d mentioned the fact that I also write an occasional blog, the next day it had over 1,000 views, the highest daily hit rate since I started writing! None of the tight fisted “Yummy Mummies” bought the book though - #Shoulder2Shoulder

As always, thanks for reading.

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