Category Archives: Daily Post

21 March 2020… A very quiet day today following the requirements of social distancing and self isolation… All household chores completed and now relaxing with some music.  For the last 30 years I have loved listening to Oleta Adams, first heard her on the radio singing “Get Here” when I was working on the oilContinue reading “Window of Hope…?”

20 March 2020… End of a difficult week for most people, the virus has altered so many of the population’s lives and the outlook is just as gloomy,  difficult to put an end date to all this upheaval. Great start to Friday for myself, ventured out for my daily hour at 8:00 am with theContinue reading “It’s Good to Share…”

19 March 2020… Today will go down as one of the most boring days I have ever known… Socially distancing myself from everyone, just Alfie and Charlie the cat around, wife in work all day and to cap it all another load of bollocks delivered by Boris the buffoon…Time to retire upstairs with Alfie…End ofContinue reading “Boring…Boring…”

18 March 2020… Another day with mayhem all around us, the UK Government trying to find out what the other hand is doing… then I get the phone call that I expected…Rehab classes postponed until the end of May… Drat… Highlight of today has been a drive out in the CAT to post a letter…Continue reading “Community Spirit Rules…”

17 March 2020… St Patrick’s Day today, a disappointing day for the Irish around the world and at home, COVID-19 really has turned peoples’ lives upside down and the horizon looks just as bleak for quite a long time… I may be considered in the “with health conditions” category as besides the Aortic Valve Replacement operationContinue reading “Loo Roll? Discuss…”

16 March 2020… On a day that many people are now housebound due to self isolation or are “working from home” I decided to end my isolation for 2 hours and attend the Monday session of Cardiac Rehab. A smaller number of fellow rehabiteers showed up but enough for some banter and exercise… A fullContinue reading “Rehab Rules…”

15 March 2020… I have spent two days indoors, due to the AVR operation I could be classed as “at risk”, I do not have the recognised symptoms, but I am reluctant to spend any great deal of time mixing with large gatherings of people. Life in the UK is going to get a lotContinue reading “Road to Nowhere…”

14 March 2020… As the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic widens all cardiac surgery patients should be looking after themselves even more…The British Heart Foundation advises that individuals with heart and circulatory conditions should be extra vigilant as the threat of Coronavirus increases. I am following their advice this weekend by not going out, spending theContinue reading “Stay safe…”

13 March 2020… Lovely spring day today, just the weather for getting out and about with my wee mate Alfie. The local school that I am Chair of Governors had planned a walk to support the annual Sport Relief charity cause… The planned walk amounted to around 3.5 miles along the coastal path. I decidedContinue reading “Let’s Walk for Sports Relief…”

12 March 2020… The AVR journey I am undergoing is not like anything I have experienced in my somewhat long and diverse life… Today has been one of tiredness and lack of interest in what is going on around me…The only highlight today has been the CAT passing it’s annual MOT without any issue… IContinue reading “CAT got the Cream…”