Monthly Archives: October 2011

In fact, I went twice.   The first time he looked at it, signed me up for ultrasound, x-ray and blood tests and gave me a repeat prescription for some very strong antibiotics. I couldn’t drive myself to the scans … Continue reading →

The doctor did tell me to come back if it got worse but I can’t really tell. I woke up this morning because I rolled over in my sleep and it was excruciatingly painful but I hadn’t taken any painkillers … Continue reading →

Sorry I haven’t written much. Life rather overtook me. Two out of the three parents are favourable with their health issues. My stepdad has prostrate disease (not cancer) and will need an operation. He has had nasty invasive procedures , … Continue reading →

I got an email from my dad, which promptly wiped the smile off my face. As it will literally wipe the smile off his. Parotid gland cancer. Excision and then the surgeon will see about further treatment, depending on what … Continue reading →

You go to a section called ‘dashboard’ and immediately a ‘tip’ comes up on the top of the page, inviting you to be ‘the master of your own domain’. It only costs $17 and refers to making it a dot … Continue reading →

I did try while I was away but the evil telecommunications overlords aka Telstra, don’t actually supply you with a consistently workable internet access via their mobile broadband stick. It was all I could do to get emails and sometimes, … Continue reading →

They loved me. They loved me and the driver and they showed it in every way. I don’t give a damn about the tips (substantial) but I do care about what they felt. They wrote me poems! Really and truly. … Continue reading →