Different Strokes

Hello,

Well it was a fine old start to the new year. I went for my regular check-up at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.. And got ill, my lung capacity went down to 17 per cent and I was admitted.

Apparently it was a virius.....

I was put on IVs, nebulisers and (in theory) a high protein diet and physio and soon started to improve - after 10 boring, very boring, very very boring days I got out...

At least I missed all that snow - and was nice and warm. Especially as my radiotors were on the blink at home!

I got out in time for the Halton's Got Talent 2 Showcase on the Friday and Sarah coming up to stay. Chillaxing weekend in Widnes, Cheshire Oaks and Chester....

I found when I started back at the gym I did 2 hours (more than an hour on teh bike) and feel my lung capacity must have rised past the 22 per cent it was when I left hospital..

My blood sugar levels which has gone mad after an increase in my steroids have levelled out - and I can acutally go a whole lenght of the pool without stopping again...

Things are slowly but slowly getting back to normal...

I went to see Rob and Sarah at the weelend and we watched b-movies, drank wine and walked to the local pub - we didn't eat much, because we forgot - but it was cool..

I retuned to find the information for the European Transplant Games in Vaxjo, Sweden - something to aim for.. I will be representing the UK... in June.....

- Now sitting in front of Midsomer Murders with mulled wine.. hmmm xx

Xmas and NYE pt 1

Hiya Blogettes,

Well its been a long time and for that you should be grateful - a while six weeks without having to read my rubbish....

Pre-Xmas was frantic - and included going to see Villa beat Man U at Man U (back of the net!)

I was working Xmas Eve and drove back to Cannock Wood for a reunion of the Holly Hill Road posse - Stew, James, Rich (+ Marta) and myself.. Windnill then Park Gate followed.

Xmas Eve is always good at The Gate as I bump into people I havem't seen for yonks - and sometimes longer...

As usual the good, bad, ungly and downright beautiful were there..

On Xmas Day the neighbours all came round Xmas Day and it was the family do in Brum on Boxing Day - the rest of the week was spent catching up with old friends....

NYE was strange - one of those nights people couldn't decide what to do so I ended up at The Gagte again - dressed as James Bond - it was a 007 theme night...

Again it was great to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones.. But it was all cut short at about 1.30am by some chavs fighting the the police sent everyone home..

We walked back, despite it being -4c (God bless beer jackets)

My cold hasn't been given the boot yet, but I have a check-up in Liverpool tomorrow so we will see what they say....

Sorry this is quick - but off back to Cheshire now... I will put some pics of my new house on later this week! x