[access-uk] Re: Off topic: I'm back!

Thanks George.  It's certainly defining when something like that happens to 
you.  It was pretty touch and go for 48 hours or so, and put everything into 
perspective.  The NHS certainly came up trumps for me with a team literally 
working round the clock to stop the horrendous things that were going on in my 
body.  Ah! but you just have to move on and be tough (smile).

Jackie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: George Bell 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 10:34 PM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: Off topic: I'm back!


  Welcome back, Jackie.

   

  Sorry to hear about the complications, but it sounds like you are in fighting 
spirit regardless.

   

  All the best for the New Year.

   

  George.

   

  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Jackie Cairns
  Sent: 31 December 2007 20:55
  To: Access UK Mailing List
  Subject: [access-uk] Off topic: I'm back!

   

  Hi Everyone

   

  Apologies for cross-posting as I appreciate several of you are on both the 
Access UK and VI-Gen lists.

   

  However, I want to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2008, and to thank 
those who have been so supportive in offering their good wishes.  They have 
meant so much to us in getting me through what I can only describe as two weeks 
of complete and utter hell.

   

  I got home today after an incredibly complex operation on my back.  In short, 
I lost a lot of blood and, worse still, Cerebral Spinal Fluid.  The latter 
caused my blood pressure to nose-dive that led to severe headache and loss of 
hearing in my left ear, both of which I still have.

   

  But you can't keep an old dog down, and though I'm under strict orders to be 
good and rest, I'm back! I have to say though that the care I received was 
fantastic and of the highest order, and access to amenities and assistance from 
staff was phenomenal at all times.  I even used my mobile all the time without 
anyone complaining - just as well when there were no Patientline facilities on 
our ward.  I even had my own room with en-suite bathroom.  I couldn't have had 
better treatment even if I'd won the Lottery and paid for it that way (smile).  
And Ian was looked after by everyone as well as I was.  They gave him his 
dinner, and assisted him to and from the ward when he arrived and left, it was 
brilliant.

   

  Finally, did anyone receive anything techie from Santa?  Apologies if you've 
done this one to death already.  Just curious (smile).

   

  Jackie

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