Category Archives: Organizations

Gratitude for the NHS

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Saturday and Sunday I still felt somewhat shocked and shaken, by the fall I had on Friday evening, as full sensation and feeling hadn’t yet returned to my right foot and ankle. As I stood up it still felt as … Continue reading →

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A Fall becomes a Set Back and a Shaggy Dog Tale

Posted on September 16, 2017 by

  Yesterday’s events brought back a memory from 1962 when I was a student nurse in Exeter. I especially recalled a young man on the orthopaedic ward who had a talent for inappropriately releasing the cot sides from his bed. … Continue reading →

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on the mend and back again

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

Well, I’ve got to admit that my recovery after the arthroscopy was much quicker than I’d anticipated and, within three weeks I was back to being able to walk the dog on pavement, footpath and fields almost as before the … Continue reading →

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the guilt trip of an involuntary social inactivist…

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

 As a life-long socialist*, I first joined the Labour Party in 1960 and, involvement in various campaigning groups on the internationalist/ social justice/ socialist spectrum swiftly followed. Unfortunately, health problems have, for more years than I care to remember, prevented … Continue reading →

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Compression Ratios and Ailments

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

Come Friday night, after all the preceding days anxieties, my only concern as I got into bed was whether I’d be able to get ready on time the following morning; more importantly would my beloved, ma belle chauffeuse be ready … Continue reading →

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iolo SYSTEM MECHANIC ACTIVATION PROBLEM version 16.5.2.214

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

For the past couple of days I’ve been attempting to reactivate iolo System Mechanic 16.5 premium. I first installed it on two old machines in February then, more recently, on a newer machine where it seemed to be working fine. … Continue reading →

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FAITH Matters – repost

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

This post originally appeared on this blog in January 2007 ******************** Faith Matters   FAITH is that set of values, and ultimate questions, by which we lead our lives. Questions and doubts are an integral component of faith, if we … Continue reading →

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