25 April 2022

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Near Eske, East Yorkshire last Friday afternoon

It is Monday evening and I am about to head back to East Yorkshire. Simon finally saw  the consultant this morning and now has to spend a few days in a hospital bed - beginning tomorrow morning. He will be fed through a tube. I think the idea is build up his strength a little before he undergoes a second endoscopic investigation. I am not sure if, during his long-awaited consultation, there was any reference to the earlier plan - to remove one of his kidneys because of a tumour discovered there.

In England, visitors have to pay to leave a vehicle in a hospital car park so that's partly why I will be taking Simon to hospital tomorrow. This afternoon, he was heading to the coastal town of Hornsea to purchase some pyjamas before his hospital stay. Tonight, I will be sleeping in "The New Inn" once again. It's a hundred yards down the street from Simon's little cottage.

At last, something is happening!

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  1. What a relief. I'm glad the man has seen sense and is accepting medical help. well done you for helping.

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    1. He was always ready for that help but because of the hesitance of his young G.P. it has taken too long to reach this point.

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  2. Progress is certainly better than nothing, even it if doesn't happen as fast as we would like.

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    1. The last two months - not eating anything -have taken their toll. He is much weaker than he would have been and has lost a lot of weight.

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  3. I'm wishing Simon the very best of luck. Please keep us updated.

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    1. Okay I will but it is not looking good.

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  4. It is good that you are there to support him. I hope they can make him comfortable.

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    1. He will be nourished through a tube - nose to gullet to build up his strength. The trachea is very close to the oesophagus. The cancer may well be there too.

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  5. I'm glad your brother will be in hospital and we have to pay for parking at hospitals here as well. It boils my blood.

    I hope your brother is comfortable. New jammies!

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    1. In hospitals in Scotland, patients staff and visitors enjoy free parking and that boils my blood.

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  6. Good to hear that action is happening. I hated that waiting time before there was any treatment. It's all stressful on the nerves, but the uncertainty was especially upsetting. I like a plan. Glad you got to help out.

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    1. At last he is properly on the conveyor belt Margaret. It has taken too long.

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  7. You must be relieved that Simon is finally getting some treatment. I hope all goes well for him.

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  8. Making some progress, Neil. It will be good for Simon to have the feeding tube for a bit to build him up and hopefully get some answers from the testing they will do. Glad you are there to help him out and get him to the hospital. Hope he gets some encouraging news of ways they can help him.

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    1. He has been in limbo too long. Truth and clarity are important Ellen. Thanks for your kind concern.

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  9. My very best to Simon and you. I hope the tube feeding helps as intended.

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    1. I hope they can get that tube down him successfully. It must all seem painfully familiar Jenny.

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  10. Thinking good thoughts that everything goes smoothly.

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  11. At least something's happening. That's got to make things easier to take, at least for you right now. Our best thoughts to you and your brother.

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    1. By the way, taking not of your suggestion, we did try to get Simon to agree that Shirley would accompany him to Monday's appointment but he wouldn't have it.

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  12. I hope things work out well.

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    1. That often happens in dramas or films but this is real life. Thanks Red.

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  13. I am glad that Simon lets you drive him at least. You have mentioned before that he is fiercely independent, so that he has conceded for you to do that for him must be a big step. Has he met his little niece, by the way?

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    1. No. He has only seen pictures and heard me waxing lyrical about her. I think she is his great niece because Frances is his niece.

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  14. Wonderful news! I hope he is well looked after

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    1. A hospital can be rather like a sausage factory. Thanks Kylie.

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  15. My continued best wishes for Simon.

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  16. Visitors have to pay hospital Carparks here too, luckily for me, I travel by bus and rarely go to a hospital anyway. I hope they can do something at least to help Simon.

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    1. I hope they make him more comfortable and less frightened.

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  17. Sorry I had not read the previous post about Simon. Catching up now and I hope things will run as smoothly as possible in the circumstances. Hospitals are not easy places but they are the best place for when we are ill as for the charging of car parking. Sometimes you can get it either free if you are a daily visitor, though it is a bit of a faff.

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    1. Good news about the car park! All the machines were out of order! I believe they are moving to mobile phone payments only but I don't have one!

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  18. A nice spring photo YP.
    Poor Simon, I do hope all goes as well as possible for him. Will you stay nearby when he's in hospital, or travel each day?
    We have to pay to park at the hospital, unless we get there very early and bag an outdoor free space, which are like gold dust. Only advantage of paying is that it's an underground carpark, below the hospital, so no distance to walk.

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    1. It's 65 miles over there and only one visitor is allowed. It must always be the same person - this is related to COVID. I certainly won't be going every day but I will phone up the ward. He has his mobile with him.

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  19. You are being a good brother. It must be a relief to know that indeed, something is being done.

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    1. He's not the easiest brother to have - he never has been but I am trying my best to "be there" for him.

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